Please leave a monkey after the sausage

It's not fair I say, that Al is at ATP getting to watch Lydia Lunch, Weird War and Antony and the Johnsons whilst I am in the library booking thirty minutes on the internet (never enough time by any man's standards) and scribbling notes over my dissertation, and trying to read Dune. Know where I would rather be. But still, can't complain too much I s'pose. For Christmas is coming and I started shopping ages ago and have now almost finished getting prezzies for everyone, this is the most organised I have ever been and I think it's going to pay off. No last minute rush on the 24th for me. I'm just going to sit back and relax with a glass of mulled wine, if we're allowed it that is; Alex is dead set against the idea in case we boil all the alcohol off during the mulling process. Ever heard of "the Christmas spirit"?