10.08.2004
she moved through the fair
The Freshers' Fair was today! For those of you unfamiliar (ie. everyone), it's an event where representatives of EVERY SINGLE EXTRACURRICULAR GROUP bombard you with material as you attempt to navigate this gauntlet. It's impossible! I was given leaflets by the Oxford House and Trance Music society, the Juggling Club (I joined that one), Women's Ice Hockey (I didn't join this one), and the Star Trek Society (what do *you* think?). Honestly, I'm now on upwards of 40 Oxford mailing lists. Quite an experience, really. Some of the stranger ones were the Scottish Dancing Society, the Tory Party, and Tabs Are For Flying, the Theater Tech Society.
Had a delightful Steak and Ale pie today for supper. Pub food is fantastic, and it's relatively cheap, especially for Oxford. Sadly, I walk by a KFC in the mornings, and it's pretty stomach-churning to be smelling KFC at 9 am. In all honesty, the food in England has been a ton better than I'd have expected before arriving.
So I've lined up six auditions for various musical ensembles; most of them choral. Auditioned and won a space in Queen's College Chapel Choir today: they pay £50 per term, which is money I could definitely use. However, I've got a few more, including St. John's, which is said to pay even more, and others that might just be more fun. I'm also hoping to get a response back from a choir I didn't see at the Freshers' Fair, but which I've heard is excellent. I do hope he emails back soon.
Followup meeting with my advisor tomorrow to determine my courses for the next four years. It's patently unfair of Oxford to offer 33 different course options and then ask me to pick 3 for the rest of my six terms. I'm having a really hard time, but I think I've narrowed some of it down. My advisor has been fantastic in helping me choose, and I hope I get to take advantage of his expertise in the subject of Greek religion. Anyway, today was wonderful, tomorrow will be more so.
Lots of auditions to prepare for: wish me luck...
Had a delightful Steak and Ale pie today for supper. Pub food is fantastic, and it's relatively cheap, especially for Oxford. Sadly, I walk by a KFC in the mornings, and it's pretty stomach-churning to be smelling KFC at 9 am. In all honesty, the food in England has been a ton better than I'd have expected before arriving.
So I've lined up six auditions for various musical ensembles; most of them choral. Auditioned and won a space in Queen's College Chapel Choir today: they pay £50 per term, which is money I could definitely use. However, I've got a few more, including St. John's, which is said to pay even more, and others that might just be more fun. I'm also hoping to get a response back from a choir I didn't see at the Freshers' Fair, but which I've heard is excellent. I do hope he emails back soon.
Followup meeting with my advisor tomorrow to determine my courses for the next four years. It's patently unfair of Oxford to offer 33 different course options and then ask me to pick 3 for the rest of my six terms. I'm having a really hard time, but I think I've narrowed some of it down. My advisor has been fantastic in helping me choose, and I hope I get to take advantage of his expertise in the subject of Greek religion. Anyway, today was wonderful, tomorrow will be more so.
Lots of auditions to prepare for: wish me luck...
