Life in London

I went to the doctor for the first time today.  I was having some ear pains and pressure so I figured I should get antibiotics if it was an ear infection.  There is a doctor's office right up the block from me.  The visits are free!  They have a walk-in clinic from 10-11, so I arrived at 9:20 to get registered and make sure I was first in line since I had to be at class at 11.  Obviously, I had to wait for a while, but they have a loudspeaker to call you in.  They called me, and I couldn't understand what room I was supposed to go to.  I thought they said room 5 on the third floor.  Room 9 was on the third floor, so I thought that might have been the one, but there was a sign on the door saying "quiet please", so I was afraid to knock.  I went down the stairs again and the receptionist was busy so I went back up and knocked.  No one answered, so I opened the door and it led to another hallway which room 9 was off of.  I could hear voices and realized another patient was already in that room.  I went back down the stairs, but the receptionist was still busy.  Then I heard the loudspeaker say something and the last word was immediately, so I thought it must be for me.  I went to try room 5 and the doctor in there told me that she had already called the next patient because I hadn't shown up.  That girl was at the door, so she had to go back down and wait.  I felt really bad, but I honestly didn't know what room I was supposed to be in.  So I went in, and the doctor looked in my ears, up my nose and told me I didn't have an actual ear infection, just fluid.  Since all of your sinuses are connected, she prescribed me a nose spray.  It smells like flowers and is pretty gross, but hopefully it'll make my ears better.

For class today, we met at the Estorick Collection.  This is in the middle of nowhere, but I was able to find it.  There was supposed to be a show of Italian futurist works, but the movement is celebrating its 100 year anniversary next year, so everything has been removed for a traveling collection that's in Paris right now.  Instead, they had a Cut and Paste exhibit which was AWESOME!  I love collage, and this was two rooms full of it.  It was mostly Russian works about Communism, but there was also a movement called Dada which is really cool.  We saw some Constructivist pieces by Rodchenko and Lissetzsky (I have no idea how to spell their names) that were really good too.  We actually studied them in my graphic design class last semester so I already knew a little bit.  It was the best stuff we have seen with my class so far.  I really liked it.