Thursday: Romance and Phones

i was reading an essay about George Orwell's '1984' the other day which began:

'Imagine if there was a law decreeing that every citizen had to carry a tracking device and check it five times an hour. This device was to be kept at hand at all times. The law also decreed that you needed to place this device on your bedside table at night, so that it was never two feet away from you, and if you happened to wake up in the night, then you needed to check it. You had to check it during mealtimes, at sporting events, while watching television. You even needed to sneak a quick peek at it during plays and weddings and funerals. For those unwilling to check their devices at the plays etc, exceptions would be made - so long as you kept your device on until the play started and turned it on again the second the event was over, checking it as you walked down the aisle toward the exit.'

That's ridiculous! Something like that could never happen!

In other news, we said goodbye to my colleague, Lisa, today, who is leaving us to go and work at the aquarium. She's promised to send photos of otters......