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Well, I had a very enjoyable time yesterday at John and Katie’s wedding which took place in Christchurch College cathedral. This was dispite my cold deciding that it was going to mount a counter attack.

Anyway, I’m sure you’ll like to see the pictures if for no other reason than to see the architecture.

As for the cold, it’s still clogging up my chest, causing all sorts of pops and things when I breath deeply, or indeed try to sing hymns. Not only this but my nose started running again. I’m sure it’s the exhertion caused by cycling against the wind on Friday which has re-invigorated the virual attack. If only the bus were a cheap and viable alternative to the bike, then I’d take that until I’d finially get rid of this disease.

Anyway, I spent today resting. Trying to get rid of this cough which has been exaserbated by yesterday’s celebrations.

Tomorrow evening I’m off to Reading to meet Grim, Holly and others for Grim’s pre-birthday dinner and cinema trip. I wonder if he’ll remember the laser printer he wants taken off his hands.

Today’s going to be a long day.

It’s John and Katie’s wedding this afternoon but before then I have all the shopping to do, including getting some stuff from Matalan. I’ve already put the bread on, which should need retrieving from the bread maker at about 11:50.

I’ve made sure that all the batteries for both my cameras are now fully charged. The one thing I don’t want to happen during the “al fresco” photo shoot is to run out of power. My idea for this session is to take a huge number of pictures and then winnow out the chaff. This is helped by the 1GB microdrive in the Fuji and the 512MB secure digital card in the Canon.

Anyway, I’d better eat my breakfast, finish the washing up and then be off out.

After another night of little sleep, aching head, running nose, coughing and feeling awful I’m having another day off work.

When will this blasted cold give up?

Well, the cold’s no better. I’m having hot and cold flushes, a nose which is running a marathon, a cough and a headache.

I just hope I feel better by the morning otherwise I’ll have a second day off work.

Over the last few days I’ve been fighting off a cold again and failing dismally.

I was off work yesterday with it after spending Thursday night repeatedly falling aleep and then almost immediately waking up choking on goo. At least last night I was able to get a half decent night’s sleep.

I’m still feeling tired and a tad shakey. However, seeing as the cold has got to the nose it’s over its worst part. I merely have the snotty stage now. 🙂

Of course, it came on at just the wrong time. I was planning on going to meet people in Guildford last night but was in no fit state to do so. I just hope I’m fit enough to go out on Monday evening to go to the cinema with Grim and Holly.

I’ve just heard from my old friend Rob Newson that his mum died a couple of weeks ago from complications after her gall bladder duct became blocked.

I do hope Rob’ll be OK. He’s now stuck in the house he grew up in alone since his dad passed away ten years ago. He’s also having to sort out her affairs and everything and that can’t be helping.

Well, have a look here for details.

(Note: This is hosted on my home machine over an ADSL line, so the maximum total bandwidth is about 25Kbytes per second, so be gentle with it…)

It’s one week ’til John’s stag day and my preparations are generally on track.

Today’s item ticked off the list is getting a more suitable camera to take on such an event.
Camera meanderings…