Ah, it's an area where parents can drop off their children safely. Not, as first feared, a service where you have to kiss the driver before you're allowed on the bus. Potential embarrassing situation averted.

Yes, I've finally booked my Spring Break trip to Washington, where I will get a pair of Josh's enforcer sunglasses and look menacing. Stop laughing.

I'm going to be staying in Cheverly, MD, at this hotel, which is near the Metro station. However, I'm never simple; my first three days of Spring Break will be spent in Chapel Hill. The reason for this is that the annual Duke v. Chapel Hill basketball game is on the Saturday, and Laura tells me that the town goes completely crazy if UNC manages to win. Not much chance of that, but I think I should stay in town just in case.

One annoyance is that Amtrak refuse to send a ticket to university dorms. I can't see why, and it's irritating; Durham doesn't have a "Quik-Trak" station, so I'm going to have to pick up my ticket from an agent on the day. Grr.

By the way, have Easter Eggs gone on sale back in the UK yet? I haven't seen any here so far...