After a week of in activity I went out last night with Marko and James for Christmas drinks at The Volunteer in Lewes. Just the three lads, it was great. But the best thing about it was bumping in to two girls I knew ages ago and both of them recognising me straight away. Gemma White was behind the bar. We were friends from Ringmer Community College and had a few classes together. Michelle Kerry was called Michelle Slyman when I took her to the leavers prom at Ringmer, in a suit that was three sizes too big. Both of them are nurses now (though Gemma has two jobs it seems) and were surprised to be looking up at me so much more than when I left. I think it is something in the New Zealand water, or perhaps all that bungy jumping.

   I stayed the night at Marko's and got to use a bed this time, I'll be moving in there in mid January and I think that will be my room. As I was sitting at the bus stop in the morning a car pulled in and wound down the window. Russell was at the wheel and drove me all the way to Brighton, he would have taken me straight to the door if I hadn't needed to do some Christmas shopping first. The weather here is pretty grotty and I don't like going out in it, but I hear it is snowing in Newcastle, perhaps I should go there for a white Christmas :-)