Time for an update

This is "The Deep", the world's only Submarium says the blurb - though I'm pretty sure that they made that word up. It's the big Aquarium in Hull, shaped like a giant ship and pointing out into the estuary. According to Sally, it's the *only* tourist attraction in the whole of Hull. And we were there this last weekend - as you'll see from Sally's Blog - for her friend's (Catherine's) birthday.

I like fish - very calming - but there really are some seriously weird fish out there. For example: cowfish. I mean, imagine being starving on a desert island. After days of effort, you finally catch a fish and it's a cowfish. Would you eat it? I doubt I would... :)

Elsewhere, there were further tramp sightings. Popping outside for some fresh air during lunch in a superheated pub, I discovered a sleeping tramp/drunk on the other side of a low wall. I tried to hide him from Sally (always one to try and make Hull look better) but had to give in and admit there was a nearby tramp (again!). *But* even with disclaimers on Sally's own Blog, I have it on best authority that a tramp lives in one of the Superloos in Huddersfield, those ones in the street where you pay 20p and it opens up? Imagine being caught completely short, paying your money, only to have the door slide open and a tramp come out - arms waving, muttering incomprehensibly.

So the moral to this tale?

Everywhere else> Hull > Huddersfield. ;-)

So true... (Grrr!)

Dad's back

Well, that's a relief. After a busy week kicked off at this end, Dad ended up in hospital last week. He went to the GP on Tuesday afternoon and was in hospital an hour later - something to do with excess fluid on his chest. I went back to York soon after and of course, Internet is a bit ropey back at the parents - and I had other things on my mind. But the good news is (a) that York District Hospital is now pretty good - much better than the blood-encrusted ward he ended up on when he had his stroke a few years ago - and he came out of hospital after only the one night, feeling much better than before. :)

Since then, I have now caught up on everything at this end. It's a busy time as the 2nd year are choosing their 3rd year project supervisors - after listening to presentations from each lecturer - and I'm 3rd year tutor and thus running all of the presentations.