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I’m off on holiday to Wales on Saturday – yay! Almost a week of pure relaxation

On Thursday however I drive from Wales to London. Then London to Badshot Lea on Friday. Then back to London on Sunday. Then up to Harrogate on Monday. Erk.
So quite a drive. This is all in aid of Shotgun LAN 10, which we’re holding in Badshot Lea this time – brill new venue.
So preparations are continuing apace – bungle and george are getting the reformat treatment, and a new server is being constructed from odd bits and pieces I’ve got lying around
This one should be really good. Whilst we don’t have as many attendees as we’d like (wrong time of year), it allows us to test out the new venue and all the new kit without too many consequences if something goes wrong. Which is good.

Anyway, back to work. Laters all.

Need to leave for Paddington station in about 50 minutes. Taking the train to Reading, then driving up to Harrogate with Kim and my father. Should be nice.

Buckingham Palace, whilst very nice, was a little wet. Very wet in fact. Not very good for a garden party. Never mind eh?
I was given my award by Alan Titchmarsh, which was interesting. Prince Philip didn’t actually give out any awards, but he joined (along with Prince Edward) the garden party at about 4pm. About the time I left, because it was a little wet (did I mention that before?). There were 8500 guests (about 2800 awards then). Quite a few people in other words.
Many HGS people there, such as Robert Spackman, Katie Jackson, Rosamund Elliott, Jenny Scott-Smith and Gemma Ingle, to mention a few. Was nice to see some of them again, even if I didn’t know them very well…

Bah. Need to do some more work before I slide out early. Bye all.

A close shave, that one. Barely stayed on the four year course. Eep.
Mental note to self – ensure work next year.

Working in CSG again this year. Same-o. But hey, it pays for my bass guitar and living costs in London, along with hopefully some computer gear. Computer gear might have to take a back seat if more important things come along, but chances are small, as always.
Eeenyway. Phil is working down in Maidenhead/Bracknell for a year now, so he isn’t too far out from London. Been meeting up with him a few times over the past week, which has been good. One of the big disadvantages of working in London is that all schoolfriends are in Harrogate. 3/400 miles separation doesn’t help when you want to go out for a drink. Bugger.

Had a sudden urge to get drunk last night, but I finished the Tetleys before I moved flat, and it was too late to go down the pub. So that was a bit of a downer. I did washing instead. Not the most interesting evening in my lifetime.

Need to go suit shopping on Saturday – Duke of Edinburgh’s presentation on Tuesday (Buckingham Palace – oooOooo). This means I have to find a 42L suit in the sales, including a 32″ waist. Like that’s going to happen. Bah.

Not in a good mood at the moment. Someone try and cheer me up, please?