Drive My Car!

Yes, people in Oregon may now legitimately instruct me to do the above. On a rainy afternoon this week, I took my driving test and...passed. Here's an artist's impression of what my licence might look like, when they eventually mail it to me:


Has anyone else taken a driving test, recently? I was pretty nervous, and the instructor remarked afterwards that I'd seemed tense! But it helped that the Oregon test isn't particularly involved; the only manoeuvre was driving into a parking space. Oh, the madness of the British test with its three-point turns, emergency stops and parallel parking. Anyway, Allison's `Vo and I managed just fine.

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There're some other recent events to talk about: another gig last weekend, and I still haven't mentioned my encounters in Ann Arbor. But, they'll have to wait, as tomorrow I'm off to San Diego to find out something about metagenomics. Woo.

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Yes, driving is the American way, but the title demands I celebrate with a well-known British tune:
Song of the day (28a)

...but I guess I can also play some Freescha:
Song of the day (28b)

...and the most famous band from Athens, GA, since my first trip there may not be so very far in the future:
Song of the day (28c)