So Friday I was finally able to retrieve a package that my dad and grandmother had sent. One thing that you will find if you ever spend a significant amount of time a long way from home is that packages are one of the best things in the world. There is just something so wonderful about getting that little touch of home (and about getting mail that isn't Newsweek-all volunteers get a subscription to the international edition of Newsweek). I did a lovely little happy dance while I was opening my package, complete with oohs, ahhs, and "cool, look at this." Yes, I know I'm strange. :)
In case you are curious my package contained a computer part that I had requested, a copy of the movie "The Queen" which I am looking forward to watching, and clothes. I got two lovely new outfits from my grandmother (who has very nice taste). Two broomstick style skirts in summer colors, and two blouses to match. I wore one of the new outfits today, and got lots of compliments.
After getting my package and attending to other business in town, I headed out to a friends house for a true weekend of geekery. We had planned a Lord of the Rings movie-fest for the weekend. We were going to watch Fellowship of the Ring on Friday night, then watch the next two on Saturday. However we ran into many (frustrating and annoying) technical difficulties Friday evening. So we enjoyed some soup that D (my friend) made and ended up watching Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith instead. The next day when we were finally able to resolve our technical issues we started our marathon. We got started at about noon and watched all three movies (the extended versions no less). We even got the big screen effect since he had rented the projector from the computer lab he works at. It was a fun time despite the craziness of watching 12 hours of movie. We finally collapsed into our beds sometime around 1:30 at night. I hung out for a while with D and his roommate the next morning before heading back to my flat. All in all it was a great weekend. :)
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