
Posted in Updates on 26th October 2002
Long, tiring week - much of it without sleep. Lots of visiting and preparation for friend's return from hospital. Used birthday book token to get Peter Ackroyd's "London - The Biography" despite some of my reservations - proves to be compelling. This is also the first 'normal' weekend for a...

Posted in Updates on 22nd October 2002
Back to work after brief holiday. Have been somewhat miserable since the weekend, but was somewhat diverted and even got reasonably productive somewhere along the line. Anxious wait for news from hosptial where friend is undergoing surgery - all is eventually well. Visiting in the evening. Sleep patterns all out...

Posted in Updates on 19th October 2002
The long dreaded 30th birthday arrives. Up reasonably early in bright and cold weather. Phonecalls to set up meetings later. Meet bus, then out for an early coffee. Met friends' parents who persuaded us that going to the pub to celebrate would be a fine idea. Quick improvised lunch, then...