State of the blog

It's now month three for my blog and I think we're setting down quite nicely after the terrible twos. Blog is still a little needy (no I'm not), but not quite as fearful or neurotic as before (thank you, I think). Having said that I'm still not sure how it will cope will with my absence over Christmas (absence? You never mentioned anything about another absence!).

Anyway, more important than that (more important than me you mean), is that today marks my 6th anniversary in London. Lest I start off with a lie, I should point out that that's technically incorrect, since a little over a year of that time was spent in Watford - but even though Watford is bordering the outskirts of London, it's still close enough for all intents and purposes.

I'm not about to launch into a retrospective into my time in this place - at least not here. I don't think I can escape pondering events myself, but I'll do so in quiet contemplation rather than bore you all with the details. Suffice it to say that whilst I don't think I've escaped the experience completely unscathed I nevertheless hope I've learned enough to make it worthwhile. Failing that, I hope I've earned enough to make it worthwhile. Certainly, I got a flat out of my devils bargain (albeit with associated mortgage/debt), which isn't bad going (oh, I spotted it again on tv a few days ago. It helped form the backdrop of a interview on Location, Location, Location on Channel 4). And there have been more perks than crises on the whole.

Still, as the events of the last week have most surely proven, it's near time to move on...