A case of the Mondays on a Tuesday

It's Tuesday, but it feels like a Monday. That's probably because it's glorious and sunny out, a rare occasion now that winter is starting to roll in here, and I'm stuck inside doing work. In between writing my blog and uploading pictures (as I said before, the internet in the library is horribly slow right now) I've been reading about religion and psychology. It's not particularly bland or interesting reading, but something I must get done and seeing the sun over all of Wellington (that's the kind of view you get from the library) and a nice calm ocean, all I want to do is lie outside reading a book.
Yesterday I woke up too late to go to my religion class and instead spent the time catching up on some homework and making myself a delicious tuna melt sandwich. At noon I talked with Ellie and Sophia on skype and then later my parents. By the time that was all done, I was hungry again. Chris texted me asking me if I wanted to grab some food at a restaurant we've never been to called "Mr.Bun." We met around 3 and Stephen joined us. Afterward we decided to go back to Stephens and watch a movie (the day was overcast with occasional spurts of rain). We ended up watching "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" with two other people staying with Stephen.
Stephen, out of everyone I know, has the most amazing ability for networking. I've never met someone who makes friends and stays connected with people as well as he does. Currently the two people staying with him are Czech and I think German, although I never asked her. Martin, the Czech, is tall, scruffy, and his english can be difficult to understand, but he is overall a very friendly guy. Stephanie, the possible German, has long blond dreadlocks and has been traveling only on the South Island for the past 8 months. Stephen met both of these people while traveling around the South Island and staying in hostels and both of them decided to utilized their connection with Stephen to gain some free housing for their stays in Wellington. Meeting people from so many different countries has been one of the many things that I've come to really love and appreciate about being abroad.
After the movie (which we all had seen a million times so we were able to joke around and share stories throughout the movie) we went out to dinner at an italian restaurant.
I ended the night doing a small portion of homework and then finishing "The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle."

This book, as Julia, Chris, and Lauren all agree, is fantastic. I finished it within two weeks, if not less and by the last 200 pages (which is what I had left last night) I couldn't put it down. I think I would place this book within my top 10 favorite books of all time now. It left me satisfied byt wanting more of Murakami. I don't think I can get enough of his writing style and stories. Julia - I can't wait for our Murakami book club this summer.