still adjusting.

adjustment #1: i woke up at 12PM local time today. my body's still confused about when it's time to sleep. i'm usually not tired until 3AM here. and even then, i sleep for nine hours!

adjustment #2: the shower. i don't know how to get it lower than scalding hot. at this point, i'm forced to stand in the corner of an already-very-small shower to make sure i don't burn myself. plus, i'm making a v. big mess because of the curtain. shame on me.

adjustment #3: eating pizza with a fork and knife is not in my dining experience. i know plenty of people who do it, but i grew up eating pizza folded and wonderful. yes, marlee did warn me. but it's not like i'm used to having to get used to cultural differences, considering how little i've traveled. all i wanted to do was pick up my self-cut slices of chicken & pepperoni pizza at pizza express. is that so much to ask? apparently.

adjustment #4: having to find alternative sources to stream my shows from home. having to watch "the office" on supernovatube.

adjustment #5: sleeping under a duvet with a cover instead of a comforter. i definitely woke up with half my body inside the cover like a sleeping bag.

adjustment #6: being away from home, yet trying to stay up late enough to talk to friends over yonder in america. maybe that's why my sleep schedule's so screwed up.

i bought books for classes yesterday.
- my modern drama in performance class doesn't have a complete list of the shows we'll be seeing yet, and i'm sure we have to read the text before watching, so i didn't buy any books for that class.
- too many books for writing london. some robert louis stevenson, zadie smith, charles dickens, virginia woolf... AND A BOOK ON HOW TO WRITE ESSAYS. yes. it's like i didn't take two semesters of expository writing program classes and was contemplating trying for "a spectrum of essays" next spring. i had nat bennett. for two semesters. and didn't complain (much). and did well! i think i know how to write an essay.
- east european gov't & politics has recommended-but-not-required texts so i picked up the more interesting-looking (and cheaper) of the two.
- british politics had two required books that are massive.

look at me, all excited about academia & whatnot. how adorable.

off for some food shopping @ tesco. i'll try not to sing lily allen's "LDN" on the way there. that would be v. embarrassing.

oh, speaking of lily, my "for british eyes only" playlist had every english musical artist i have in my iTunes library, auntie lil. the kooks, lily allen, the clash, amy winehouse, mark ronson, the beatles (obv.), kate nash, british sea power, radiohead, bloc party, and adele. the usual fare.