My home is not a place, it is people
Lois McMaster BujoldAlthough there's a certain truth to that, nevertheless being back in a familiar place is a considerable relief. Arriving at Heathrow and simply being able to lug my case down to the Tube and get home under my own steam (near enough) was so familiar that it felt like bliss, even if it did take ( Read more... )

Two weeks since I updated? No can can claim that's unusual!

( Running )

Today I went on the last training run (3 miles steady) before the half-marathon on Sunday. So the next couple of days are going to be extra anxious with no outlet for excess energy. And since I'm flying out to India on Sunday night, I'll be spending Saturday trying to pack and calm myself for the race in the morning at the same time, likely story ( Read more... )

Went out for a work party last night. No specific occasion, just a tradition of having some sort of party in the summer. It was at the Slug and Lettuce, so not exactly my type of place, but they were paying for the drinks so I was hardly going to complain too much. Needless to say, free drinks meant chaos and carnage joined the party too; someone ( Read more... )

I'm marginally more tired than stressed at the moment. Being handed a 6-week project to finish in 2 weeks is no fun; and it's not really let up much since then. I also seem to be the subject of an office-politics turf war (fortunately this is due to a "we want him" conflict, not a "take him away" approach being taken---I'd be pleased if they'd ( Read more... )

Two weeks off work! Thank goodness for that, too. Currently hungry on a train.