Nowadays you can't be too sentimental

Something I learnt today: I'm really a man
Something that made me laugh today: Bisc&s

So Thursday night was my graduation dinner. That's right, gradutation. I've almost got a degree under my belt. Don't I feel old? Yet still unprepared for life in general. Dang.

So - the dinner. Went back to Dave's rather early because he skipped a class (or two) and I was (legitimately) sent home early. So we have a small chance to relax before I have to slip into the little cocktail dress and pin stripe hat that seemed to be a hit all round. Then there's my massive battle with the girl-y stuff that I suffer before all formal events. Remembering the perfume (spelling the word "perfume" has actually just prooved an issue for me). Doing the hair. Putting on make-up. High heels.

So at the dinner I'm forced into a night of sobrietry because the owner of the function centre cracked the sads and decided the hour of free spirits we were originally promised was no more. That was inimpressive as I'd promised Ini I'd get trashed with him. Whoops.

Then there was the video. A few scenes got lost which I thought was a damn shame, but the rest worked out beautifully.

It should be noted that attempt number three to film the bioinformatics challenge was a failure because the computers in the appropriate room did not contain appropriate software. Stretched for time, as we were, we waited for another day. On the fourth attempt we finally got it filmed. And then we did it again.

It has just occured to me, dear readers, that the damn scene actually failed to make it into the final film and I am less than impressed.

The whole evening culminated in a very drunk graduation committee President, two fairly crap desserts, a forgotten laptop and a car trip navigated by Dave one and a half times resulting in him obtaining two boxes of biscuits he doesn't like on top of a biochemistry pen.

It was silly, it was enjoyable, it was emotional.