Wow, it's been a while.
First: happy 50th anniversay of the moon landing!
I realise I haven't written anything here since new year, so....well, I am here reading other people's posts all the time, so I forget that I haven't updated my own! I spent five months living out of a suitcase: moved to California with my sister, whose new job put us up in a hotel; got a flat in Redondo Beach and was in it for a week before heading back to Wales for a month; stayed with my parents in Washington for another couple of months while teaching classes in Folklore and the Arthurian Legend; then had a long road trip down south with my parents as they moved the rest of me back to California. I'm just starting to settle in, but am going back to the UK tomorrow. I managed to get a grant to do some research at the National Library of Wales, which through a bit of manipulation I managed to time for a brief spell in between 1) the International Celtic Congress in Bangor, north Wales, and 2) an old friend's wedding. So I fly out of LAX tomorrow night, land in London Friday afternoon, and stay in the airport fighting jet lag before heading to Oxford for an afternoon. Then it's on to Bangor for the conference for a week, and on to Aberystwyth to see friends, boyfriend, and Porridge's tiny newborn brother. He was born a couple of weeks after I left the last time. Being bi-continental continues to be weird.
I've forgotten what it feels like to be settled, but I suppose I did choose this, to an extent.
Sister and I took a flat a 3-minute walk from the local gay bar, and a few weeks ago went to check it out. We ended up meeting our across-the-street neighbours, who are just lovely, so we have also managed to make local friends and are very pleased with this development.
If any LJ/DW friends live near me, fancy getting together at all? I know a few old fandom friends are around, but it's also a pain in the ass to go further than about five miles away before traffic hits. I do live by a super nice beach though! In fact I live near 5 of them.
I did watch Good Omens and it was tremendous fun. It's been a long time since I read the book, so I might not have caught everything I should catch, but I enjoyed it and that's what counts. Otherwise, we are having a long re-watch of Blackadder, which is never a bad idea.
How is everyone?
I realise I haven't written anything here since new year, so....well, I am here reading other people's posts all the time, so I forget that I haven't updated my own! I spent five months living out of a suitcase: moved to California with my sister, whose new job put us up in a hotel; got a flat in Redondo Beach and was in it for a week before heading back to Wales for a month; stayed with my parents in Washington for another couple of months while teaching classes in Folklore and the Arthurian Legend; then had a long road trip down south with my parents as they moved the rest of me back to California. I'm just starting to settle in, but am going back to the UK tomorrow. I managed to get a grant to do some research at the National Library of Wales, which through a bit of manipulation I managed to time for a brief spell in between 1) the International Celtic Congress in Bangor, north Wales, and 2) an old friend's wedding. So I fly out of LAX tomorrow night, land in London Friday afternoon, and stay in the airport fighting jet lag before heading to Oxford for an afternoon. Then it's on to Bangor for the conference for a week, and on to Aberystwyth to see friends, boyfriend, and Porridge's tiny newborn brother. He was born a couple of weeks after I left the last time. Being bi-continental continues to be weird.
I've forgotten what it feels like to be settled, but I suppose I did choose this, to an extent.
Sister and I took a flat a 3-minute walk from the local gay bar, and a few weeks ago went to check it out. We ended up meeting our across-the-street neighbours, who are just lovely, so we have also managed to make local friends and are very pleased with this development.
If any LJ/DW friends live near me, fancy getting together at all? I know a few old fandom friends are around, but it's also a pain in the ass to go further than about five miles away before traffic hits. I do live by a super nice beach though! In fact I live near 5 of them.
I did watch Good Omens and it was tremendous fun. It's been a long time since I read the book, so I might not have caught everything I should catch, but I enjoyed it and that's what counts. Otherwise, we are having a long re-watch of Blackadder, which is never a bad idea.
How is everyone?