Quite a few people have asked, so I'd like to state that there's no particular reason that my brother called my laptop Brian. I wonder if you can personalise the start-up sequence in XP? I haven't really had enough time to play with him yet. Because I have this crazy idea of using a snippet of the Monty Python #Brian, the man they call Brian# song...

I meant to talk about the wedding I went to on Saturday, but it wasn't all that interesting. Not for people to read about. It was my second cousin's wedding (I think that's how we're related!). I hadn't seen her since her sister's wedding, four years ago. I'm not sure why I was invited. I think it's because they basically invited the entire Berrington family. Which consists of me, my brother, Mum and Dad, Dad's two sisters, and my Nan and Grandad (who is my second cousin's Dad's brother). Heh.

Our family is small. Inevitably, the conversation got onto whether John and I would be marrying any time soon. Perhaps I should have told them I can't get married because I'm already virtually married to an Australian called James. Virtually being the operative word. I'd hate to think what my scary Aunt would have said if I'd brought that up... John was sitting between the two aunts, poor boy. :-) Anyway, they were telling him how important it was for him to get married and have lots of children. Because he's the very last Berrington. Sad, isn't it?

There was less than thirty people there altogether, so it really was an honour to be there. Even if John and I were only invited to complete the Berrington set. One of my Aunts, the scary one, drank loads and complained about people like me who took alcoholic beverages and only had a sip. (My Great Aunt virtually insisted that we take champagne for the toast, but it's horrible stuff! She said I'd get used to it, but I don't really get the chance to drink champagne on a regular basis. Strange, that.) She also complained a lot about computers. I hate it when people do that. *sigh*

She's the reason Christmas dinners are so fun. *s/v* Inevitably we get onto the subject of the metric system. Which I like, just in case you were wondering. Family get togethers, eh?

Where was I? Ah yes, the wedding. It was the first one I've been to at a Registry Office. I've only been to about three weddings in my entire life, that I remember. And they were all in churches. But I think it's good, if you don't go to church regularly, to get married in a non-church environment. It was a really nice wedding, though. My Great Uncle sounded really happy to be getting rid of his daughter! Which was amusing. But she's such a happy person. It's fun to meet her every four years or so. :-)

If my scary Aunt ever read this she might not be pleased. But if someone hates computers, there must be some sense of irony in maligning them on the internet.

If I'm using the word "irony" correctly.

Because Alanis certainly isn't. :-p