So today is proof that the sun does in fact occasionally visit London. It is the perfect day for football. Sadly, even were I to go to an American sports bar, I'd have to wait until 6 just to see whatever bottom-tier Big 10 game is on ESPN2. Haven't decided yet if I'll go watch the Irish against MSU. If I do though, I'll probably have to take cash, since it seems like almost no bars even take credit cards here, and just about every store has at least a 5 GBP minimum. Not that I really care, since I'm not getting any rewards points on my credit card over here anyway, but dealing with coins is a bit of a hassel. Speaking of which, its tough adjusting to the mentality that coins actually have value. I mean, we like quarters in the US to some extent because you can use them at laundry machines, parking meters, and to a lesser extent out of state toll booths. Of course here, I could easily be carrying around the equivalent of $10 in coins before I could get paper currency for it.
I now bring you to the complain about my dorm room section for today, complete with picture to explain the ridiculousness of it all. This morning, when I went to the restroom to *ahem* take care of some business, I almost burned my leg on some piping. I'm quite sure I don't have an unusually wide stance, so this has got to be a problem for just about everybody. I'm not really sure what the purpose of this piping is. It doesn't give off any heat, so its not a radiator (or at least not a very good one). It's merely hot to the touch. Perhaps it is a towel rack? You'd think they could put some insulation on it or something. On the other hand, usually I'm a fan of smoking hot exposed racks. Perhaps we can come to an agreement of sorts. Negotiations are under way.
Now, the bathroom isn't a complete loss. They have provided us with the only American sized and voltaged electrical outlet in the bathroom. However, if they are going to provide us with an outlet that will take American electronics, why oh why would it be an outlet labeled shavers only? I mean, that's about the one item I have that doesn't even need electricity. My computer, my camera battery, my iPod charger -- all of these have American outlets. My shaver would probably electrocute me if I found a way to put it in an electrical socket.
So today is proof that the sun does in fact occasionally visit London. It is the perfect day for football. Sadly, even were I to go to an American sports bar, I'd have to wait until 6 just to see whatever bottom-tier Big 10 game is on ESPN2. Haven't decided yet if I'll go watch the Irish against MSU. If I do though, I'll probably have to take cash, since it seems like almost no bars even take credit cards here, and just about every store has at least a 5 GBP minimum. Not that I really care, since I'm not getting any rewards points on my credit card over here anyway, but dealing with coins is a bit of a hassel. Speaking of which, its tough adjusting to the mentality that coins actually have value. I mean, we like quarters in the US to some extent because you can use them at laundry machines, parking meters, and to a lesser extent out of state toll booths. Of course here, I could easily be carrying around the equivalent of $10 in coins before I could get paper currency for it.
I now bring you to the complain about my dorm room section for today, complete with picture to explain the ridiculousness of it all. This morning, when I went to the restroom to *ahem* take care of some business, I almost burned my leg on some piping. I'm quite sure I don't have an unusually wide stance, so this has got to be a problem for just about everybody. I'm not really sure what the purpose of this piping is. It doesn't give off any heat, so its not a radiator (or at least not a very good one). It's merely hot to the touch. Perhaps it is a towel rack? You'd think they could put some insulation on it or something. On the other hand, usually I'm a fan of smoking hot exposed racks. Perhaps we can come to an agreement of sorts. Negotiations are under way.
Now, the bathroom isn't a complete loss. They have provided us with the only American sized and voltaged electrical outlet in the bathroom. However, if they are going to provide us with an outlet that will take American electronics, why oh why would it be an outlet labeled shavers only? I mean, that's about the one item I have that doesn't even need electricity. My computer, my camera battery, my iPod charger -- all of these have American outlets. My shaver would probably electrocute me if I found a way to put it in an electrical socket.
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