I have been running around with some Japanese scholars from Niigata — was in London last night, Leicester and Coventry tonight, Oxford tomorrow, and then back to London on Thursday night. It's been fun and as we drive here and there, I've been talking to the driver, who's a really interesting guy. I spend all my time at work talking to pointy-headed intellectuals, it's nice to talk to people who really work for a living. He also gave me some tips for my driving test.