The End of O-Week

Now that Saturday has come and (almost) gone, O-Week has drawn to a close. Only a couple of things to report.

First of all, we had Maptek - the top secret event that must be kept a secret from the public domain. As such, I cannot discuss it here on the blog. If you want specifics, we may be able to talk. Suffice to say it was amazing and super cool and epic and made of win and super happyful.

Today was really, really laid back. The first thing we had going on was a small group trip to the Super Target. I picked up some groceries and some dish rags for a friend. When we got back, the servery was closed for the day, so I cooked up some instant Pad Thai noodles. I found that the third floor kitchen is only a couple of doors down from our suite. As such, I realized that until such time as I have my own refrigerator in here, I can store cold food in there in the public kitchen. I went back to Target with my roommates later that day and picked up a George Foreman grill (only to be used in the kitchen, not the suites), and the ingredients for making panini sandwiches, so I'm set for whenever the servery closes.

I bought most of my books this morning on Amazon.com using their used book service. I got better deals on all of my needed books (about 12 of them in all) and they'll arrive here within the first week of class. At the end of the semester, I'll probably sell them at the bookstore and use the funds to buy the next set of books I need.

The big event of the day was my solo trip to Robertson Stadium at the University of Houston for the Houston Dynamo soccer match against the Columbus Crew. It was just like being back in Japan at Sapporo Dome. There were tons of fans, all clad in bright orange and screaming loud and proud. I picked up a replica jersey for myself and wore it during the game. The game was really exciting, and I enjoyed every second. I used the light rail and bus system to get to and from there, and it went really smoothly.

I'm planning on going out and checking out a church tomorrow morning, so that's what's up next for me. Tomorrow's probably going to be a restful day, because classes start the morning after. Wish me luck!