Weekend

Friday: Valentine's dinner at nice Chinese with LNR, followed by a most enjoyable evening in.

Saturday: Did very little l-) Bought paint and painting paraphernalia in preparation for repainting bedroom. Went to Becky's party in the evening. As on Friday, my alcohol consumption seems to be lower than usual, which is probably a reaction to last weekend. Unambiguously enjoyed the party which is an improvement over the last two times.

Sunday: Just as we were ready to start painting I noticed that the drain was blocked. We tried drain clearing goop, then shoving a hose down it, neither of which did any more than stir up evil-smelling black crud. Plumber arrived, did the teeth-sucking thing, and eventually cleared it by vigorously attacking the drain using a rod with a disk on the end. Several chunks of solid black crud were ejected as a result, I have no idea where the rest of the blockage may have got to. Apparently this area of town is "nightmarish" in terms of its drains.

While we were waiting to see if the drain stayed clear we were regaled with various stories about restaurants and takeaways told largely in terms of their plumbings arrangements. Apparently you can get bacteria that eat grease.

Finally we got to apply some paint to the bedroom. It'll need a second coat and we have a different color to do all the trimmings (skirting board u.s.w.) but it was good to get it done.