Whadda Week

Here is the lowdown for this whirlwind:

Monday:

• My psych class got cancelled yet again. My professor had a heart attack! So that is no bueno, and we are probably switching class days to Tuesdays.
• Rugby practice has been changed around, so I am not sure if I am going to be on campus those days, but we shall see.
• Obz Burger night! only three more burgers for me to sample before I have tried them all!

Tuesday:

• I have finally caught the sick that has been circling the house. I started to feel gross on Saturday, but my tummy has finally decided that food is its mortal enemy. Today is a lay on the couch and watch Alias whilst I paint day.
• Hooked on Alias. So hooked.
• It is Meribeth's birthday, so I spent the day painting her some cheetahs. 
• We went out to Pancho's for birthday dinner! I split some awesome fajitas (that weren't really fajitas, but still scrumptious) and a burrito and we were all stuffed and happy and boisterous.

Wednesday:

• The excitement of the day came from a single bloke in Ethics class.
• We had a sub, last minute, because our professor was ill. She showed a movie (a Nineties, American, Public Service film) about masculinity and how perceptions of masculinity condone violence and whatnot. As soon as the movie was over, and the professor tried to get discussion rolling, this one gent raised his hand and went on for five minutes straight about how since this was an academic class, we should only be critiquing academic sources, and the video did not measure up to such. And furthermore, he didn't want us Americans to think that South Africa had such a huge problem with domestic abuse as the video made it seem (I should reiterate: the stupid thing was an American nineties film). After another bit of discussion, he loudly walked out of class. We were then all fortunate to be copied in his email to the professor, stating that he left because he refused to be indoctrinated by a substitute that clearly had no knowledge in the field and that clearly degrees don't mean competence. It was rather amusingly scathing. I am excited for the drama next week.

Thursday:

• Again, I was feeling rather sick, and stayed home. I got some reading and general work done, so that was nice. 
• It was a much-needed chill day filled with gloriously de minimis and trivial happenings.

Friday:

• In Service Learning we talked about priorities and how to begin the planning process, which is definitely going to be helpful with my service site.
• In Theology we talked about the similarities between Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. It was quite enlightening...
• After class, we took the train to Muizenberg again! Stuart had his friend Michael come home with us, so yes, we are socially competent. It was so beautiful, as always, and a great break from my tough week of being sick and sleeping on the couch.
• I decided to go to the ballet with Jessica Burkard and Jason. We went to the theater and they told us it was sold out. Bummer. BUT then we were discussing options (getting matinee tickets or saturday tickets, etc.) and this lady comes up and asks if we need tickets. I say yes, all three of us do, and she responds, "well, now you have one." and puts one in my hand. So I went to the show by my onesie and they got tickets for the following night. The real kicker is that it wasn't just ANY ballet. It was QUEEN AT THE BALLET. You heard me, Freddie Mercury as told en pointe. It was pretty darn good, I had a swell time.

SATURDAY'S A RUGBY DAY:

• We began our Saturday at the Old Biscuit Mill. I had some very excellent green curry, samoosas, and frozen yogurt. The place was huge! The picture just shows one section of it. Vendors everywhere with all sorts of scrumptious goodies!

• The SPRINGBOKS played today!
• It was the last game versus Argentina
• We won. No big deal!
• I purchased a wonderful jersey that I am going to wear as soon as I get home so that I can be the envy of all my comrades.

• We hung out in the beer garden before the game and met many new friends. One lady gave me and my buddies flag tattoos for our faces!
• Our tickets were for the standing area behind the goal posts, not the worst seats, I might add. We had made friends with a couple of South African blokes and they told us that if we looked like we knew where we were going, it would be easy to get to the top. It was. 
• The game was really fun to watch, it is much more of a kicking game than what we play, and we all had such a blast.

Sunday:

• My roomie, Mary Claire and I were in charge of family dinner this week!
• We made four potato bakes, and ended up having a whole one and a half left over, so I am going to have many leftovers this week. I was very sad that the sauce I used never set, but it was still tasty. We also made a bomb salad with carrots, mushrooms, pepper, feta, spinach, and love.
• Our video entertainment consisted of Shrek.