Mandatory reading

I returned to my desk and got a bit of reading done before returning to the common area for lunch, got distracted by chatting with (and ogling) my housemates for an hour or so, and then returned to my room to get a few more hours of reading done (and, uh, some other activities, when Allie was out), until about 7 o'clock.

It was Monday, which meant it was almost time for the first official activity of freshers' week: a club night at a local nightclub, the Pink Lettuce. Unlike the rest of the week's events, this one had no theme, so it was our one opportunity to have a fun night out without looking ridiculous and make a good impression. Everyone else was going, so if I wanted to join them, I'd have to start getting ready about now.