von's parting shot, as he swept out of dunster and onto the plane, was: "be good and work hard." i resent the insinuation that i am naturally naughty and don't get any work done. i do! i do! i just don't do it very often.

also he says while he is gone why don't i go to lala rokh for dinner if i fancied treating myself over break, and that would be a very good idea indeed except i have just spent my last quarter on more book and anyway it's no fun going to a new restaurant alone. people think that because i go to extreme and complicated lengths to avoid eating with people in the dining hall i prefer eating alone. this is untrue. i go out of my way to hide from people at mealtimes because otherwise i can't read. the moment people find out you're not reading for class (a dead giveaway if it's pratchett or andersen you're reading) they put their tray down smilingly and you have to close your book. also if you go alone you can't share food, and everyone knows that is the primest sin in my book. anyway, let's wait till my april stipend comes in, by which time von will have got back and yen will have got here and we can all go and eat ourselves silly.