I had to look to see when I last posted something here. Was it really October?
Since I was last here I've done things that I never dreamed I'd do. I mean, there was no way I was ever going to be throwing stones off the tip of Africa, right? Gazing out across the ocean, knowing the next landfall would be Antarctica. Crazy. Gazing out of the window of a plane at the lights of the Mediterranean below, crossing the Equator, these are all things that "other people" do.
Or going back to Edinburgh for the first time in probably 35 years. Wandering around the streets with my Lady and visiting the castle. Sitting in a 700-year old chapel and snuggling together against the wind. It's been a helluva year.
It's also the first Christmas Day for three years that I haven't been at work. That wasn't as bad as you might think. Working on Christmas Day draws everyone there together in the spirit of the day and produces a whole "last day of term" vibe. There are worse ways to spend one's Christmas Day.
I'm back to work tomorrow. Extended Christmas breaks are still definitely something that other people have. I couldn't over-indulge today even if I had the requisite in the house. That's okay too. I'll have to check later but I think I'm on late-cover tomorrow which means starting at 11 in the morning. There's even a Sunday bus service running so I don't have get up at stupid o'clock.
I decided to forgo the pleasure of a Christmas breakfast - I had planned on bacon sarnies but the bread was far too dry for that. No matter. The coffee was hot and sweet and it's got me through til now. It may be time to go and prepare that most traditional of Christmas Dinners - steak and wedges. You wouldn't grudge me a glass of wine with it, would you?
