went to kent to see the old people and pick up my stereo and my beloved coffee machine. this last presented an excellent opportunity for my dad to get out a spanner and a washer, since in it's eight month sabatical to my desk-of-youth it sort of leaks steam in a rather startling way. his attentions in the end have made the situation slightly better though in the process of his maintainance (occasionally precussive) my nerves jangled somewhat. i probably need to go and visit these guys for a service. in other news there is a lot to do on the study front but i cant really be bothered.