Good BU

Was great to see lots of lovely people at BU last night, and to get trounced at that dice game. It would be interesting to play a variant in which each mistake gains you a die and you're out when you get a sixth. Very good to see ajva, of whom I don't see nearly enough.

Don't really have time for a full roll call, sorry!

I thought when I got a camera phone that it would be useful for taking covert photos on the street and the Tube, but all my experimentation so far has failed to produce a decent photo. To get even acceptable quality you have to get close up, aim carefully, and hold the camera steady, all of which makes it very obvious you're taking a photo...

Update: While the pack says "perudo", the game seems to be more commonly known online as Dudo.

Shopping

Where's the best place in London to shop for

• a pair of cheap, real Army surplus combats
  
• plain black lycra leggings
  
• a long leather coat, under GBP 200?
  

Network switches arrived - there's an indefinite delay on Lili's new graphics card, so I asked for the switches to be delivered seperately. I have taken some spare cables at work - the price was that I learn how to make up network cables, a skill I was very happy to acquire (OW-O-GW-B-BW-G-NW-N). So network games ahoy! I think we have plans for other sorts of games tonight though :-)

Back to mine tonight - even though the washing machine now works in Streatham, there's a bit of a backlog. And I want to pick up some clothes.