It feels like it's been a week since I last posted, but it's just been a few days. It feels like it's been far more than a week since my last lecture, but it's only been a long weekend. it's weird. I'm sure soon enough I'll feel the opposite - it can't have been a week yet?! - all of that.
So let's see, where did I leave off? Ah yes, I had just returned from Wednesday night small group at church. Okay so after that on Thursday I... well what happened Thursday? I had another rugby practice, got some bruises there but had fun. and then I think that was the day the Tolkien group met.
Sorry this is starting to sound more like a lazy report than an actual blog. But this is the fun part. So there are countless groups and societies on campus right? Some more serious and some more silly. One that I obviously had to sign up for was the Tolkien fan group. I have to be honest I was scared that they would be the super serious guys - like those guys on that one old RPG blog who criticized every turn of my character design because it didn't feel elven enough - but their freshers "moot" was by far and away one of the best nights I've had so far! It was absolutely jam packed with people, but they were fun people. There was more good food than we knew what to do with, and I even got to try some mead! (it is probably the most aromatic thing I have ever ingested. I could taste it through the smell by holding a glass near my waist.) We played some icebreaker games and a sort of Tolkien catch phrase type game. And it was just generally a really nice time, and no one was snobbish about it. I got on well with the group leaders too (the first game we played we split ourselves between beginner, intermediate, and advances. I went with the middle group until they sent me over to the advanced ring :P) and had a great time. I was one of the last few there and went to leave (it was like 11pm) but then got the response I'v been waiting for for some time now - 'Is that an N7 hoodie?!' Yes. yes it is. So then we talked for another solid hour about how much we all loved Mass Effect and Dragon Age! It was really wonderful ;) I was supposed to do a Tolkien-ish walking tour with them today but I took a nap instead... maybe because that night I also stayed up until nearly 2am skyping a friend back home. But it was all worth it.
Anyway the next morning I wake up, it's a Saturday, everything's going to be relaxed, I have some reading but nothing pressing and then about 7:30 I suddenly remember OH THAT WAS TODAY. Matriculation day! So I hurried up and found all my things, including the shirt I hadn't actually tried on yet that was still folded around whatever crazy cardboard/plastic restraints they use to present nice shirts in stores. I am very proud to say that I actually went to the trouble of ironing the darn thing (before promptly covering it all with a blazer and my robes which hadn't been ironed). I normally hate fancy clothes and dressing up, but I have to say it actually felt REALLY good. Confident. In fact, I don't think I've ever looked as good - what I mean to say is normally when I dress up nicely *I* don't think or feel like I look good. In fact it's rare that I think that about myself in any case. But I felt really good yesterday. And everyone else looked great and just the general excitement was fantastic. Very refreshing. I also really liked the Vice Chancellor's remarks.
Let's see, what else? A friend I met at beginner's rugby practice invited me to formal hall at St. John's College, from which I've just returned, so that was really nice. Aaaand I have a good bit of reading to do tomorrow because obviously I haven't spent the weekend doing school work!
I've been reading the Republic again and at times having to try hard to remind myself why I like Plato. Because seriously so much of this is messed up. So yeah there's a part of me that's still very much wondering what I am doing here. But at least I've had a few good days and met some friends?
Thanks as always for reading. I gotta get back to my books.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise Him all creatures here below. Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts. Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Rissa
P.S. Pictures! There are a lot more on FB if we're friends.
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