So all you people who have been posting maps of Europe in your LJs with big blank spaces in Scandinavia, you should definitely come and visit me. Sweden is huge (did you know that it is as far from the south of Sweden to the north, as from the south of Sweden to Rome), so visiting me will automatically give you lots and lots of red coverage. *coax*tempt*

I am amused by communications technology. My sister texted me from France to keep me updated on the scoreline for the England – Sweden game last night. (I didn't dare to venture out last night, much less to find a bar where I could watch the game.) Primarily, I am glad that England are not going to end up playing Germany, because I feared really scary consequences from the thugs calling themselves fans. But I do admit (lethargic_man, avert your eyes now) to feeling some degree of pleasure that England have acquitted themselves tolerably.

I have just spent all the money I earned temping earlier in the year on having my books and so on shipped here, and on a shiny toy. Thank you all very, very much for all your advice on both of these issues.

I have cells. Yay cells. They seem to be settling in ok, so soon I shall begin torturing them horribly taking lots of pretty pictures of them. It feels good somehow to be responsible for cellies again; actually starting experiments will feel even better!