It's the end of an era. The old DAMTP offices at Silver St. will be vacated next week. To send off the old place, no expense was spared for the Christmas party. As a special act, a group of us were co-opted to perform some songs, though not quite in the same league as the guest appearance of ABBA:).
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| Aisling and Sharon taking it easy before the big event. | Grae trying out his new performing outfit. | Jennifer looks very fetching in her costume. | Sharon and Blandine waiting for the final rehersal. | Cora and Aisling non-plussed at the impending event. |
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| Jon demonstrating the Heimlich Manoeuvre | Frances modelling the latest in mobile phone hands-free set. | Help! I'm being attacked by a Santa Hat! | You want us to do What?! | Nice Hat. |
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| Sushma and David enjoying the party. | Frances and Mike doing double duty. | Blandine running the overhead projector for our own version of "Have I Got News For You". | Cheers! | The QI Group makes an appearance. |
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| Barbara posing for the camera. | Trying to follow the song lyrics. | Kaija showing opinion of the musical acts. | Our Audience for our final number. | Blandine showing her serious side. |
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| Erica in heated discussion. | Blandine and Cora strutting their stuff. | The heaving dancefloor. | Those Fluids people know how to shimmy. | Meanwhile, back at the ranch... |
Technical: Minolta Dynax 7 with VC-7. AF 50mm/1.4 or 20mm/2.8 lenses. Fuji Neopan 1600 at EI1600, developed in ID11 at 23 degrees C.