Kick me in the shins for saying this if you need to,
but 6 months today will be Christmas Day.
I think I may be putting a new bike on my list this
year. The old Velociped isn’t in the best of shape these days, and asking Santa
for a new one is a lot less hassle than having to learn to do mine up and look
after it properly.
I’d also like the complete collection of Philip
Pullman books, I think. The ‘Dark Materials’ trilogy is wonderful but I’ve
never really explored him further and I didn’t realise quite how much he’s
written. Of course, I could just get them all now and then read them all between
now and December, but the joy of Christmas is in the anticipation and I do
think some things are worth the wait.
In non-Yuletide news, my hotel booking and course
info about my upcoming “Exercise in Pointlessness” seminar has come through. Ten
of us in some pokey little conference room being taught how to breathe properly
by some recent graduate; with a £15 daily allowance for ‘sustenance.’
At least we don’t have to share accommodation, which
is a huge relief. If it was down to our company, I have no doubt we’d be
bunking up together in a hostel somewhere, but the venue provide an all-in-one
package where “all delegates can enjoy their own room, and use of the on-site
facilities such as sauna, pool and air-conditioned gymnasium.” Not that we’ll
have any time to use them – the schedule is pretty much rammed full from 8am
til 7 each day.
RC 25-6-19
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