recent days

so, i have been away for a few days. last monday, i went to manchester with andrew and michelle, where we met friends from liverpool. wagamama's provided the lunch. we visited a gallery that was running a lomo exhibition, but i missed the final touches being added to the b of the bang sculpture.



after work on thursday night, gemma i drove to oxford through gale-force winds, to stop with some of gemma's relatives. gemma's uncle is a professor at the university, and the live in a lovely big house near to the cowley road area. then on saturday, we headed over to bristol, for john's 30th birthday, and the birth of john and rachel's first child. the inconsiderate infant had other ideas however, and rachel at the time of writing, remains firmly pregnant. twenty of us went to zero degrees, the new microbrewery at the top of christmas steps. the food and drink was fine, and the company made for a skill night. we stopped at sarah's, where we enjoyed a high standard of hospitality and home cooking.