What a week...

Well, lots of fun and exciting things have happened since I last blogged, and I'm uber-busy as usual, so again it's going to have to be a mere list of fun and exciting things. Just imagine each one is an extensive blog entry.

- Last Sunday, I played cello in Beethoven's 9th Symphony in King's College Chapel. Ooh, it was awesome. I couldn't play the damn thing to save my life, but it was awesome. And I managed to ward off indigestion pains just in time to not spend the concert doubled up in agony, which is always handy.

- Last Wednesday, I went to Thanksgiving Superhall (superhalls are super-good King's formal halls). Ooh, it was tasty. There was turkey with chestnut and apricot stuffing, and pumpkin pie, and warm mulled cider. My God, it was tasty. And there was a ceilidh afterwards, which means much Scottish-dancing fun for all! Yay!

- On Friday, it was Cambridge Christmas (25th November), and it snowed! It was just icing-sugar and it didn't settle at all, but in my book it's still a White Christmas and nobody can tell me otherwise! Also, there was a big party in Emma's room with a Christmas tree and mulled wine and carols out in the corridor (accompanied by various people who produced violas and flutes and things out of nowhere), to which about half the block turned up. The only explanation I can think of for it not getting closed down by the porters despite going on till about 5am is that everyone for many rooms around was there, so there was nobody left to complain.

- Yesterday, I rowed in Clare Novices, my first and quite possibly last boat race for King's. We lost, of course, due to having only rowed as an eight about four times and therefore being quite rubbish. But in fairness, we were racing Newnham, who have about three times as many girls to choose from as we do. Anyway, it was lots of fun, and losing meant we could go back to the boathouse and eat chocolate instead of having to race in the next round, by which time it had started pouring with rain, so I think we got the best deal.

- Also yesterday, Mark won National Novel Writing Month for the second year in a row! Woo! (Well, if he's not going to blog about it, someone has to.) Look at his funky winner's icon here, and his funky wordcount-graph here! And ignore the silly photo! (That hat's mine, by the way, which is why it looks so foolish.)

Ah, blogging's so great. I hadn't realised what an ace week it had been until just now.