Weekend

1. I woke up early, so joined a couple of work colleagues for a cycle ride. Notched up 77 miles, a pint at the Spaniards, and a trip around Hertford.

2. Nap and a shower. Then some noodles and a film with F. Went to the Prince Charles, perhaps the best cinema in London, and saw In Bruge, which wasn't really dark or comedic enough; rather Film 4 in production values, but definately one of the better recent releases.

3. Am tempted by bike polo tomorrow, but suspect I won't go.

4. I have a new laptop. A Dell M1330, which seems very indulgent. Still getting used to the keyboard and warm palm rest, as well as Vista's quirks, but its a revelation to have a modern PC that runs at a decent speed, has a DVD drive, connects fairly well to the internet, etc.

On reflection, the last couple of days would probably have impressed me ten years ago.