Today seemed to accelerate more than I had expected. In the morning, while my wife packed, I took the kids out to close a bank account. This was half an hour of unrelenting whining from[…]
Month: May 2019
A very long day with some unwanted consequences
La Serpiente was up about 530 this morning so at six I took her downstairs for breakfast. She’s recently developed a love of bacon, so she had bacon and eggs for breakfast (it was a[…]
One more farewell
This evening we went to Potatohead for a last, last farewell drink. I had a burger, drank an entirely out of character rum and coke, had three beers, and then we went home. Life is[…]
Start as you mean to go on
The world doesn’t quite feel real at the moment. Maybe it’s the sudden plunge back into tropical temperatures after a month in the Pacific Northwest. Or staying up too late playing Blood Bowl. Or perhaps[…]
Jet lagged
I got home just after midday today and spent most of the day trying to pack (the movers come tomorrow, and the house is still a complete state due to the kids). My wife made[…]
Several thousand miles of sleep
I regret paying extra for a bulkhead seat on the flight from Hong Kong, because the flight felt like it was only half full and there were lots of people spread out, sleeping across three[…]
Leaving in a rush
On Friday, my manager wished me safe travels, hoping I wouldn’t miss my flight because I was too busy playing Blood Bowl. Obviously, the first thing I did on waking this morning was to carefully[…]
Down to Puyallup
After work today, I took a Lyft down to Puyallup. This is a long way south of Seattle, past the airport, past Tacoma, through countryside and eventually to a small house near the freeway. There[…]
Rushing to the end of the week
Today, with the best of intentions, I tried to avoid eating pizza. I even ate porridge for breakfast, and skipped pizza at lunch, a decision made easier by it being pesto and ricotta, not a[…]
Early morning wake up
I got a nice surprise this morning, when my old colleagues from APAC phoned me up from their offsite. There was something wrong with my phone and I couldn’t unmute myself, so after a few[…]