I've had a bumper crop of mail these past two days. Yesterday I actually had more mail than my dad, which has never ever happened before. A proud moment.

Today, letters from not one university, but two. Exeter College sent me one with a cheque for £50 in it as my 'Laura Quelch prize' for the thesis I wrote on Anglo-Saxon history. I'm still in shock not only at the not inconsiderable sum, but the fact that it's in actual cash, not book tokens, which is a first.

I also got a joining pack from the LCC, a timely arrival given yesterday's complaint about their incompetence. I'll be enrolling on Thursday 6th October and I start classes on Monday 10th October, apparently. Then, on page three of the instructions:

You should have already received accommodaton information and an application form for Halls of Residence. If any of these items are missing, please contact the student administration centre.

Thanks for that. A little sodding late now, isn't it!