Grainy weather. If Hollywood, or rather imperfect visual media, created griny television images, then the Vancouver microclimate has generated the amazing phenomenon of "grainy weather." A situation which leads to impaired visibility and foggy vision as a result of grey, low light conditions generated by low altitude cloud cover, combined with a misty fog, that blend together to create a translucent soup of a day. This is where we are today. We are also faced by a white screen slowly filled with letters on the topic of Byzantine weddings. Once again on the popularizing front satisfying the demands of old friends for non-conspiratorial approaches to history. The rest of the day to be dedicated to student papers. Little to report on this front.