Oh What A Wonderful Sea!
Hello all - I'm back, having been on the Ipswich-Portsmouth (by way of Cherbourg) tall ships voyage. Weather was surprisingly good for this time of year (although this trip was earlier than my usual Bay of Biscay crossings), and ending at the Big Bash was really nice - I'd forgotten how much I liked dancing - not teaching or performing, but just dancing. Some of the kids were a bit difficult (and all of them make me feel old now!) but overall it was a good voyage, as I'm starting to feel properly competent in the galley. I think I might try to do my Food Hygiene Certificate soon, so that I can sail as a 2nd Cook in future as well. I also got to use some of my spare time in Portsmouth getting some new clothes - as I have received a title promotion to Deputy Director of Development, I should probably make more of an effort to dress the part. I'm afraid I had no internet until this afternoon though, so I'm still catching up on posts.
Now that I'm back I have rehearsals, a London drinks event, a Development Forum Meeting, a Fire Alarm Drill, London Dining Club, and Murray Day, plus my yuletide story to get started on (Secret Santa, if you read this, I will post some comments and suggestions to my fic journal soon!) and of course I haven't done my proposal for Study Day, or the Holmes and Cthulhu article, or anything else which was on the 'copious spare time' list. I did outline some Sherlock Holmes custom characters for Arkham Horror using Strange Eon though, and I actually wrote some proper letters to people, which was a good feeling. I really miss writing and receiving letters by hand - it seems like so much more of a personal and meaningful form of communication.
But, aside from a weekend at Throssel Abbey, it looks like I will *not* be going to sea, out of the country, or to the monastery at Christmastime, so I will have time to work on it all in late November/early December. (I hope...) I will also likely be London and Bristol over the winter break, and a spot of visiting perhaps? Locals (as in anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales - it's a small country, people!) let me know if you're free and would like to meet.
Now that I'm back I have rehearsals, a London drinks event, a Development Forum Meeting, a Fire Alarm Drill, London Dining Club, and Murray Day, plus my yuletide story to get started on (Secret Santa, if you read this, I will post some comments and suggestions to my fic journal soon!) and of course I haven't done my proposal for Study Day, or the Holmes and Cthulhu article, or anything else which was on the 'copious spare time' list. I did outline some Sherlock Holmes custom characters for Arkham Horror using Strange Eon though, and I actually wrote some proper letters to people, which was a good feeling. I really miss writing and receiving letters by hand - it seems like so much more of a personal and meaningful form of communication.
But, aside from a weekend at Throssel Abbey, it looks like I will *not* be going to sea, out of the country, or to the monastery at Christmastime, so I will have time to work on it all in late November/early December. (I hope...) I will also likely be London and Bristol over the winter break, and a spot of visiting perhaps? Locals (as in anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales - it's a small country, people!) let me know if you're free and would like to meet.