So the parents have met!

Well what has the last week involved?

To start I still don't have confirmation on the funding to stay here for postdoc. Basically we have to wait for another external review of our work. Hopefully it will be more specific in order to resolve the conflict of opinion in the two reports we already have. Sigh.

Then I got information on the Essex job. I wasn't first choice. It really sucks as I thought I did really well on that interview. All I can hope for is that I am at least second choice and the position gets passed on.

Friday we went to the new pizza restaurant, Dough. Twas awesome again and this time I didn't go for the wheat base pizza. This meant I could actually finish the whole thing.

Saturday, with Sam and her mother, we went to Hereford on the train to go and meet my parents. Yeah this is the first time they met before the wedding. It went really well. I don't know why I was nervous. I think they all got on really well. My dad works on the town council, and Sam's mum works for the Manchester council, so there was much conversation. We all helped my mum pick out something for her to wear for the wedding. I am really pleased how well Sam and my mum get along. Plus we showed off the pictures from Sam's photoshoots and gave mum and dad some chocolates from hotel chocolat. We also too a trek to see the cathedral in Hereford, which is pretty impressive even though Hereford is a tiny city. We do have some pictures from the day but it requires the old man to get them off the camera.

Yesterday we joined up with the guys for Cat's birthday ice skating. Seems like everyone is job hunting/postponing xmas. It was good to see that everyone isn't too stressed/crazy with everything right now.

later we went to Carnival Divine, which again is a great burlesque night. This time not only did we have great puppets (Frosty the snowman apparently is a snowy twat with no heart and is just made of frozen H2O who should piss off before he gets fucked up), but grim/hilarious side show act that involved stuff going up noses and fitting a body through a tennis racket. Oh and there was awesome burlesque opera. Wow.

Finally geting back home last night I checked my emails to find that I have a new interview. I made it to the final five for the postdoc in Warwick. It's next week so I have a week to read up on the work and make changes to my presentation.