Week Dos Equis

Bars around STCL are surprisingly lax in their ID policies.

"Hey, can I open a tab?"
"Yeah, sure!'
"Sweeeeeeeet."

The weekend is here and it means that I give another wrap up. This is probably how it's going to go from now on. I don't really have too much time during the week to put my thoughts together in a cogent manner, if they ever were cogent. Tuesdays (being my only free weekday - henceforth dubbed 'Midweek Friday') might yield a blog post if I find anything sufficiently interesting to talk about.

So, last weekend was pretty killer. Saw Piranha 3D at a multiplex. A cinema is a cinema, I guess, and there's a few minor differences. This one had the box office actually outside the building in a separate booth. Great idea - sweat while in line and feel the need to buy drinks. Sneaky fuckers.

A word on Piranha 3D - FUCKYEAH!

Wait, I've said that.

Saturday also saw the purchase of a Houston Astros baseball shirt. I do look like a massive twat in it.

On Sunday I made the silly choice of walking as far up on Westheimer as I could before getting murdered by sweat. However, Whataburger made up for all that. Best burger beer and pizza evenever. Ever. Ever. Ever. Ever. So fucking good.

So, Monday was Monday. Get up at 9, get the bus at 10:10, get into STCL at 11:20 (sigh), do Con Law, go find some food (Quiznos), eat said food, go back to STCL, do Legislation, get the bus at like 5:20pm, get home at around 7pm (sigh).

Quiznos Subs is Subway with a bowl. As in, they put your sandwich in a bowl so the filling doesn't go everywhere. As for the food, Subway is better. By a million times.

Tuesday saw STCL do a beer and pizza evening. So obviously I took advantage of that. I can't tell you how many or even which societies I joined, but my name went down on a lot of lists. Plus, I met a ton of people, but damned if I can remember their names. It was fun. After that, me and Ngoni checked out a few bars in the surrounding area. My word they are nice. And cheap(ish). And don't care about my lack of ID. Oh dear.

Wednesday through to Friday was uneventful. Nowt much happened. I had a Taco Bell at some point (and wished I hadn't), had a Sonic meal (and wished I hadn't) and went to a bar with Kayleigh (who was in awe that we could get served, bless).

Anyway, I need to brush up on my American football. I really am enjoying that game more than I remembered.

HOODAT!

Post-game musings

I've decided to write a little piece to sum up my first proper week of classes. It's been about 17 days since I landed in Houston and it's seems like I've always been here. Sure, I've still got a ton of stuff to learn, experience, work out, do, inject into my bloodstream, and so on, but the routine has been established.

STCL is a hell of a college. Its reputation is sincerely impressive - I believe they have won more mock trial awards and shit than any other law school. So obviously they don't dick around. The staff are beyond professional and certainly the professors I have know their stuff inside out. It's astonishing to think that I am part of this community, coming in with my bumblefuck ways, stealing knowledge and leaving a legacy of 'Who the fuck was that vulgar English kid?'. That'll work.

Anyway, in terms of new experiences I have:

• Been to a Charley's Grilled Sub - Zack would love it
• Been to a Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits - They're scones, for fuck's sake
• Been to a Burger King - So much better than in the UK
• Been to a baseball game - NY Mets v Houston Astros (a dull game but I can see the appeal if you had good teams)
• Been to a bar without Marcus - A strange, yet charming sports bar by Minute Maid Park
• Ordered a pizza from Pizza Hut - Stuffed crust is different and not in a good way
• Been to the cinema - Piranha 3D is such a fantastic film: Good, bad, horrible, sexy, slutty, bloody, funny, dumb, stupid, glorious

That's about as much as I can remember. It's been good. If I can get over the bus journey it'll be great. Sitting on a bus for an hour isn't a pleasant experience, especially when you know you have to do it again at the end of the day.

My latest class finishes at 7:30. First Amendment is a brilliant subject and straightforward enough. But it finishes at 7:30. Which means I get home at about 9:30 when it's dark, the freaks are out, on the bus and so eager to sit next to me. I might have to invest in that MagLite. Heavy AND practical. What a steal!

Strangely, the bus ride home after the Astros game was better even though I got through the door at about 11:15. I guess its cos there were less 'undesirables', a load of fans and people who were too tired to give a shit.

Oh, and the plan of taking the laptop in everyday will have to be tweaked. While not heavy in itself, the whole thing plus the books I'll need to carry and other bollocks just adds up to shoulder ache. So, the netbook makes a return appearance. It'll do what I want it to, just slower and more frustrating.

Why the fuck am I writing that crap? Who cares about my technology intricacies?