This afternoon I'm meeting up with Dave to sort out some business related things. In the meanwhile there are a packet of emails to respond to and a couple of txt messages too (sorry if you've been waiting on a reply but I often have to stack txt messages unless it's urgent. I prefer a call anyway).

Yesterday evening I managed to meet up with Jon before he goes off to Argentina on Wednesday. Despite our initial plan to get some food somewhere out, we ended up over at his house for a couple of beers and some food. Also, despite feeling pretty crap all day (for no good reason, I just woke with a headache and feeling like I'd just contracted the lurg) I felt much better by the time I got over there and it appears to have completely passed this morning, which I am very grateful for.

I got a reply to an email yesterday from someone I'd not spoken to in about six years. Friends from holidays in Devon before we were teenagers, Tom and I spent most of our time on the small beach digging holes and making dams until one day, mid-dig, a the Royal Marines mounted a beach landing, armed up to their teeth and with smoke grenades. It was fantastic. They even bought a hovercraft. Probably one of my most enduring childhood holiday memories. It's odd how easy it is to catch up with pretty much anyone using all this technology malarkey.

Some fantastic news for the family is that Auntie Kiki has (finally) gone and bought a flight to the UK and will be arriving on Saturday. This is the first time she will have been over from Canada in eight years (I think) so it's a pretty rare occasion. Looking forward seeing her :)