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I’ve just come back from a work ‘away day’. We went ice skating at Somerset House (with mulled wine afterward), followed up by 10 pin bowling at Bloomsbury Bowling.

Both parts of the day were enormous fun. I was a little nervous before the ice skating, because I’d never been before, but it turns out that I’m actually fairly good at it. Not good enough to skate backwards or anything, but good enough to get around the rink without falling over¹ or holding on to the handrails.

¹ although I was knocked over twice by kids – at least one of whom I swear was actively targeting me, because he nearly knocked me over again later…I never lost my balance because of my own skating activities

Just rewatched the 1967 version – it really couldn’t be more different than the 2006 film. Especially the finale which is approx 999 out of 10 on the ‘weird’ scale.

Went and saw this earlier on, and enjoyed it immensely. Apart from the couple of gaping plot/continuity holes that is…

Best bit: The construction site. Especially the parkour (free-running).
Worst bit: I’m a bloke, take a guess…

Yippee!

On a side note, I’ve now been there 8 weeks. They’ve just flown by which can only be a good thing.

TV at it’s finest. ‘Nuff said.

I turned 23 yesterday.

Although I didn’t really celebrate yesterday, I did on Friday with my workmates – a nice pub lunch at the Newmarket, and then drinks after work at the Cross Kings. Hadn’t been in the Cross Kings before, although it did come highly recommended. It looks quite run-down, but has a unique atmosphere – the lighting was a combination of neon + candles, the bar staff were very friendly, the wine list was excellent (according to those who know about such things…), 2 cats, cheap drinks and very comfy sofas. We liked it so much that we’ve decided we’re going to have the departmental Xmas lunch there (I didn’t even know we got a departmental Xmas lunch!).

Other things I learnt – ages of colleagues, details of their primary schools, various other mundane personal details, and that one of my colleagues is a lesbian. That means that I now know a gay bloke, a lesbian and a bisexual bloke. Always nice to know a different type of person.