We went to elvum and terpsichore1980's wedding at the weekend. Which was lovely: both in the sense that it was great to see two such well-matched people get married, and to see two good friends be so happy; and also in the sense that the actual day itself was brilliant. I tried to say this to terpsichore1980 towards the end of the reception, but (excellent) drink had tied my tongue ( Read more... )

Sorry for the lack of updates and replies to comments - I was caught up in the flooding.

( Like rain on your wedding day )

Someone seems to have already done all of the things that I was planning to do for my thesis. On learning this, I felt a strong urge to lock myself away somewhere and listen to heavy metal at very high volume, but lacking heavy metal I had to grit my teeth and sit through more lectures until the feeling passed. It is of course possible that I've ( Read more... )

[Again, kinda crossposted from Hype, but expanded somewhat]
I just had a bonkers and ridiculously expensive weekend, what with the Scottish Juggling Convention (£26 entry fee plus over a hundred quid on new props) and Kathleen's wedding (flights, food, £30 on taxis to and from airports ( Read more... )

I have managed to find a way in which I can both go to the Scottish Juggling Convention and Kathleen's wedding, and all I had to do was shell out lots of money and completely betray my environmentalist principles! The plan is

• Go to the first night of the convention.
• Get up at 0dark00 and catch a flight to Bristol at 0850.
• Hang around until the wedding ( Read more... )