THE SUPERBOWL. Its pretty funny that the best Superbowl experience I've ever had happened while I wasn't in the United States. The Superbowl wasn't broadcast over here until 11:30 PM, which made me question whether I should watch it or not. However, my friend convinced me to attend her pregame party and watch the game at Teviot, our student center. I never expected our student center to be so crowded, but it was! Who knew Edinburgh students cared so much about American football? (In all honesty, the majority didn't. I think it was just an excuse to be out and watch sport.) But every TV in the building was super crowded by spectators and I wound up standing on a couch behind people sitting on a balcony to watch the game projected onto a screen in the room that typically is used as Teviot's "nightclub". The game was made much more interesting by the group of guys I was standing behind. They were a lovely bunch of Englishmen who were the most excited to watch the Giants win- they had organized clever cheers (The blue, the white, the Patriots are shite... as an example) and decided it was a great idea to take their shirts off and pose when good plays were made. So basically, they were your typical rowdy boy sportsfan? I was also hanging out with a guy from England who knew nothing about American football but decided to root for the Giants anyway and yell nonsense the whole game. As a side note, it seems that the popular drink that night was a snakebite- an alcoholic beverage consisting of half beer, half cider and flavored with black currant. It's pretty tasty as I discovered (for what it is, anyway).


Random tidbits-
1. Sonia and I tried Kelly's of Cornwall's Clotted Cream. Taken from their website- "Kelly's of Cornwall is the leading brand of Cornish ice cream and a pioneer of the famous Cornish clotted cream ice cream." YUM!

2. I had my second lab for my one class today. It breaks my heart to say I will no longer be working with Mr. Blue Eyes. Turns out that we change lab groups every time, so now I'm working in this group of really nice girls. And I'm not that bummed about it because we are so much more efficient than my last group. Our planning and preparation only took about 20 minutes, where it took us sooooo much longer last week. 

3. I recently discovered I love sweet potatoes. And that I don't know how to properly cook a burger without a grill. The two aren't related.

4. Some pretty tasty lunches. Spicy chicken and cheese sandwich with a side of sea salt and balsamic crisps. (Yes, balsamic! How awesome?!)

5. I think I'm the only one who sweats at the gym. I look around each time and I'm dripping with sweat (sorry for the mental image) and my shirt is soaked, but no one else seems to be perspiring in the least. Stupid. I get embarrassed and leave as quick as I can.

6. I think I may have fallen victim to an English version of Barney Stinson (although not as extreme). If you don't know who that is, don't worry about it. Its probably better that way. If you do, thanks for your sympathy. I always thought those girls were stupid too.