Monday. Day of Mon, the Greek God of Dough, Plant Pots and Aubergines.

Well, I should have been in Swedish III this morning but after waking up horribly early (after being up horribly late helping K format her thesis) got a phone call from the organisers saying it was postponed due to sickness of the teacher - bugger. Presumably they've got a bad case Stockholm Syndrome (see below). The weekend was very triumphant, started to get a tan after lolling in the sun for more than a few hours. Actually, it was about as loll worthy as I can get, so mowing the lawn of the summerhouse, working out in the rocky gym and running down the beach were all involved, one day I'll be able to sit still for more than a few minutes. Just spent the last hour trying to figure out how to get a Swedish driving licence, not too complicated and the pathway to learning to drive is pretty similar to the UK. I.e, permit (provisional) and then onwards to test and full licence. Only main difference is having an eyesight test before you even get into a car, not just a few minutes before your test as in the UK-I always thought that seemed a bit strange. Well up for learning to drive 4 wheels, after years of not being particularly bothered, after spending the weekend throwing K's mothers car around a beach - loads of fun!!

The other lanquage news is, however, that I will start my free government course this afternoon - its a 48 week course, every afternoon for 4 hours, crikey. Should be interesting to see what its like, probably a good mix of people on it.

Radio 4 is the background, the weather is overcast and the flat is a little chilly.

yeah well, this is something which Sweden gave back to the world - if you're at all interested in the dynamics of a hostage situation that isThe Peace Encyclopedia: The Stockholm Syndrome