sweets: a history of temptation

is generally a good book. So far, though, the only bit i'm tempted to read to people is John of Gaddesden's hangover cure:
"If anyone have drunk too much, if it be a man the testicles should be washed with salt and vinegar, and if it be a woman, the breasts, also let them eat the leaf or the stalk or the juice of a cabbage with sugar."
p.170, Tim Richardson.

tropfest

And, tropfest was better than expected. And it's always amusing when Sydney gets sent home cause it's raining too hard, while Melbourne gets perfect weather.
The hosts were very apologetic (and scornful) that we wouldn't find out who won (cause the judges had all gone home where it's dry), which was also amusing, as we'd planned to piss off to the pub as soon as the movies finished anyway!
School starts tomorrow & I have an entire class without either of my buddies. Spose I'll just have to make new friends. We've already gotten the assessment tasks; I foresee many painful hours for my poor brain this semester.