Day 1590

Got a decent night's sleep, and started on my project. A letter from T arrived; I was writing a reply when M rang up about noon. She was skiving off work so I went round and ended up staying till 5.

For the first time I told her exactly what happened at ABC: she saw nothing unusual in being escorted (or 'closely followed') out of the building. She said this happened when people gave in their notice, let alone anything more suspicious. So I was quite wrong, or rather quite right and should never have believed mum on this subject, to've thought they suspected me of anything other than the old 'unsatisfactory performance'. Not that that was fair either.

In the evening to the Crown with her and E.What a great day. I'll be well justified in leaving 'em alone for the rest of the weekend.

They both confirmed my own strong impression that I ought to start thesis-writing NOW. Will do so as soon as I sober up tomorrow.

Had fun coming back in the dark - thought 'this is the cutting edge of danger, if I was really the coward I take myself for sometimes I wouldn't dare be here.' We advance!