there's a hole in your head, spilled your thoughts on the floor

My second official day of class today! I had British Empire and Modernism & Postmodernism. We watched a really good documentary on India in British Empire. I really think I'm going to enjoy that class. The professor (Simon Potter. He is so unbelievably British.) emailed Kelly and me a course description to send to our advisers. He even said in the email, "I confirm that this is very much a course on global history." He's just grand.

Oh, sidenote. They say "grand" here a lot. It's interchangeable with "fine." Like, if you bump into someone and you say, "Oh, I'm sorry!" They'll respond, "Oh, you're grand!" It's wonderful and I want all of you in the States to adopt it.

Then Kelly, Ryan (our new friend), and I wandered around this huge room by the Student Union for Societies Day. NUI has a ridiculous amount of Societies (clubs). I signed up for a ton. There's really no obligation. It was just to get on the email list. But I signed up for the International Student Society, DramSoc (the theater society!), Human Rights Society, Alive (volunteer program), the Film Society, and a few others I think. They even have a Dating Society where they organize speed dating. Kelly, Sarah, and I think it would be hilarious.

There's an audition for one of the DramSoc's plays tomorrow. It's Tom Stoppard, so that would be exciting. It's just nervewracking! I want to do plays here, but I'm afraid I won't have time to travel, or I won't be able to take people out when they visit. Then again, I don't have any exams so I have the entire month of April to go traveling. And no one is DEFINITELY visiting me yet. So I'll audition.

My Modernism & Postmodernism class...I don't know how to feel. It's a huge lecture class. Seriously, there were over 100 people in that room. And the professor read from notes and told us about the modernist movement. Holy God. I wanted to kill myself. I know I should go to class, but I just don't understand how you can do a lecture based course on literature. Oh, Duquesne, you have spoiled me so.

Tomorrow I have Phenomenology in France and Specialist Studies (American South and Gothic Lit). Phenom should be cool. Dr. Rodemeyer recommended the prof that teaches it and I convinced New Friend Ryan to take it with me.

I'm gonna go see what the roommates are up to.

Peace.