My 40th birthday was yesterday ( Read more... )

Work do was held in a windowless underground room.  About forty people there, including six of us library staff.  Luckily, I had a prior engagement with the softball team ( Read more... )

Went out yesterday with a bunch of people for copperbird's birthday celebration.
We met up at The Lyceum - been drinking there off-and-on for a good many years.
Then on to Bodean's, which was cool.  Had a delicious steak, a couple of bottles of Gambrinus, and a tasty ice-cream "brownie pie" for dessert.  Copperbird treated us all, which was exceedingly kind ( Read more... )

Had a good time yesterday.  Went over to Simon's, where he, Iain and I played B-17 together.  Weather was lovely - downright summery - and there was a real holiday atmosphere in Wandsworth Common when I came out of the railway station.  I love London at times lke this.

Gaming went well.
( Unashamedly geeky recounting of wargaming session )

Marie's leaving do was good fun - a bit of a sparse turn-out, with people ill or out of London, but a good laugh.  We went to The Agricultural, which was a decent pub (once the psycho on the next table - "you a Gooner?  You'd better be a Gooner!" - had left).  Afterwards we went to the S&M Cafe (not what you think) in Islington, an inspired idea of

Well, the dissertation was finally handed in today.
Afterwards, I met up with copperbird who bought me much-appreciated coffee and a cake when I needed sustenance, and we went to Leisure Games, where I picked up the new edition of World of Darkness and Vampire.  Then we joined Robert for meal at Wagamama, and played Grave Robbers from Outer Space in a pub.  ( Read more... )