Weeknote: 20/10

Knitting:
The blue jumper is finally finished! More on that tomorrow. I am delighted that it is done and I can start thinking forward. I pulled out some Cascade and started knitting Christmas tree cones again at knitting group today. I first made some of these back in 2011 and vowed that I would knit a forest of them ready for Christmas 2012. So, that went well. I'm thinking I might spend some time knitting trees, roses and hexagons for a while. I need things that are achievable.

Going to:
There was a good lecture day on the Suffragettes on Monday, that I took students to. Very enjoyable, even if I did stress myself out by driving them there on the minibus.

I went to an excellent lecture on Wednesday night about bronze statues, why they are erected, who pays for them, whether they should remain, etc. It was mainly about a prominent unpopular Bristol statue that I won't name for fear for Google. The audience were teachers, students and a bunch of old men, as usual. I knew we were in trouble when the old man next to me muttered, 'Oh, dear old Gladstone!' when a photograph of a Gladstone statue was shown, and sure enough, the lecture descended into a very sedate slanging match when the presenter said, 'Are there any questions?' and the man in front of me put his hand up immediately, beginning with the words, 'Well *I* think...' #thatisnotaquestion
Some of my students went and I was pleased that they got to see how adults disagree.

Learning:
I went back to ballet after not going for a while. I have realised that I don't like it because I want it to be exercise whereas it is actually art. This, weirdly, has helped me to enjoy it more. I won't be sorry when the course finishes, though.

Obsessed with:
Trying to get to yoga. I have not managed it. My neck hurts basically all the time now, so it is becoming more urgent. Roll on half term.

Feeling:
See above. HALF TERM NOW PLEASE. The students are all looking a bit dead-eyed too, which makes me feel better. Three more teaching days to go.