Rush & crash

1. Recovering from yesterday with episode after episode of 'Sugar Rush'.

2. An afternoon nap. It's been so hot today I couldn't help falling asleep.

3. Pizza and pasta dinner party with Rob, Ali and Rachel. Wonderful company and a great way to spend our last evening in London before heading off to Italy tomorrow!

Regent's picnic

1. Escaping football madness by picnicing in Regent's Park in the sunshine with Miri, Nick and Joe.

2. Drinking on the Southbank with a lovely bunch of London/Brighton friends.

3. Stumbling across a piano near St. Paul's on the walk home. Happily we were with Nick, a talented musician who gave an impromptu performance.

Westminster Abbey

1. An ice-cream at Westminster Abbey while waiting for the family for more touristy fun.

2. Cod and mushy pea fishcakes. We gave up on touristy fun (Westminster Abbey being 15 pounds to get in!) and went for a pub meal instead - an exciting cultural experience, particularly the mushy peas. :)

3. A lovely meal in Chinatown with Mum, Dad, and Miriam.

Surrealism

1. The view from the top of St. Paul's Cathedral.

2. Surrealism House exhibition at the Barbican, especially the Buster Keaton films.

3. Catching up with Nadia. We had a delicious meal at the restaurant above the Design Museum.

Grease

1. Mum and Dad arrived in London and we'll be hanging out for a couple of days before they go back to Munich on Sunday.

2. Surprise gifts - a tripod from M&D, earrings from Miri.

3. Third row seats for 'Grease' at Picadilly Theatre.

Whirlpool

1. Catching up with Romana and Caroline via Skype.

2. 'Whirlpool'. I haven't had that much 1950s melodrama fun since watching 'All That Heaven Allows' last year.

3. Finally catching up with Andrea at our local, and bumping into Mark on the way. It's nice having friends in the neighborhood.

Workshop

1. The return journey from Ej's to uni. Dawn taxi ride along the seafront. Smooth train ride finishing Blake's Songs Innocence and Experience and listening to Television's Marquee Moon.

2. I got a lot out of the PhD workshop on day 2 of the New Materialism conference.

3. The behind-the-scenes workshop by the musicians, music technologists, and dancers who performed at the conference yesterday.