spent all of yesterday pretty much driving to sheffield preston and home , which pretty much took it out of me by the time i got home, and for some perverse reason then culdn't sleep til 2 in the morning!
spent a lovely afternoon at a pub in preston which served fantastic food whilst talking about all sorts of things with alice and sara. was great to see them both, and was glad to see sara seems to be moving on. can see we are going to have to pitch our tents nearer to certain people for alices sake too

thoughts on yesterday
sheffield uni campus looks really lovely, and had a buzz about it that makes me want to go to uni, just wish time and money would permit it in my life. suspect as well the experience you have as a mature student is totally different from the one you would have had when you were younger too.

perfect driving roads, from sheffield to preston is the a57 snakes pass, and having driven it for the first time i can understand why soo many bikers were whipping past me , it is such a pleasent drive. have suggested to my sister that when we next visit molly we drive up that way for lunch possibly.

google knows, but only if you ask the right questions
did a bit of research last night into choler a word in shakespear that alice wanted a meaning for.unfortunately i thought it was spelt chollor so needless to say got very few entries that meant a thing, but thankfully managed to find the right bits i think by tweaking

just spent an evening setting my arse whipped playing settlers of catan and i am beginning to doubt the laws of probability. it seems every time we play this game, and there can be 6 of us, it gets skewed by the inordinate number of rolls on a particular number. in fact considering the number 8 is supposed to be a high roller it hardly seems to occur at all.
this last game favoured the number 9 consistantly leaving three of us in the wake of the two leaders in the game. still much fun was had with two of us deciding to spurn culture and sticking as humble peasants with just settlements and sea routes.

looking forward to getting my revenge

spent yesterday catching up with quite a few old friends that i have known for about 15 years or so. some i hadn't seen in ages and had felt awkward about setting back in touch after soo long, just proves i shouldn't have hang ups about that and just get in touch.

oh and fireworks wine and a chocolate fountain to boot. so happy as larry me.

am getting excited about the upcoming maelstrom

think it is because i have had my new breeches and frock coat delivered and can't wait to try them on . think i must be turning into a vain tart.

still need to start practising my irish accent again and become nathaniel ermolt. to be sure.

next purchase will need to be some sort of hat, just not sure whether to go tricorn or head done the route of a more colonial style maybe

am finally in holiday mood, counting down the days before me and sara disappear to crete, and i can't wait.
already started packing and am popping out thursday to buy more bits too. 
things i am looking forward too.
SARA
SUN
SAND
SEA
KNOSSOS where the minatour comes from
PLANE
NO WORK FOR A WEEK

have already got in place kitten watching, have sorted out my malstrom ticket for july and have found out my new clothes for that should be coming for when i get back :-) so alls good

dug out my old copy of mahjong the other day, and am trying to reteach myself the art of playing the game as i want to teach my girlfriend how to play. it seems so simple and yet rather complex at the same time! and i am known for being a bit crap at trying to explain things. 
still i'm sure i'll figure it out.