bad idea

so, yesterday i performed a feat the likes of which had never been seen here in oxford. (or at least, that's what i keep telling myself since it was a stupid idea to begin with). after spending most of the afternoon running and then playing ultimate frisbee, i was famished. i agreed to go with some of the group to "the mission" which is basically oxford's version of chipotle or qdoba (mom and dad- they are burrito shops in case you didn't know this). as i was getting ready i happened to check my email- one of the guys sent out to the entire group that i was going to participate in the "chipotle challenge" which is to eat 2 burritos and a bag of chips and queso. not only did he say i was going to do it, but he claimed that there's no way i could finish it all.

being a competitive person, i dropped to the ground and did as many crunches and situps as i could to try to get that famished feeling going for me. there's no way i was backing down from this challenge.

we get to the mission at about 8pm (already problematic for me since i don't like eating past 730 or so), and we proceed to order chips and salsa (no queso at this place. sign number 1 that this isn't a great place to eat- how can you be a burrito joint and not have queso dip?). well, it turns out that these burritos weren't all that large, so i ate mine and the chips and salsa and then the group decided to forgo the competition since it would have meant i needed to scarf 4 burritos to be successful, and at £6 per burrito, this just wasn't economical.

on the way back, however, we ran into a burger king, where it was decided that if i wanted to prove myself, i needed to eat a triple whopper. 3 minutes later, i had proved myself. and to top the evening off, i had some ice cream too!

so, now that i need to move to 2-a-days in an effort to run and get rid of all those excess calories, i feel completely satisfied that i accomplished my mission. so yes, this is the life of a summer oxford student. great fun, eh?

i have my first official class today- business in the european union or something like that. i still haven't come up with a paper topic yet, but i'm hoping i can in the next 1.5 hours. wish me luck with that. we are going on a tour of the mini cooper factory this friday, and then i am renting a car and heading up to scotland to visit some friends. can't wait!

hope all is well with everyone.