| Monday, March 19, 2001 |
 | Well, this has been a tiring, if profitable, weekend.
Friday evening saw me headed off to Oxford with a banjo on my knee, desperately late for a series of engagements.
I dislike Oxford. I dislike the way that it is turning into a small version of London's more obvious shopping districts. I dislike the way that the student population remains young while I get older. I dislike the tourism, and the fact that there are bars called things like "The Quod". Which is either a very recondite pun or bad spelling....
However, it is a handy place to sleep over with worthies like Damon, Daniel, George and Victor Upsideclown and a cast of thousands. Also, to have lunch with my sister (with boyfriend) and father. Family get-togethers - not something that happens all that often, but a damn fine opportunity to pick brains. We're all competent in different areas, so it's rather like a meeting of the auxiliary chapter of the Super Friends.
Conversely, one of the advantages of Oxford is Blackwell's second-hand section. God knows when I'll get a chance to reread Abbot and Mansfield's Ancient Greek Syntax and Accidence, but it's good to have a copy handy.
Speaking of which, I must do a recently read - haven't for a while. But no time now.
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