Winged it, once again!

As per usual... Hard to beat the oul' CBS bluffery!

So, I went and gave a talk in Essex lastnight. Was a bit scared crossing the Thames to go North. Anything could've happened! But it didn't. The only thing was that I was knackered after a day of furiously cobbling together the talk, and trying to go through the new planning software, and then having various other distractions. All the while looking at my watch!

Apart — as is so often the case — from the ragged end of the journey there where I first came off on the wrong side of the M25 (was reading the instructions which were implicitly for the clockwise direction), then overshooting past the non-streetlit lane that held the Scout hall... it was all fine. The people were very nice, and even offered me a cup of tea and a chance to drink it before I stood up and rambled. For about an hour. I think I was enthusiastic. Not easy to tell. But the spectroscopy demonstration got pretty much all of them out of their seats (apart from two lovely maturer ladies, who I showed how to use the gratings from their seats)! Bwrilliant!

Joined them in the pub for a half of Genius afterwards, and about an hour's chat. Then fecked off back to this side of the Cabbidle. On the way up, I'd passed Clackett Lane (off of the Plan B trip) and Thurrock services, so I thought I'd pop in to the latter, as it was closer and get some petrol and — more importantly — some coffee!

Amazing how quickly 3/4 of an hour can pass when all your doing is ordering coffee. The shop wasn't open (nor was the susprise bookies!), so no semi-traditional lord mags were purchased. However, I did try a Ritazza hazelnut mocha. I'm not sure I would again. I think there's only chocolate and coffee in a mocha for a very good reason. Couldn't make my mind up whether one of the other customers was fit overall or just had a nice ass... Too tired. I really wanted to just sleep at that stage (just after midnight).

But I got home just before 1:00, after about 170 miles

Anway, back to work now. Gave myself an easy morning this morning, fed the fish (who by now must be wondering what the fvck kind of daily "routine" I think I have), and ambled in to work.

Which is what I should be doing right....

....about.....



....now!