John McCain comes to town

So last night we waited in line one and half hours in the dark and cold to see Senator John McCain speak at the Union. It was worth it. We had second row seats, right behind all the important people who sit in the reserved row. McCain's a decent chap. He spoke for half on hour on transatlanticism then answered questions for over an hour, and would've kept going but they had to stop him. There was a little hostility in some of the questions, but he's a witty guy, and his answers were usually followed by a roaring applause from the crowd. It was good to hear from a reputable American while over here, and it was really nice to hear someone stand up for our president and our country- so refreshing! All of us girls agreed that we were very disappointed with the President of the Oxford Union. All the important people walk in at once, and they're all wearing suits and ties, the ladies are dressed smart and respectably. Then this president girl trods in wearing a hot melon, flouncy tool job reminiscent of one of my Barbie's prom dresses. The whole time McCain was speaking she was either rolling her eyes, trying to sign to someone up in the balcony, picking at her nails or sitting slouched over the table with her chin in her hands. Hello!! You are president of the Oxford Union, why not look it!! Aren't they supposed to be like the future prime ministers or something? Well, I hope not! Oh yeah, yesterday was my last tutorial. It's nice to be done, but it doesn't compare with home college- That amazing feeling you get when you have just finished your last final and are heading home. Oxford hasn't been stressful enough for that, and I'm not going home for another three weeks. You can tell we're nearing the end, everyone's getting sentimental ... a lot more perturbed. There is tension in the house, and one of the flatmates has resorted to *gasp* note-leaving. As in a note by the stove- "Please remember to turn the hob off." or one by the phone this morning "Return the phone when you're done using it." They haven't been very effective, people still forget to turn the stove off (I'm really not sure how) and the phone has been missing for over 14 hours now. I know who's room it's in, but there's no way I'm going in there to get it. Since we all know we're only here for "a few more days" we feel less motivated to keep up the house. (And by "we" I do not mean myself or one or two of my flatmates, but I'll use it to avoid pointing fingers.) There are never any clean dishes, you have to wash a plate before you can eat. And if you're like me there's something disturbing about eating off of dishes you know were dirty just a few seconds before. Oddly enough, this has been the healthiest fall of my life. Well, I must get back to reading for fun. I just updated a ton of pictures on my website, if you register with ofoto and sign in everytime you look at my pictures I get credit from them. And by registering you'll also get access to loads of exciting features that Ofoto has to offer. Don't hesitate, register now!