I am installed in my residence, which is decent for a dorm apartment. Despite early signs indicating a solo assignment, I do, in fact, have a room-mate (Pete, who actually lives about two miles away from Andi and me in Chapel Hill). No biggie. It just means that I will have to curb my BBC immersion, as Pete is of the anti-television persuasion. Also no biggie.
Actually, I feel pretty bad for Pete, as he is not only jet-lagged, but also luggage-less. I tried to foist a shirt and tie off on him for dinner, but he's a bit to large for my hand-me-overs.
I suppose that I should mention that Oxford is amazing. It has an excellent level of functional, exciting, city life that nicely balances the seductively beautiful weight of history and tradition. Plus, it has that globally ubiquitous aura of an academic town -- Although I have a variety of opinions on the matter, it is somewhat reassuring to feel the same lefty, compassionate, silly, and naive vibe that wouldn't be unfamiliar to someone from Boulder, Chapel Hill, or Berkeley.
Oh, yeah: I can report that Serbia did, in fact, win this year's Eurovision (http://www.eurovision.tv/) contest. And no, I doubt that anyone here cares about it any more that you do.
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