davidn

I remembered this time to be away from the hall between 10:45 and 11:15 to miss the fire alarm tests. I saw Ruth on the way as well, and I hadn't seen her for ages... probably the last time was at the ceilidh near the start of the year. Breakfast isn't the same any more :(

Actually, I keep missing breakfast now, I should get back in to a better routine. I ended up staying up till about 2 o'clock last night - that might be relatively normal for some people in the hall, but certainly not when you have regular 9 o'clock starts.

Must revise. After lunch. I'll keep typing for now. So what else is there to say? I seem to be missing the pens from my wallet. And you know me, I always have to have a pen about my person... or as Red Dwarf said, always having a pen is one of the steps to becoming a "total smeghead".

What happened to the days when I could write out 1000-word long LJ entries without difficulty? It seems I can't say much nowadays that isn't duller than that quiz Al did about the London Underground. That'll hopefully change soon, though, as I've decided that I will, after all, go and see Whitney down in Oxford. The disadvantage of travelling by coach is that it'll take literally half a day, but it's so much easier than flying. My arms would get tired.

During last night I was introduced to Nightwish, who seem to be great. I haven't heard much by them - just a couple of samples from their site - but like Iron Savior before them, just those 30-second clips have got me interested. I may well have to take a closer look at them (or listen, or whatever you like). And they've done a cover version of "Walking in the Air", which instantly makes them great <¦-D

Click here, particularly if you're RaphX

Now, I'd better go and wash all the sand out of my ruler. See previous entries for how this situation could possibly have come about.