[ZK] Well, there's your problem. The trick is not to eat for at least 18 hours before you go on a binge. It won't make you less sick, but it's a lot cheaper.    ;-)

And the joys of getting every single drink free... :)

[ZK] how'd you manage that? our cocktails-themed social cleaned me out...

Well, because it was during the day, and I'd come straight from my exam, they invited me out to the pub but I protested that I hadn't brought my purse with me. Annabel (whose last exam it was) said that was ok because she'd buy me a drink....hey presto and about 7 drinks later...oddly enough, simply by not packing cash, I managed to pull the same trick last night - I paid for a round with my card and then got free drinks all night (this time by sticking to J20) although in fairness, the guy buying them rather likes me.

But do you like him back, ZK?

Very nice lad. Not quite my type. Next time we go out, I'll be getting the drinks in...it's the way of the world :) I only accepted them all because I was skint and very, very warm.

[nights] Any more exams today?

no, just baffling exec handover. not sure why I went. it's more essays than exams at the moment, although they're on their way like so much bad news... (sighs and finishes eating pizza)

Crikey, I've just been looking back through the archives and realised how many games finished in my absence!

We should have one of those fabulous "cost-cutting" games...

[ZK] ?

eg "Lady Chatterly's Loofah" "Wuthering Hillocks" etc

I only have 2 ideas so far, but it's always seemed like a fun game :)

No-one, looking through this place, would *imagine* that i have been hanging around on the net for waaaaaaaay too long...

[ZK] Je comprends. sp? is there meant to be an 's' on the end of the first person singular?

I think it's "comprends", although it's over a year since I stopped studying French and the net's not much help.

[ZK] I am reassured all the same. I shall spare you the knowledge of how long it is since I stopped doing French...

yes, the first singular present has an S on the end... the net is rubbish for french unless you already have a half decent knowledge of it. which lets me out...

My French evening class ended last night (entry level), needless to say I can confidently say I am no help to you with this at all, but if you want to say your name or go shopping I can help you pay. ("Je voudrais one of those and one of those s'il vous plait)

Le singe est dans l'arbre.

3 Monkeys type of thing ? Sounds good. I might just go and start it.....

I've spent the day watching 90s french pseudo-noir film. I can swear a blue streak in french now, but I have no idea how to write my essay... [Ink] some of us still shop that way in France - "Avez vous this dans un large?"

[st d] Changed for technical reasons to Le singe est sur la branche, because apparently otherwise one has a monkey enclosed within a tree (boo! hiss!)

[nights] It was great - I got to the airport in Rome and suddenly realised I'd completely forgotten that I'd need to learn another language. The week consisted of pointing at things and hoping they spoke English. Shocking. :)

All 12 housemates have arrived, strongly opinionated in the interview process I hope they still will be. The house looks wonderful, it is smaller, cramped and set up for confrontation. And tomorrow any housemate that loses the task does not get their suitcase! My expectations are high after the cosy-cosy niceness disaster of last year.