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[bedlamsbard]

Oh my god, my program finally sent me the goddamn information. I would have preferred this before I made my travel arrangements; it would have been so much simpler. *bangs head into desk* (On the other hand, I'm sure the extra day will be nice, since I plan on using it to recover from traveling halfway across the world and also meeting local fen. Well, some local fen, anyway.)

Fortunately they also tell us what we can wear! So there's a plus. And also that they're providing linens, which is nice. (I have no idea what the weather is supposed to be like, slight problem. Do you know what the temperature is in Ellensburg right now? SIXTY-TWO DEGREES with wind gusts of 36 mph. When I left New Orleans a month or so ago it was in the mid-eighties and humid. I am so confused on weather, you have no idea. Wait, is it humid in the UK?)

...is there an actual place in Cambridge that sells ostrich burgers, or is that just a name? (Note to self: during last year in New Orleans, eat a gator burger.)

Ah, they know their target audience: they tell us there are second-hand book shops (stalls?) in town. (A.K.A. I can get A Dance With Dragons when it comes out. Oh my god, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows came out the day after I was in transit back from Brown to Ellensburg the summer between junior and senior year, so I hadn't made plans to buy it and I was terrified it would be sold out of all the stores in town. So I managed to get my mother to take me to Fred Meyer the next morning as soon as it opened and...there was basically no one else there. I was so disappointed. I expected a CROWD. Presumably everybody who wanted it right at the stroke of midnight had gotten it at the release party at Jerroll's. Anyway, where was I? ADWD. I am tres excited, though I guess I'll have to reread before I fly over, since while ASOIAF would be excellent plane reading, I only have AFFC in hardback.)

BUT WHY WON'T THEY GIVE US THE SCHEDULE YET. *weeps* (I know, I know, it probably isn't finalized; I know how summer programs work, I did them two out of three summers in high school.) All they tell us is that we have four days off, but WHICH FOUR DAYS?

And...there's going to be a group punting trip? (Wait. What is punting? It has something to do with a boat, right? I assume it's more casual than crew? Wait, this is why Wikipedia was invented. ...oh my gods, that is so medieval, awesome. Look, American, okay?)

Anyway. I'm pretty relieved to hear from them; I was seriously starting to think that I was going to show up in Cambridge on July 4 and have no idea where to go aside from "Corpus Christi College", which probably isn't that specific.

Most importantly: there must be a yarn shop in Cambridge, right?

Comments

[clanwilliam]

Punting is lovely. It's a flat-bottomed boat, and one person stands at the back and pushes the boat along with a pole.

Basically, if you want a go at the pole, you can probably have one, but really, punting is about lolling back on cushions while someone else does the work.

[clanwilliam]

Also, you're arriving chez nous on Saturday. If you want to book a hotel room in Cambridge on Sunday night, I can take you up there on the Sunday and show you around. The Travelodge is pretty cheap if you book soon (just out by the best Chinese restaurant in town) or some of the colleges rent out rooms in the summer. Otherwise, we'll do you a printout of Google Maps to show you where to go from the train station.

[aella_irene]

Today? Yes. Very humid. Normally? Not really.

[bedlamsbard]

I'm sure however humid it gets, it can't beat New Orleans in August. (Walk outside, glasses fog up. Always fun!)

[bedlamsbard]

I will admit, this sounds awesome. :)

[bedlamsbard]

I think I'm actually arriving on Sunday? Wow, at some point I should actually look at my itinerary, and I guess this answers the question of whether or I'm the person who meticulously plans her trips out.

[clanwilliam]

You're right - it's 3 July, isn't it?

[clanwilliam]

Nowhere near as humid as NOLA. The weather will be a lot more like where you're from, really - possibly a bit hotter but with the ongoing chance/probability that it will tip it down with rain at some point.

Basically, bring sunscreen *and* a warm sweater!

[aella_irene]

Like it has today. So glad I was wearing knee high boots...

[forestofglory]

There are or 3-4 used book stalls in the market -- plus some used book stores and some big chains. Check out the Haunted Book shop which has room upstairs full of children's books -- mostly series.

I have no idea about either yarn or ostrich burgers though.

Punting is indeed lovely.

[bedlamsbard]

Everyone has spoken very fondly of punting!

Mmm, bookstores. My favorite.

[bedlamsbard]

It is seriously not hard for it to be much hotter than it is here. *sighs*

So, basically like Seattle! I can handle that. I go to school in New Orleans: I always travel with an umbrella and a spare.

[bedlamsbard]

Yes! (Trufax, for a moment there I started freaking out that the days of the week changed along with the time zone, which, uh, ...that's crazy and I should know better.)