Living a dream.

It was a busy weekend. It was filled with trip planning, organelle naming, pint pounding, american football watching and Arsenal winning.


Friday: After my last class thursday I hit up the gym, came back to 1 Thoresby then fell asleep but woke up just in time for friday night shenanigans.  The UCL contingent at Thoresby headed to Camden to meet up with some other internationals and some natives at UCL housing.  Coed bathrooms (like, boys and girls go into the same bathroom and shower in the same bathroom) small kitchens and many people on each floor make me glad i'm staying in Thoresby.  It also didn't smell very good, but that is beside the point.  We socialized there for awhile before heading out.  The nightlife in Camden is pretty good. There were a lot young people out and walking around.  We went to a bar, got in free for filling out a card (sorry in advance  Polta) and got some drinks. There were 3 bars and 3 djs. One played pure 80s tunes, another more popular current hits, and the third was playing tunes for the dance floor.  We stayed there until 2? before hitting up KING OF FALAFEL for a late night snack.  On the bus back it was more packed than rush hour.


Saturday: My favourite (english spelling) day of the weekend. I slept in but I woke up excited and ready for the day.  Earlier in the week, Greg and I had talked about heading to the Holloway Road/Highbury Field area to watch the Arsenal game at a pub.  I got some pregame kebab (the best I have had yet) and headed to the tube.  The tube was PACKED.  They even closed down some of the tube stops for football traffic.  I got off at the "Arsenal" tube stop and met up my mates. We followed the crowd through the streets, rounded a corner, and we saw Emirates Stadium, the home of Arsenal FC.  I was grinning like a child all the way down Drayton Park (the road that borders the stadium).  The stadium is huge and quite a site to see as so many arsenal fans were flooding into the stadium. I can't wait until I'm marching through those gates with my red and white scarf on to see the Gunners play.  We found the pub we were looking for, "Phibbers" (chock full of Arsenal fans), found some seats upstairs and waited for the game to start.  The game and the environment were great.  The pub erupted with cheers when RVP netted an Alex Song pass 22 minutes in.  Van Persie scored 2 more as Arsenal shutout Wigan 3-0. After the game ended, the pub was filled with chants and joyous fans. We then headed back to our respective housing, and I did laundry, hehe.


Sunday: No class today (monday) so I met some friends at the "Sports Cafe"(which isn't a cafe at all, but a bar/restaurant in Piccadilly Circus) to watch the Bears v. Packers playoff game. You know, like real americans should, and this place was PACKED with americans. We drank beer and cheered our respective teams on.  I didn't really care who won and just wanted to see a good game, but I went with huge fans of both teams which created some friendly rivalries and bickering.  The third quarter comeback mounted by 3rd string QB Caleb Hanie made for a very interesting second half. After the Packers held off the Bears last offensive surge and the game ended, we ended for the tube and headed back. I missed the last northern line train (damn sunday schedule) by 30 seconds, but I'm getting a handle on the buses, so got back to Thoresby seamlessly. 


I don't have an applicable quote for this post, but I did hear a quote I liked today.


"In order to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe." - Carl Sagan




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