Written Words – Period Drama

Learn something new everyday. I was hunkered down in the JCR (Junior Common Room) a couple of nights ago writing a little bit on the laptop and watching some ‘Boys-’Skins action when a nice young British girl walked in. Since my work and the (American) football game seemed to have a zero-sum relationship, I offered the clicker to her. 

We proceeded to watch what she called a “period drama.” It was sort of a historical drama based on an old Thomas Hardy book from what I could gather. Plot line ran something like this: girl, sexual abuse, child, death of child, (different) guy she loves goes to Brazil, old guy shows back up, some random person knows everything and tortures/blackmails her about it. 

Needless to say, I was a little pleased when we got back to good ‘ole football, despite the honest questioning by said British girl about why they wear “such tight trousers.” 

Come to think of it, I’m not entirely sure why football players do…

To sum up, let’s just say that Period Dramas almost made me yearn for the OC. Almost.

Written Words – So This is Oxford

Beautiful Mind in the common room with a bunch of DPhil economists. Complaints about Princeton not having original architecture while sipping wine and eating chocolate. 

It’s going to be an interesting couple of years…

Found Words – Bad Sign

“She’s well-meaning, but crazy as a box of frogs.”

Written Words – Movement

Sometimes you run ahead, excited at the feel of your feet on the pavement and the wind in your hair. And sometimes it’s all you can do to just keep walking instead of turning around and heading for home.

Written Words – More English

“Paper” = exam (good to know)

“Chatting someone up” = flirting with someone

Found Wods – Vegas

Blackjack baby!

(10 minutes later)

This dealer sucks.

Written Words – English SAT

Dollar::Buck as Pound:: ????

(answer below fold)

Found Words – Leonard Cohen

I did my best, it wasn’t much.
I couldn’t feel, so I tried to touch.
I told the truth, I didn’t come to fool you.
And even though it all went wrong,
I stand before the Lord of song
With nothing on my tongue but hallelujah.
 
-Hallelujah

Found Words – Advice

“If you’re going to live in England you need to lower your expectations and increase your sense of irony.”

Found Words – Surprise!

Sat down to dinner last night at Nandos (described to me by a Rhodes scholar as the British Chili’s) and was treated to the following statement:

“So, I’m guessing you’ve figured this out by now, but there’s actually no such thing as Oxford. It’s more just a bunch of groups scattered throughout the city who’ve decided to be affiliated under the name Oxford.”

… and I thought I was coming to a university…