Cotangent

As requested.

I am definitely not cut out for hot weather, and beginning to doubt highly supported hypotheses of african origin of humans- no sign of acclimatisation, no sign of brain activity in the median hours of the day. The most i have stretched myself to do today is to go swimming at the crack of dawn with my sister, write a few postcards at lunchtime, & drag myself in a zombie-like fashion to a shop to buy some water. Oh and colour-code some notes on transitional epithelia, my favourite.

The weekend preceding our travels to Egypt was packed and good; the week itself, packed and sleepless, clocking a total of 23 hours of sleep, and i'm still compensating. On Friday, following a lot of rushing around, meeting deadlines, tutors and trains, Tom and i set off to Oxford for his birthday present (about time too), an Ellie Goulding gig at the Zodiac. The support band were disappointing, and slightly hate-able, but the inbetween music was awesome, notably so- little bit of 70's funk here, little bit of Come as you are there. As for the lady herself, she was beautiful and demure, as expected, and the music was amazing as well, one girl and her drum taken to the next level. The more i think about it, the more glad i am that i went.

We trekked back to town; finding no-one at the PT, we headed Four-Candles-wards to find a couple of people there, and then officially acquainted Tom with Branos, before we headed home, by which point i was deliriously awake.

The next day, i spent the day walking around Oxford, in the sun, rain, East & West ends, from lunch to tea break & finally to home, where my friend Lauryn was waiting for me (in between town and home i found a dead bird which i buried beside the church, tributary photos and more to follow). About a 6 months into homelessness and house-hopping, 7 months into pregnancy, and it's going to be a boy. I feel awful for her, but also so excited- she's going to be a great mother. I think i'll end up going to the delivery with her, i don't think anyone else will be. Oh dear.

More later, i have to run off to a pyramid or something.

Orchid

p.s. Chlo i'm so proud of you! More than you know (: