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With, I am growing increasingly convinced, a cold. It doesn't help, of course, that my office is freezing. Oh well. I'm fighting it off with drugs (I know the drugs only treat the symptoms, but you know what? I only care about the symptoms). And I may head home early.

While I was gone one of my colleagues left. Rumours swirl as to the Real Reason. I am sad, because he's a great guy to share an office with.

Vacation was lovely, I hope to have pictures to show off once I've installed the software for my camera. We'll see.

Am slightly bitter that the weather in England was so much better than the weather here is being.

Did I miss anything important?

I could visit Green Knowe!

So I feel somewhat productive. My travel plans are inching along, but I just emailed several people about my plans for the trip (yours is there too,

mrs_cake, with some extra).

Which are roughly as follows:

First weekend: arrive London Sunday Sept 23, go to Norwich (possibly via Cambridge) to see friends Lindsay and Scott.
Fly to Dublin for a couple of days to see life_on_queen.
Second weekend: Cornwall (possibly via Exeter), stay with friends the Carvers.
Pootle around Cornwall and the South Coast for a few days. My friend Carol has offered to drive me around Kent -- need to see if that's still on and if so when it's feasible.
Day or so in London at the end of the trip maybe possibly.
Fly home Saturday Oct 6.

As I say, this is very very rough. I need to figure out how to get places from other places and how much it will all cost. I'm looking to do some hiking and some gazing at Roman remains and possibly some castles.

So, dear flist, this is where you come in! Please help me plan my trip with this handy poll!

[Poll #1039115]

Potterwatch: 167 of 3964. A bunch of people clearly haven't picked up their copies yet. Slackers. Also, there's a copy going begging on the Best Bets shelf at Alderwood branch! Nobody's touched it for 3 days! Get out there, people!

Tour de France: Vinokourov fails blood test, Astana out. This really disappoints me. While I'm not a year-round cycling fan, Vinokourov's Tour has been an incredible story of guts and determination after a bad fall early on. I'm dismayed to learn he was cheating. Dammit.

LJ: I thought work had finally blocked it because of my obsessive reloading. Turns out it was a power cut.

House: Jen and John rented something called an Oddjob, which is apparently of the awesome, and finished another row of blocks. Two partial rows left to go! Tonight: concrete floor. Then we can't work on it for two days while it sets.

Travel: I bought my ticket yesterday! England here I come. September 22-October 6.

mrs_cake and I can go to the airport together.

Entertainment: Went to see Ratatouille again last night. SO wonderful.

Trainwrecks: Apparently Lindsay Lohan has bet she can take Becks away from Posh? Honey. Sweetie. Go back to rehab and CALM DOWN. We all feel bad for you.

And we're back! My aunt reports:

Today for lunch, Dan went to Gabby's, John had a Chinese roast
pork sandwich* and I did dishes.

( Read more... )

I was quite excited
when I got home and discovered taps on the bathtub, but as it turns out
they aren't attached to anything. Ah well.

In self-improvement news, I went to the gym (briefly, as I was running
late, but better than nothing). Have started doing research for England.
It's all in a little baby Moleskine notebook. Very cute.

Bed gravity was very strong this morning. I think that is the downside of
making your bed supremely comfortable.

My parents should now be in flight. They'll be on Salt Spring Island for
the next 6 weeks. I shall miss them...

*Left over from New Year's. It was GOOD. Of course, all the food is
always good.

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