Chinese New Year

I went to Birmingham's China Town for the Chinese New Year celebration. My flatmate was surprised that only about a fourth of the people there appeared to be Chinese. I wasn't really... It was fun, if amazingly crowded. You get a sense from these pictures, but keep in mind that I only took pictures when I could get my camera out in the crowd. We had lunch at a sushi restaurent -- all the Chinese restaurents were either closed or packed. But they had an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet for six pounds. Which made me happy. And probably made me gain six pounds. But hey. Convery belts.... sushi... reminds me of Japan. Except the sushi there was better. But this wasn't bad for the price.

In other news, I'm trying to strike that fine balance between getting my work done and not stressing too much. Trying is the operative word. And I'm missing Andy a lot. Silly boy. Why can't he be five time zones closer? Also missing assorted other friends... on a rotating basis! When will be your turn?