Chocolate, Animals, Classes

Candy bar update:
Since my last post, I've had
1) A Mars bar- it's a lot like a milky way, except with a little more caramel overtone to the nougat.
2) A white "Bubbly"- So, a Bubbly is a candy bar with a truffle center (I had white chocolate, but they also come in plain chocolate and mint) that's been "aerated"... so it's got a lot of little airpockets. It's kind of hard to describe... I've decided that I like them.

I also bought a lamington (which is a cake filled w/ whipped cream and dipped in chocolate and coconut) at the local bakery... and tried to pay with a nickel, because I'd somehow convinced myself that it was worth $5 instead of 5 cents. I am an idiot. The lamington was ok, but they're better homemade (I know, 'cause I've made them.) I may or may not avoid the bakery after the coin debaucle...

This weekend we got a bed set up for me, so that's well and good. I also went to the mall, where it is *not* more expensive than any other store. This blew my mind. No recognizable chain stores, there, either- there was a McD's and a Subway in the food court, and that's it.

Animal update:
I almost stepped on a snake the other day... I was cutting across the grass in a not-very-traveled area and stepped over it before noticing it was there. It didn't seem too bothered by me, which is good, because it may have been incredibly poisonous (I found two possible things it could be- one perfectly harmless and one really dangerous.) Anyway, it didn't bite me, and I didn't call anyone because I figured it was minding its own business in the grass.

There are lizards in the house. Not many of them, and you don't see them very often, but they walk up the walls and it's pretty cool.

Apparently the magpies attack people here during breeding season, which is next month. The major defense is to wear a bucket on your head with eyes painted on the back. I think this is hysterical.

Pool party on Saturday, where I was taken in by a group of freshman girls who felt sorry for me standing on my own in the corner. They were cool. We swam... I got a little bit sunburned, but nothing too painful. (This seemed more interesting when I started writing this paragraph).

I had my first class today - Plant Survival and Climate Change. We're going on a field trip to the desert for a week in April! Sounds like fun, and I think one of my other classes is taking a trip to the rainforest, so there's two of my Things To See already taken care of for me, which is nice 'cause I'm lazy.