Protected: This is why I'll never be an ambassador

I raced out this morning and took a photo of the finished brickwork: It stands out at the moment, but according to the builder it should weather to match the rest of the house in a year or so. And while I’m uploading photos, here’s one I forgot to upload of the car that crashed…

It’s 3.18 am, and very shortly I’ll be heading to the airport. Why oh why did I think a 6 am flight (with 4 am check in) was a good idea??? See you after the convention!

I did manage to get a bit of study done in a quiet moment at work this morning, so I’m not feeling quite so panicked about my test on Friday (though I still need to get a lot more done before then), but I am still desperately in need of sleep. Luckily tonight’s meetup was…

Ming’s health has been getting steadily worse. About a year ago he had a seizure. Since then, he’s had four or five more that we’ve seen. They haven’t seemed to be distressing him, though, so we decided to spare him the stress of a visit to the vet, and just monitor the situation. The next…

The misty drizzle of the last couple of days turned into heavy rain and a cold southerly yesterday afternoon, so it feels like winter has returned. It even looks a bit like winter, except instead of snow, the ground is covered in pink and white blossom blown off the trees. Walking to work this morning…

Just in case any of you saw this news item – yes, that is just around the corner from my place, yes, I am still alive, and no, we weren’t evacuated – in fact I had no idea it was even going on (although I did hear what sounded like gunshots around 9.30, but assumed…