Last night was excellent. We were at The Fire House, a private members club just opposite the Natural History Museum. There was a good mix of people, mainly from public relations and fashion which makes a change from the computer and telecoms people I'm normally with. I had a very interesting conversion about crisis management with a PR guy. The principals are similar to software management - know the facts and act early.

Sometime later I was also talking to an IT teacher about the problems getting kids interested in computers (not games). We discussed blogging and how it could provide the kids with a chance to create their own online content. This would get them involved with something they could own and have a reason for wanting to do; certainly more interesting than home work. They would also be practising their writing skills at the same time.

Many drinks later, we left at about 3am and grabbed some food to soak up the alcohol. Head was a bit sore this morning but a late lunch at The Wolseley on Piccadilly helped a lot.