Symmetrical trees and so on...

Speculation over the past few days has included the question of whether it is true that trees are symmetrical so that underground their roots mirror their branches. I am sceptical about that one to be honest, but then I did have that debate with a psychology student so perhaps it was all part of some grand experiment. Another interesting but rather confusing conversation I had was about consumption, which it turns out is not pleasant but no longer kills you. That one was with Ian in my english class, and pretty much sums up the degree of randomness of our conversations.

Excitingly yesterday, I went to visit Jon Salter as a bit of an essay-break. He is very well, treated me to an extraordinary tropical squash drink (thanks Jon, you must tell me where you got it), and, as ever, took every opportunity to use complex medical terminology, just to confuse me. Perhaps I should have talked to him about Walt Whitman or something...

Yesterday night, Belmont house group was in a house miles away from anywhere on a random street. The street was very windy, and none of the houses had numbers on, so I wandered back and forth in the wildness for a while before I finally found the place. I like housegroup cos it happens in real houses, which makes a very refreshing change from the normal student housing situation. Funny how things like that are luxurious when you're a student.

Last night I dreamt I had a job, and was earning real life money. It was a very good dream.

Other than that much essay writing has taken place. I am about half way through both essays...