Ages almost a lifetime

It is so long since I last blogged and well who could blame me. It is winter, it is cold and I have been writing exams and assignments. But, now, finished. Last weekend I did my final exams, very different to those in 96, ay back in the good old years at Sussex when exams were about long weeks of study time lazing in the sun of campus. Mind you the exams were a whole different game then and the only thing you had to do. No one cleaned the house much anyway so the neglect was less obvious. That was to be my first plan for post exam, clean the house but as it turns out I am busy rebuilding servers. Best to get these things done whilst Christmas looms and the users who would otherwise need helping are helping themselves to mulled wine and mince pies all around the country. Leaving me to get this swanky new laptop functioning nicely. I am now able to do support from sitting with my feet up on the table as exchange theoretically does its stuff on the desk. The information store has said it has been installing for about the last hour and a bit and to be honest I think it is lying, I think it has hung but I would rather it failed of its own volition than I kill and try and clean up the mess. The point of this really was whooooo celebration time the butterfly is emerging but maybe not this week.

This week well today really and probably tomorrow too I am sitting around in a fleece and my camo PJ pants doing techie tasks. A very nice change from all this airy fairy qi and pathways stuff that I have spent so much time and money and effort pursuing. I think the emergence thing might come about more in the spring. Post my HOLIDAY. Yeah not to be deterred from the master plan I shall be heading out to Whistler for a weeks boarding in January. Watch this space for pics come end of Jan. I have, because I deserve a treat, booked myself into a luxury chalet where I shall be taking up residence in the master bedroom and alternating my home time between the hot tub and the open fire. Mostly though I plan to be out on the slopes with big blue the coat and long blue the board. A perfect moment to pop in a pic to explain both of those....



This will be me in less than a months time on the other side of Canada from last year but planning on having just as much of a ball. Probably hanging out in bars significantly more often, which may mean later starts in the morning I suppose.

Yup so Acupuncture BSc hopefully to be awarded in Feb- Mar time although I have an interim license to practice in the meantime and am seeking willing volunteers. I do have insurance and the required skill level of course.

So Merry Christmas one and all, I shall be ensuring that this first Christmas without Jan exams to cram for will be celebrated in some sort of style although I really do need to catch up on Herbs which I have lagged behind a little on during the first few months. The plan is to drink red wine through Xmas day and spiced rum post sun down! Maybe a late start on Boxing day too.