My second test went reasonably well today; one more to go on Thursday. I've had two of my major essays back in the last couple of days, 84% and 88% each for the essays on Indochinese decolonisation and Islamism in Pakistan; I collected the latter from my tutor in the university bar - which I had succeeded avoiding until today (given that it's only ever full on 18 year olds).

As I was sat having my usual mid-morning break by the library lawn between my lecture and going to the library, I had a chat with Boyan, a Bosnian-Austarlian from my world history class, who I often bump in to when he's having a cigarette break from the library when I'm having my 12pm banana. I asked him if he was going for a beer at the uni bar to collect his essay, to which he said he wasn't because he was not allowed to drink, due to being "incarcerated". Whilst I looked at him completely blankly, he raised his left trouser leg, to reveal a tracking tag. Apparently he is serving a five year (open) prison sentence, during which he's doing a History degree. I've no idea what it's for, and thought it impolite to ask - apparently he has only a few months to go. So that was all rather interesting.

Kit has started going for a daily 'constitutional' walk in the evenings - three laps of Birchgrove Oval - for which I often join him... today with a rugby ball. 

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There is a story behind the ridiculous red trainers.... it goes back to an INSET day with the RS Department a few years ago that we spent in.... Turin. A great idea - to go and see the Turin Shroud - as part of the Head's "go out and do something interesting rather than watch a PowerPoint presentation and fall asleep" policy at the time. Unfortunately, we went on a Monday - when the museum was closed. So we spent the day in a few cafes and bars and somehow I ended up buying these trainers.