So, went to the lab yesterday ( Read more... )

Well I'm here, made it in one piece, just! English side was fine, met with my mad Italian/Lawyer friend and spent the train journey and some of the wait for the Plane with him ( Read more... )

I have had a fun weekend, had to go home for my coaching update so I don't loose my kayaking qualifications, was expecting a day somewhere between fun and dull messing around on the Thames and catching up with some friends. First half of the day was just that: slide shows to tell us all the wonderful things the BCU are doing with the awards (quite ( Read more... )

Spent a few days over the last week demonstrating, not the kind with placards and slogans as someone I who overheard me speak about it assumed but the kind where you realise how dumb first years are, and we are one of the best and brightest universities in the country ( Read more... )

I know everything I write these days is either a rant or angst but tough, I need to vent ( Read more... )

I'm at work in the warm and will stay here until it gets a bit better, supposed to have heavy snow about 3pm. Joy

I've just cycled back from Aiki in the snow, it's dropping at what would be classified as just plain old rain if it wasn't frozen. It's so quiet out and there's already about 5mm on the grass and cold pavements so I shall be interested to see it in the morning. Took a piccie from my window, you can't really see anything but snow as it is dark but ( Read more... )

I've just got back from an exchange hall to another college, for reasons to do with new year the hall turned out to be Chinese themed and so as part of the pudding (rather nice meal!) we all got fortune cookies. Most people had the usual, be nice to others, a stranger is a friend you haven't met yet type things. Here were mine ( Read more... )

Sooooo, it was what, before Christmas when I last posted? Had an eventful winter holidays, much playing with small children, a bit of walking, the third argument my parents have had in my memory (yes, I know that's not many)and the wonderful 'flu bug which had me in bed for three days and off work a week ( Read more... )

Hey, a day late but season's greetings to everyone. And a happy new year. Not much to report here, lots of good food and drink, few walks and lots of sleeping. Highlight of the christmas cards was Theo's, I love the things he draws, well some of them even if they are talking animals. Off to see th family until the new year ( Read more... )