December/January Round Up
Xmas - Mostly spent in a relaxed fashion with some of Wingut's family in a house on the edge of Nationaal Park de Hoge Veluwe. Not the prettiest bit but I did get to see the famous Scottish Highlanders (carefully skirted around, that shot wasn't taken from behind a fence!)
After Xmas, Wingnut, his mum and me went skating on the newish 5km outdoor track up at Biddinghuizen. It was awesome. Photos here. Does not include one of me going on my ass.
We returned to London in time for Kiwis from Dundee to visit and for NYE. Wingnut made oliebollen and my brother hosted some bangin' good times at Club Paradise. Although those times became quietly bangin' when a bang on the door at 2am informed us that the people next door had not gone away as we thought and had not taken their baby with them. Oops.
The start of the year called for a "detox" party, which was a successful theme and probably bears repeating. First time I've been at a party where the arrival of each bowl of carrots was greeted with cheers.
Wingnut and me went to the National History Museum's Darwin exhibition at the suggestion of some Dutch friends who'd come to stay. It was an interesting exhibition, following the development of Darwin's ideas instead of doing a straight timeline.
The notable event of last weekend was taking my netbook to The Pembury Tavern in order to test its wi-fi and finding the pub occupied by an entire alt.fan.pratchett meet marking the 11th anniversary of damerell's flounce off the group.
Have probably forgotten half a dozen things, but that'll do for now. :)
After Xmas, Wingnut, his mum and me went skating on the newish 5km outdoor track up at Biddinghuizen. It was awesome. Photos here. Does not include one of me going on my ass.
We returned to London in time for Kiwis from Dundee to visit and for NYE. Wingnut made oliebollen and my brother hosted some bangin' good times at Club Paradise. Although those times became quietly bangin' when a bang on the door at 2am informed us that the people next door had not gone away as we thought and had not taken their baby with them. Oops.
The start of the year called for a "detox" party, which was a successful theme and probably bears repeating. First time I've been at a party where the arrival of each bowl of carrots was greeted with cheers.
Wingnut and me went to the National History Museum's Darwin exhibition at the suggestion of some Dutch friends who'd come to stay. It was an interesting exhibition, following the development of Darwin's ideas instead of doing a straight timeline.
The notable event of last weekend was taking my netbook to The Pembury Tavern in order to test its wi-fi and finding the pub occupied by an entire alt.fan.pratchett meet marking the 11th anniversary of damerell's flounce off the group.
Have probably forgotten half a dozen things, but that'll do for now. :)