In which Ro has toppled over the edge and is paddling in the abyss with some soothing music...

[rowana]

How many Oxford students does it take to change a lightbulb? Yesterday, eleven of us, several cups of tea and a very helpful scout. There have been some fun moments like that. And whilst there are swathes of people who really like drinking to wade through, (as littlered2 discovered when she wandered over to my room on the first night here), there are also

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[rowana]

Looks like DVDs tonight isn't on after all, half of our group are off to the Union and the other half are sick in bed, so I'll be here working too, most of the time. But we'll definitely meet up tomorrow! And you are coming to the next dvd/ice cream night we have, work permitting. :)

Yes, people at Hertford are asking about you! It was Emma, (or Merry, as she will henceforth be known online, but please don't tell her what her nickname in my online journal is :D), who said to me last night, "What about Verity who was here on the first night? Why don't you invite her along?" - which was when I texted you about ice cream.

I am a horrible person. :) I keep thinking of you during the daytime and then at night my brain turns to mush and I forget everyone. (I have done this with other people too. Bad, bad Ro. *shakes head*)

Also - OMG WUT - I feel that only caps lock can conveythe sheer horror of describing firefly as bad TV. We are going to have to cling together in this sea of lunatics, because people are clearly insane. But at least Rosie watches firefly, I guess.

If I were you, I would finish the Doritos. It sounds like people at your college are better than people at mine in general, in that they get drunk and vomit less, but it also sounds like you have less of the quirky, eccentric, slightly odd but ultimately very cool to hang out with sort, which is a shame. (But clearly means that you just have to join us instead. :D)

[littlered2]

I would definitely like to come along to the next DVD/ice cream night, as long as I'm not in the throes of an essay crisis (or a "Why have a utterly failed to do anything productive?" crisis?).

People at my college do seem to be very nice, but I haven't seemed to have many proper conversations with people yet: just the surface-level stuff you do when you don't know people well. I have a feeling this is my fault. (Others are managing. There are already two freshers who are going out. How can you get into a relationship after knowing someone for less than a week? I don't even know the names of all - two - of the people on my floor.)

I know I don't watch Firefly, but I know enough from people in the know (ie, the internet) that is is NOT BAD TV. *cries*)

I finished writing up the notes from my first lecture (three more to go) coherently! Hence why I'm allowing myself a quick internet break. I am also proud of my cunning idea to put the Doritos on top of the wardrobe, as sheer laziness is stopping me going to fetch them.

And you are not at all horrible. We all just have a lot to think about right now.

[rowana]

Yay!

Hmm, I'm trying to think how I met my bunch. We've come with a name, by the way. We're officially the sociable anti-social lot, (because we don't go to any of the big clubbing events). I met Merry because I started asked her if she was going to go to the big clubbing event that evening when I found myself sitting next to her at a welfare talk, and she said no, and I said 'Me neither!' and we both got very excited. Everyone else seemed to follow after that - perhaps you should try asking people leading questions over Dinner? :) Sit next to someone who looks anti-social and alone?

My whole day has been a ridiculously long break, I need to get back to work, but I will see you at 7.40 tomorrow!

[littlered2]

Good luck with the work; see you tomorrow. :)

Nobody looks antisocial and alone any more! Although there are quite a few other people who don't really party; we just don't seem to have anything more to say to each other after that one exchange. I am awful at this.