feeling sleepy

Two things which I neglected to mention in my previous post, corresponding to the categories of silliness and sociability:

The day before I managed to lose (temporarily) all my current work, I failed to attend a seminar due to getting confused and thinking it was the next week. I was sent a text message to alert me but didn't get it until I got home since I had left my phone on my desk. More positively, I sang in a concert with the Revelation Rock Gospel choir. These concerts are always amazingly uplifting and this one maintained the tradition. This was the first time I was on the stage rather than in the audience. Luminous pink and blue T-shirts, as well as fulfilling the role of gender differentiation, added an extra sheen to the occasion, as we sang:

Unspeakable joy! Full of glory!
I'm gonna tell the world about my story,
How he saved my soul to be with him in glory.
Let the redeemed of the Lord tell it,
Let me say so!

Christ's alumnus and Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams preached the commemoration sermon last Friday. As much as I understood I agreed with. He spoke on truth and how academia should be devoted to the pursuit of truth rather than short-term targets. His refrain was "Truth takes time and truth costs lives". He elaborated this with reference to figures associated with the history of Christ's College - Darwin, Milton, Fisher and Christ (who said "I am the truth"). The seven-course meal we were given included soup, fish, lamb and Christmas pudding. I sat next to Dr Fanni Gergely, a research fellow in cell biology originally from Hungary, which made for interesting conversation. People seem to find this difficult to believe, but there is indeed a midnight dance around ("Milton's") mulberry tree in the fellows' garden.

After three and a half hours sleep I got up to catch a lift to Norfolk for the Holy Trinity student houseparty at Letton Hall, a converted stately home. Weekend activities included a ceilidh organised by the more Scottish amongst us, making Christmas decorations and go-karting, alongside times of worship and teaching from Ryan and Rupert on the theme of Treasuring God. My sleep quotient increased slightly from Friday but not yet sufficiently, though I felt fine keeping going when things were going on.

Since then I haven't been hugely productive. Yesterday I got up at 1:30 and had bacon on toast for "breakfast" at 3 pm. Today I've done slightly better but not by much.