Pancakes/Syrup/Pressies/DoS/Coffee

[enismirdal]

To Messrs. Fingon and Eluréd,

It's your fault! Because of you I spent three and a half hours craving bacon and maple syrup pancakes today. So I went to the pancake stall and found they didn't do bacon but did do ham. Talked the guy into making me ham and maple syrup. Ate it happily. Then looked down at fluffy turquoise fleece. Had managed to spill maple syrup all the way down it... Sticky!Fleece

Ooops.

Your fault!

Also have begun Christmas Shopping. And am enjoying it!! Weird...

DoS meeting went OK. I bitched about the Pathology course being poorly designed for NatScis, pointed out that I like reading articles. He agreed that Pathology is structured more like an A-level course ("here is the information - learn it"). I bounced about Plant Sciences. I hope I didn't offend him by clearly liking it most of all... I bounced about the Master (he is a REALLY good plant pathologist)... I actually bounced a lot. And talked a lot. My DoS meeting took 20 minutes! Didn't feel persecuted, anyway. Probably sounded a bit defensive as I still resent his prediction of a 2:2 for me, as I am basically a high 2:1 student. Oh, and he informed me that we will be getting an exam in January. Oh, joy...

Met up with Helen and pincushions for coffee - was nice to see them both. *huggles pair of them* They are lovely.

Cambridge is so pretty at this time of year. A bit like a picture postcard (only picture postcards don't have BBC trucks parked outside King's college).

Comments

[melime.livejournal.com]

Oh, no, now you're making me want breakfast foods, too. Ah, I have ham and hashbrowns in the fridge, but I'm saving it for tomorrow... damn!

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

Hmm...here's a thought. Could you...WOULD you take a picture of the postcard-pretty scene outside at Cambridge and post it here?
I'd love to see it.
*smiles sweetly and bats eyelashes*
I'll let you eat my pancakes...

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to get some piccies next time I'm out. :) Will have to be daytime though, as my digital camera is not very good and has no flash, so ones in evening when the Christmas lights are on won't come out.

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

In the meantime, a selection of nice bits that I picked off the internet:

Hobson's building at St Catharine's (http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/images/0006/P6171364.jpg) - Sir Ian McKellen lost his virginity in that very building (allegedly!)

My own beloved St Catharine's, in the snow. (http://mi.eng.cam.ac.uk/~jdm57/Photos/2003-01/CambridgeInSnow/DSC01498.JPG)

Sherlock Court, St Catharine's. (http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/users/mn200/photos/catz/sherlock-court-window.cropped.jpg)

King's college next door. (http://mi.eng.cam.ac.uk/~jdm57/Photos/2003-01/CambridgeInSnow/DSC01487.JPG)

Trumpington Street on a sunny day (http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/images/0002/P2260194.jpg) - the long shadows are from King's towers.

The Mathematical Bridge behind Queens' (http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mr294/photos/cambridge/imgp0075_1.html) - various stories about this bridge exist. The vast majority are complete nonsense!

The Backs in autumn. (http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mr294/photos/cambridge/imgp0081_1.html)

King's Parade merging into Trinity Street. (http://fuse.pha.jhu.edu/~ravi/Misc_Pix/cambridge/cambridge-Images/2.jpg)

[ilanin.livejournal.com]

How could you not enjoy Christmas shopping? Or is liking going out to buy stuff with the criterion "I have no idea what it will be, but it will make [target] squee when they see it." weird even by Cambridge geek standards?

/me loves giving presents and buying to give...

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

That works when you have the natural ability to select an item that will make [target] squee when they see it! Unfortunately, I don't always manage that, and hence shop with the permanent terror of disappointing the recipient.

Am glad you are better at it than me!

[ilanin.livejournal.com]

My giving present criterion is "If they are important enough to me that I should give them a present, I will be able to find an item that will make them squee when they see it." (There are other cases as well, this is the one for friends. Relatives are expected to tell me, or at least someone....)

So, erm, it's kind of self-fulfilling. I just generally buy stuff if I think "Ooh, that's really cool, especially if you think the way [target] does". That and, erm, I have quite a lot of friends who will bounce up and down and squee given the slightest provocation anyway...

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

I have resolved to treat you to lunch in My Old Dutch on High Hoborn. They do a bacon-and-apple pancake, served with stroop a raw cane syrup that's even nicer than maple.

[enismirdal.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a plan, but make sure they leave out the apple! *is only an apple fan in juice and shampoo*