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Tipsy from too much sherry, and exhausted. I should go to bed, but screw it, I think I'll wander around and look for bars instead. More Cuba libres, right...

page is swimming ;)

Okay... yes, the tinto is excellente, the sherry is something I'm acquiring a taste for... but the cognac-equivalent is dangerous. Wonderful caramel-fruited bouquet, each sip a... haiku. Rolled over and contemplated. Reflecting different things about oneself.

That was dinner. Chicken, garlic, helados, gazpacho. Gentle teasing.

Otherwise... this morning I missed breakfast and was a bit late because of an unexpected call from tenacious_snail, who (considering what we've wrestled through) abundantly deserves her adjective. And said goodbye to patgreene from Madrid airport. Then worked with JA on configuring an el-cheapo ADSL router, finally giving up by lunchtime. Then writing part of a proposal, reviewing some C++ and a long dull WebEx presentation on drilling, from home.

The three amigas should be landing in a few more hours... I'm off to the town square and la taberna ingles to hang out with the other scientists. Funny that the best bar in a small Spanish town is a fake English pub.

I need to book a reservation for Saturday... I looked into cheap airfares to places like London or Rome for the weekend, but will probably drive instead to Lisbon.