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I told Neil to get me a tacky souvenir in Athens. He duly complied and purchased a statue of Athena. It is really quite appallingly tacky: Athena's spear is attached to her head. I don't mean leaning against it, I mean there's a little band of plaster connecting them. According to the sticker on the bottom it cost €10.50. :) Still, I asked for tacky and it fits the bill admirably! He thought it would go nicely with the mini-Ganesha his parents bought him in India. Mmm, avoda zara. (As far as I'm concerned they're purely amusing cultural artifacts and I have no belief in them as idols, although that probably doesn't justify owning them, strictly speaking. Then again no one worships Athena today, do they? Ganesha's probably more of a problem in that respect.)

Neil also bought an Acropolis fridge magnet.

Mock test. Would have failed it. :) But I don't think she expected me to pass, it was more about me getting used to things. And I am improving and I'm really getting the hang of doing manoeuvres using clutch control, so I may actually pass the test before the baby comes. I'm planning to do the theory test once we've moved.

Moron on the A1000. It's 40 north of Barnet because of multiple fatal accidents. So this idiot in a Mini overtakes me at 60, going into a bend. It was obvious to me that it is NOT safe to drive that fast on that bit of road. BTW, I was doing 40 at the time; there was no reason to overtake me other than an instinctive hatred of L-plates.

Back on the A1 again, did 60. That was the fun bit. :)