Sorry for the hiatus from posting folks. Blogger seems to be having some technical difficulties with uploading images, and I've been chiefly trying to share some recent images with you all. Since I've yet to receive any word back from blogger's support team, I'm sending those of you who might be interested to the Flickr page for updates on what we've been up to. Just follow the link to Andrew's Flickr page on the sidebar.
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Last weekend we entertained Laura's dad Mike. Laura and Mike went off for a nice walk round Burbage valley on the Saturday morning, while I was stuck at home having a rather awkward house chat with one of our housemates. The chat was aimed at resolving some difficulties we've been having with him not pulling his weight on the cleaning/cooking/generally contributing front. We all decided, without nearly as much awkwardness as I was expecting, that it was best if he moved out. So come August it should just be Jane & Steve, Laura & me, and occasionally Professor Bob Hale. Hooray for our cosy little den!
After this I joined Laura and Mike for a home-made picnic at Grindleford Station, followed by a saunter around Chatsworth, including some award-winning ice cream. After this we took afternoon tea in Bakewell then later an evening of Sushi with our friend Jules.
The one and only picture I got around to taking all weekend (the housemate situation had me flustered and I kept forgetting to take my camera with me) is of Laura and Mike at lunch on Sunday afternoon at a great pub called The Cricket out in Totley. The food is scrumptious there, and for anyone in the area I thoroughly recommend a visit.
Laura has been adding that proverbial 'woman's touch' to our room with some nice plants, pictures of which you will find on Flickr. I was hoping to upload pictures of both the citrus tree and the Orchid, but it turns out I've run out of space for the month, so all you are getting is the Citrus tree.
Yesterday and today are departmental 'research away days', meaning we're both holed up in a conference room with a bunch of philosophers learning about having a career in academia. It's not nearly as tedious as it sounds, especially because everything, including food is laid on free by the department. I presented a ten minute summary of my thesis yesterday, which seemed to go down reasonably well, and we enjoyed several other such summaries, right up until my back started to give in and we decided to take a break. We returned later for free Indian food however, and had a lively evening of socialising and free wine. Today Brad Hooker will be talking to us about current developments in moral philosophy and how to get published.
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