Last Night

So last evening I went into the bazaar and I looked into ovens like I had promised dad I would do. Well, I picked one out and got the necessary baking items and headed back home. It certainly seemed like it was the night to be out with the kids. The entire middle school had their class night and I ran into most of them on the way home. Aywho, the majority of that information is immaterial, much like one of those word problems from trig class. The fun comes from the fact that my neighbor had his advisor group over for dinner and whatnots as well. I knew they were still there because there was somewhere around 20 shoes outside his door.

I noticed that the lights were on low but I didn't hear a movie playing. My neighbor has decent speakers and I can hear when he has a movie going pretty easily. I was about to open my door and go inside when I heard one of the girls say something about ghosts and I just couldn't help myself. I went back over to his door and slowly opened it. Our screen doors make a nice creak when you open them. I paused for a minute to see if anyone inside was going to say something. Nothing. I then pounded on the door and was greeted to screams from the kids and barking from his dog. He opened his door and I popped in to see eleventh grade boys hugging and clinging to each other for dear life. The boy sitting in the chair right next to the door had a particularly scared look on his face. It was priceless.

In other news, I picked up some gooseberries from the market today and threw together a cobbler. I just pulled it out of the oven. It looks a bit like it might be a aqueous underneath but the top is a nice golden brown and it smells really good. We'll see what it tastes like when it cools.

Gym Night

So, I definitely get a bit more exercise here than I typically would back home in the states. That happens when you live on the side of a hill and actually do walk up hill to school and back home. Well, there have been staff gym nights pretty much ever since the new gym opened up last semester. I, however, have neglected them.

Well, last Friday I got talked into attending. I played volleyball in my dresspants and socks. Now, anyone who knows me knows I never played any sports growing up. Sure, mom and dad made EVERY OTHER sibling of mine play soccer but finally gave up when it came to me. I think that has part to do with my lack of hand-eye coordination and depth perception. It's enjoyable even if I suck terribly. Tonight I played badminton with some friends. I lost every game I played but did improve throughout the night (I think). I went from losing a game 21-0 to losing a game 21-19. I still think it was because we switched partners though. I took a few dives (out of dedication) and we'll see how my knee is doing tomorrow morning.

Gym nights are every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I think I'll go at least once a week (maybe twice). Of course, our Tavern nights are usually Wednesdays or Fridays so maybe I'll just commit to the gym whichever night I'm not consuming mass quantities.

It's not too late to make New Year's resolutions is it? Heck, the lunar new year was only a few weeks ago.