Productive day! Or at least, that is how I fancied my day to be. Being a Monday, its bound to be a fairly icky day, yet I chose to embrace my inner Ginwala and be an organized, planning, working fiend. I woke for breakfast at 8 then after a quick shower headed right over to the library to get a full working draft of my Henry VIII religion midterm. I was close, the main paragraphs and argument are present, just need to write a conclusion and finish the introduction. Success. (Yes, I tend to write my introductions last. You get a better feel for the paper, trust me).
After a good spell in the Caius library, Caiti and I went to the market to get our supply of bread for lunches this week. Baby ciabatta was the choice today and it was delicious. Like every week day I don't have class until noon so once I hit my room it was off to...surprise, surprise, more Henry VIII research! Religion wise, he was a pretty interesting character. Set in one belief yet switching to another, possible for power? Essay topic? Yes.
After tea at four, we took a group picture in front of the Gate of Honor (which we will not be able to walk through because we aren't university grads) and for the first time in my life I was not in the front row! We did a sitting row, standing row and then stand on chairs row. I got to stand on a chair:) It was rather lovely.
After that, Caiti and I (along with Michaela, Nate and Caitlin) prepared for our dinner seated at the esteemed High Table, where we dine with the professors and program staff. Since its a classy event, I put my hair up and wore a nice maroon dress with gold earrings (in case you were wondering. I assume some will take more interest in that detail than others). The table set at the front of Hall on a raised area of the wooden floor. Basically, its like the professors' table in the Great Hall. I'll be dining with Albus and Miverva tonight.
High table was more formal than usual regular dinner, but it was very enjoyable. I sat across from Gail Kelly (Event coordinator), Dennis Britton (UNH English professor) and Cord Whittaker (Medieval specialist/ UNH English professor). We talked from everything ranging from our majors to common mispronunciations that Americans make to French actors playing goblins in Harry Potter 7.2. All in all it was a very nice way to get to know the teachers and staff better and let them know a little more about me. On a side note, my table manners flourished as I was served fish for the 4th time this trip and ate 3/4 of it (go me!).
One down, two to go for High Table trips and I'm ready for more. Currently I'm in the library with Caiti, Sarah, Julia and Jess knocking off some work for various midterms and essays due in the next few days. To close, here is a quite shout out for my Dad- my midterm paper is tedious and complicated and I'll be working hard at for the next 2 days. Now your envy meter can drop half a notch or so:)
Cheers.
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