To the undiscovered country

Well, I think I spent enough time yesterday whining about my nebulous and ever shifting goals. Time to put my mind to happier matters instead. There's a bank holiday coming up after all (yes, another one). Three more days of fun, frolics, and most importantly of all, no work! Huzzah! Come to think of it I'm sure it's been a goodly while since I had a proper frolic... Anyway, beyond that there are plenty of events on my calendar that I'm very much looking forward too. A group of friends I see but too rarely will be descending on London in just a few short weeks, and they really are most excellent company. A little beyond that there's a concert coming up that I'm muchly looking forward too. I could delve into detail about it now, but that would just spoil the surprise wouldn't it? Needless to say I'll tell you all there is to tell afterwards. In the slightly further future I have a birthday coming along and to celebrate (or commiserate - having dipped a two or two into my thirties I'm still not certain if I'm quite ready to turn 31. Perhaps I'll simply turn thirty again and see if anyone notices) I've booked tickets with some work friends to see Much Ado About Nothing at Hampton Court Palace, a setting in which Shakespeare himself once performed. Everybody say "ooh". There's not much going on in August yet, but I think I shall remedy that by booking my much delayed weekend outing to Paris. That brings me nicely to the late summer month of September, during which wedding bells shall chime throughout the land to mark, at last, my dear brothers betrothal. I think I can safely mark that in advance as the highlight of my year. The accompanying jubilation will hopefully last me until the beginning of December at which point I depart for the slopes of Tahoe for a skiing holiday (having escaped without major incident the last time around, I feel it will be time to test my luck once again).

And then comes Christmas. And you know what I want for Christmas this year? Everything! And since I'm holding the purse strings, there's a good chance I might even get it...