Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence.

Thankfully, this week has been a little bit less hectic than most.  After Monday, I only had two problem sheets to do for the rest of the week (due in for Friday), so I was able to spread that work out over a few days.  Which meant I had more time for more interesting things!

Unfortunately on Monday night I didn’t sleep at all, which kind of took the enjoyment out of the relaxed-work-week.  However, on Tuesday my schedule for the day was a single lecture at 9am, which meant having a lazy morning, always good.  As I said in last week’s post, I was able to get my practicals finished in Week 7, so no practicals for me this week.  That is a very good thing.

Jess came over from London to visit Charlotte for a few days and to see her plays – I went with her on Wednesday.  This term’s productions were Robin Hood and Indiana Jones and the Pantomime Horse.  They were extremely entertaining, to say the least!  I thoroughly enjoyed them, and it’s always nice to know that there’s something to look forward to in Week 8 each term!

Keble Guest Night was on Thursday, which basically means inviting two friends to come to have an awesome 4-course dinner in Keble.  Jess came, as did James from St Catz, and they both seemed to really enjoy it.  Well, it is a Harry Potter-esque hall, a fact which has been appreciated by everyone.

Thankfully my train ride on Saturday was at 1.30pm, so I was able to faff about a bit before I left Oxford.  Including Saturday brunch at Keble, where I asked for a huge amount, then realised that each person could only have 5 things on their plate, oops.  Also, Charlotte happened to be on the same train as me, so I was able to spend another hour with her before heading to the airport.  Although, we did have to share our train table with a guy who lost his stylus for his phone, and another guy with a maths tie (yay!) who was playing World of Warcraft on his laptop (don’t ask me how he was getting an internet connection on the train, I have no idea).  Also, this term I paid only a small amount for excess baggage, and was well in time for my flight.  Let’s just say that’s much less stressful than the Christmas trip!