Jolly Good.

My my, looks like exams really have slowed me down this year. I'm impressed.

On Friday night, my family was invited up to our neighbour's house for dinner (Gary and Suzie this is. I've mentioned them before.) It was lovely, Suzie cooked delicious Malay cuisine! I ate way too much aha.

My favourite moment was when Gary learned about my DMV aspirations. He looked like he swallowed a lemon, it was priceless! A little explanation: Gary grew up in the English countryside during World War Two. Animals were food, not friends. In essence, he is not a critter person. So when he learned that one of his favourite young people (that's me) was looking to devoting their entire life to making sure animals are treated more and more like humans, he was mildly distressed. But he recovered well, and even discussed the ethics surrounding euthanization with me for a time.

Oh, and did I mention their nephew A was visiting from the UK? Friday was the first time we'd met, and we got along very well. In fact, we went to see a movie together on Saturday night! The movie was meh, but I still had fun!

Unfortunately he left on Monday. He promised to call next time he's in town, but we're not sure when that will be... Is it possible to be both happy and depressed all at the same time?