Yesterday, after writing in my diary, I had forgotten to remove my contact lenses and I fell asleep. So in my morning routine, I panicked when I wanted to put my lenses in and found the container empty.. I suppose I'm really not a morning person! As a result of having had lenses in overnight, I was quite red-eyed and misty all day today.

So I squinted at my computer while the IT staff tended to it. When they upturned it, a cup's worth of coffee spilled over the desk. Despite this, Ayse didn't fire me. She did think however it might be a fun idea for me to apologise and say my goodbyes in a mail to everyone cheekily. I did this nearer the end of the day, stating I wasn't going to come back tomorrow and why - telling everyone how I had enjoyed their company while it lasted. Herman mailed back after half an hour: "That sucks, and I think it's grossly unfair of them to let you go! I spoke to the floor manager and told him exactly that!" Of course, Ayse's superior had not been informed of our little joke, so I nearly choked on today's coffee, almost ruining another computer. It turned out though that Herman had been on to me, thank feck. It's a good thing having smart colleagues, until they're revealed as Smart Alecs..

The 212 bus went only as far as the Uni campus today, instead of the bus stop at the Academic hospital. So I decided to walk home all the way while enjoying my loud mp3 player. "Es war schon dunkel, als ich durch Vorstadtstraßen heimwärts ging" sang Udo Juergens and he was right, while I walked across the leafy campus. "Lager lager lager!" shouted Underworld when I crossed St Anne's Street, and as I walked down my own street Shade reassured me "this is no ordinary love.." Eclectic perhaps, but that's how I like it.