Bland.

I've just re-read the last post and realised how sodding anodyne it is. It's all somehows. Where's a bit of fucking passion, a bit more clear-eyed intent? Let me think...

New Year!

A happy New Year (and Eid)to one and all. I haven't, as you might just have noticed, been blogging to much recently; This is due to a combination of too much work, too much booze and too much baby. However, I intend to rectify this. Since it's the time for good intentions, I'm going to share a few of mine with you. One part of writing on this more is to keep abreast of what I'm doing with them.
1. Stop smoking - yeah, yeah, cliche and all, but I need to do it for me. I stopped before, I can do it again.
2. Cut down on the booze intake: I will try not to drink unless in company. Then I'll get ratarsed.
3. Write more - not just on this blog, but in general. I have some serious editing of work to do, then I will find a publisher.
4. Climb some more mountains - and make my wife and sons climb some too.
5. Make more money somehow - not so much an intention as a need. With only my income coming in at present, we're only just keeping our heads afloat, and I am UTTERLY sick of having to count every bloody penny.
Next is to work out each step involved in making these intentions reality.

And what about this past year? Two highlights - the birth of Sean and completing the 3 peaks. At work, successfully negotiating and organising the exams for the entire department, and posting the best exam results I've had yet.

knackered.

ye gods, it's tiring looking after a mini-munchkin. On top of which, I'm snowed under at work, preparing exams for the final week of term. And generally feeling rather crap. Also, having a bottle of wine on a tuesday night and not going to bed till 2 a.m. due to 'Amistad' being on telly didn't help. My brain feels like mush at the moment. However, I'm going to try and keep this updated as much as possible. But not right now. Bluh.