Glooooooossssss-terrrrrrrrr…

A and I went to see the Gloucester Rugby Football Club play the London Wasps this weekend, here in Gloucester.  We went to the same game last year (or, technically, two years ago - shortly after I arrived in 2006).  It was a lot of fun both times, although this game was more tense because, in the end, we only won 18-17 and the last five minutes of the game were scrums about five yards from our goal line.  Eek!  But it was great - the weather was cold, but not bitter, and very clear.  We had standing-room tickets.  It was nice, because we got there early enough to be the second row of people around the pitch, and when the rather large, burly guy who was standing in front of me noticed that I was behind him, he kindly scooted over so that I was able to be right up against the fence around the pitch.  I really like being that close to the pitch, particularly when play is in my end of the field, because it means that occasionally the ENORMOUS players are only about five feet away - people like Lawrence Dallaglio, who plays for the Wasps.

On a completely different note, I’m going to get a new bicycle.