Before the days of FaceBook, I could escape work colleagues knowing when my birthday was. Now of course the cat is out of the bag as it were and greetings and cards and demands for lunchtime drink outings are just what you might expect.

I was going out for a meal after work. But the movie club in the Library took it into their heads to show _Closely Observed Trains_ this evening so I've decided to stay for that. Partly because I've managed to invite not one but two Czechs to attend. The meal will just have to start later.