Post-housewarming

So we had lots of people and roughly 18litres of hard liquor to each warm body here, so the housewarming was - I believe - an unparalleled success. There was the usual smattering of exceeding drunkness, foolish snoggery and bad jokes and cries of "Soju!" brought Sam and Sil running to shotglasses brim full of that wonderful Korean beverage.

Callum and I had a quick game of shotglass chess and discovered - to our detriment - that it is best to play that game not with vodka and pernot, as we did, but rather wine or beer. We chose to play by the rules that when you take a piece, you have to drink the shot, and so when you have taken five of your opponent's pieces within twenty minutes taking that sixth piece, even if it is the queen and will lead to your opponent's eventual defeat, a caution I have rarely excercise in chess starts to show through. But now we have many great memories, and a cupboard and a drinks fridge chock full of boozy goodness.

Mmmm... booze...