10th Oct

... but go there I did! And I got in at about 8 in the evening (Canadian time) to be greeted by Emilie at the airport. Needless to say, it was bloody great to see her again.

9th Oct

And finally the time has come! After a wait of over 3 months without seeing Emilie, I am finally going to Canada, And I can't wait any longer. Each of the last few days, and particularly these last hours, has felt long and drawn out, and now more than ever the thought of me actually being in Canada seems farfetched...

7th Oct

I returned home from London in time for my last family meal (before going to Canada), which was the old classic, Wing Wah. Good stuff as always, and in the evening The Maccabees were kind enough to give me a send-off gig - they're good lads. Paul, Andrew and Martyn came along for the ride too.

After that Andrew and I stayed up and, amidst Drambuie persuaded from Dad, played chess until the wee small hours.

4th - 6th Oct

On the Thursday I stayed at Charles' Aunt's place in London, and went for a Nepalese with him and one of his work mates.

Friday ended up being a really good evening, going for a meal with Carmen and Ferret, then back to his to have my first play of a Nintendo Wii! We played on WarioWare until about 6 in the morning, and polished off a bottle of Vodka in the process. Somehow Ferret went to a wedding the next day. What a trooper.

2nd Oct

Saw The Bourne Ultimatum with Little Jon and his dad!

28 - 30 Sept

Strangely, I went to Bristol to celebrate the birthday of a girl I had never met. However, being Pit's girlfriend it makes a bit more sense, and I got to see lots of people I would not see for a while. I also had a ride in Paul (Randall)'s new car, and the word "new" has never been so misused. No seatbelts, clown-style horn and dodgy brakes made for an experience to rival Alton Towers the previous week (and a darn sight cheaper). Anyway, we went to The Tube and danced (or, in my case, sat) the night away.

The next day I went to The Flyer with Bea and co., and had a merry time. The weekend was capped off with a really good day with Shads, Rhi, Jiminy and Mattie - kind of having a long, drawn out, leisurely pub crawl, with a Pieminister to boot.