Tonight is party night at The Palace. We have decked the place out with a selection of decorations ranging from 'It's a boy!' banners, through 'Merry Christmas' decking and 'Thirty and flirty' balloons. The place is not only looking pucker, it's also the cleanest it's been in weeks as we did a good hard spring clean.

Last night was good fun too. We went to the union, and despite the early fire alarm which rudely interrupted the night (someone had chucked a pint of Nasty over a fire detector in Bocca bar) it was all a good laugh and surprising not that packed. Most people had given up after having to wait outside for half an hour while they emptied the purple liquid out of the sensor.

I also was surprised to find that Chris Hillman had made it up. I knew Tim was planning a voyage up from Basingstoke, but Chris (as per) hadn't told anyone until he showed up at the union. Was good to catch up, and he seems to be enjoying the placement - he could even be off to Japan this summer. Lucky bastard.

This afternoon I went over to Rosie's again for another course meeting with Mario and James. I was hoping that this time it might have run a bit faster (four hours last week) but that did not happen. However productivity was high and I know have some more confidence in my major project/RSA brief choice.

This is going to be awesome.