Back to normal...

The period spanning from about 9pm on Friday 17th September 2010 to 4pm on Sunday 3rd October 2010 is going down in history as the stragest, craziest fortnight-and-a-bit in my life so far.  This week everything is back to normal (well as 'normal' as it ever is).  After a relatively productive week I attended the office quiz last night.  Sadly, the occasion marked my worst ever performance in a group quiz.  My team came a pitiful 9th out of 15 teams.  I ended up being seperated from some of my close colleagues because there were too many of us to make up one team.  Their team was first by a long way and the team of another department I'm good friends with were second.  The science and history rounds were particularly evil and I wasn't on good form.  I insisted that Taunton was in Devon when it's in Somerset (fortunately, I was over-ruled on that one) and I absolutely refused to believe that Paris Hilton was the subject of one of the picture questions.  I was proud that I realised that one of the links in the 'linked names' round was that they were all characters in Starlight Express.  I wonder if I was the only person who got that right.  It must be a pretty niche piece of knowledge.  Anyway, after our dismal failure I retreated to the pub with friends from all three teams and ended up staying until closing time.  I was good though, I only had two beers.  It was quite an odd feeling making my way home on a late train in a totally sober state.

Today, I've been enjoying my first free weekend in months by doing absolutely nothing of note.  I did some laundry, went to Tesco and watched the newish Star Trek movie which Lovefilm sent me on 14th July.  I've definitely been making good use of my £3.99 a month subscription recently!  I thought the movie was fine.  I'm not generally a sci-fi fan but it held my interest all the way through and I like the way they've re-vamped the franchise.  It fits neatly in the category of 'movies I'm glad I've seen but that I'm not in a hurry to see again'.  I wonder what they'll send me next...

I guess I should write about my recent travels before I forget the details.  First stop, Vienna, Austria...

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