Too Young To Be Grumpy

The Hilton - Milton Keynes

Apologies for the lack of updates for the last three days. I've been up to Milton Keynes on a trip to the Open University, where we had a workshop for my current project. It was much better than usual workshops - much more informal - where we had meetings and listened to visionary talks from our boss and leader. Previous workshops have been very conference-like with much listening to presentations. The important bit (the food) was very binary in quality - lunch tended to be crappy cold nastiness, but coffee and afternoon tea came with the most gorgeous cakes. Our workshop dinner was a barbeque at a nearby hotel, and was pretty yummy too.

The hotel was an absolute rip off though. For something that was no better than a slightly worn out Travelodge, the Hilton opposite the Open University campus charges £140-odd a night. Even with our special bulk-booking it was £110, which was just ridiculous, in my opinion.

The journey back was nice, as we finished at lunch time and it is just wonderful to be back with my wife, who is immeasureably beautiful. (geez, I'm a soppy sod).

Oh, I guess this is the first post containing a picture taken with my new D70. It's a shame it's so dull... sorry about that.