Sunday, 25th January, 1998 A few people wander round to belatedly mark my birthday. I do some reading for the tutorial work ahead. Monday, 26th January, 1998 More reading. I try to do the easy tutorial questions. Tuesday, 27th January, 1998 Flu. Work stops. I go to bed. Wednesday, 28th January, 1998 Flu continues. Thursday, 29th January, 1998 Flu subsides. Practicals, involving solutions going blue. Or yellow. Friday, 30th January, 1998 Tutorial. Grovelling to Dr. Brouard. Saturday, 31st January, 1998 A party at 121. Chris gets a bath.
			The characters and situations in this diary are entirely imaginary and bear no relation to any real person or actual happenings. Any resemblance to such things is coincidental, or just for humourous effect. All names have been chosen to implicate the innocent.