Shopping & Fish and Chips

King's College
(Probably the most beautiful thing I pass on the way to work)

I'm really beginning to feel like I have a good grasp on my project for practicum. My supervisor has been so helpful in nailing down what he would like to see accomplished and I think I really understand the context of the office within the larger picture of the project now. So beginning next week I dive into interviews with people, which will really inform the bulk of what I'm working on. In general, I think I've become less nervous about the whole thing because I'm starting to realize that the project is what I make it and essentially I can put in as many hours I want on the thing--which means that the final product will be good.

I spent more time in the market this afternoon after working. I feel like a tourist and I don't like that. The area, I think, is half-tourist half-local and not that it matters what others think of me, but I feel like I'm coming off as a tourist who is trying to be a local. I guess that's kind of true, actually... but it's not what I'm aiming for! I want so much stuff in all of these shops, but I'm really trying not to spend money and it's actually been pretty easy so far because everything is so expensive! You look at something that says £20 and you think, "Ahh... not bad," but then you think a little harder and you remember that it's actually $30 and then all of a sudden it's like, "Ehh... I wouldn't pay that much for that thing at home." And then you keep going on your merry little way. Don't get me wrong--I won't hesitate if I see something that seems really unique or that I just love. Just hasn't happened for me yet.

So tonight I asked Carrie and Ian where I could find the best fish and chips and they suggested a place that is just a few blocks from here and that's where I headed for dinner. I brought it back home and watched the season finale of Grey's Anatomy while chowing down. The haddock was good, but I was thrown off a little by half of the fish still having scales! I'm not sure if that's normal, but it was a little unappetizing. As far as Grey's Anatomy, I would love to talk about it at length, though it seems a little silly to do so in a blog. I will say that I felt like I needed a chaplain after it was over!

I must mention that today would've been my mom's 58th birthday.

Happy Birthday, Momma.

Not a day goes by that I don't think of you or miss you.