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I've been around on site since monday and have explored the grounds, collected specimens and discussed the project with a number of people from different departments. All in all a good week.

I spent yesterday in the company of many many friends at the funeral of a great man. He stays in my mind all the time and his smile and great humour are a constant reminder of life's energy at its greatest. Because of the funeral I postponed this 24 hours to next week and so... it coincides with the full moon.

Lancaster and Leeds based Theatre company Imitating the Dog (http://www.imitatingthedog.co.uk/) are in residence throughout the first week of Curate the Campus (#curatethecampus) at the Nuffield Theatre and today they held an open rehearsal into the development of their new show: 6 Degrees below the horizon'.

Yesterday I went with Liam, who is on a work placement with us, up to the Tower to meet Steph and set up some instruments and check out the camera and the set up in the room. We chatted on the way through Lancaster - he had never been to the uni - about getting lost. He wasn't phased by the idea of the new songs. We hauled my piano up to the top floor (by lift) tried out the sound and left very quickly!

Yesterday spending time with fellow songmaker Hugh as we attended a meeting in Gateshead I asked 'How much would you prepare?'.

I've felt silent
and a bit dumb mouthed
for the last week
Now I need to start to build an online international audience...

Today was the opening day of Curate the Campus (#curatethecampus) and despite an indifferent weather, Invisible Flock's After the beep is up and running in Alex Square along with the Manuel Vason's 'Becoming an Image'

For the first time the other day I could play Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff's 'Summertime' with it being properly sunny for the first time this year! This made me feel very happy inside.

I am storing up stories in my head. It has been a tough week and the next one won't be much easier.