[Forgot to do this at the time, so relying on the itinerary and my faulty memory]
Off to Cambridge, where we have an incredible workshop with Tim Brown at Clare College. Originally supposed to go for 3 hours, both he and the choir want more, so we go for another hour. He saw my PowerBook at the break, and, also owning one, asked if I wanted to check email or anything, which of course I did. After the workshop I spent another hour and a half with him and AJ (a film student) showing them things in iMovie and iPhoto and generally being a geek. In the workshop he was lamenting the lack of basses in Great Britain, and then he remarked about his lack of computer support…I jokingly said I’d be happy to come over for a year and do both, but the more I think about it, the more I like the idea! Will follow up with him when I get home and see if maybe we can work a deal.
Walkie Talkies come in handy in tracking down the gang, since I missed lunch to play on the computer. Find a book fair and get a book called ‘Austria’s Eastern Question: 1700-1790’. Skip the coach back and spend a few hours more in town, then catch a bus to the hotel (Cambridgeshire Moat House) for another uninspired meal. Go swimming afterwards, try the wet sauna (nice) and the dry sauna (insanely hot: 80˚C). Swam some more with Laurie and Camille (after paying Camille back for two things I ‘owed’ her for by picking her up and jumping into the pool), then back to Jeff’s and my room for some durak.