OK so i've been a bit off task blogwise. I shall make amends. It seems like blogger is being a touch more cooperative in uploading photos which had been one of the sticking points for moi in recent months, but i shall focus on regular bitesize snacks with limited picturage.

That said, here's me on my first day at work in London:

It's a cool job - a staunch, yet vigorously welcomed, contrast to the rarified cloisters of bucolic academia up the M11, or indeed down Anzac Parade. It's mainly about Excel, which i incorrectly thought i had some idea about how to use in late March.

Other news, in increasing order of importance:

Went back to Sydney (again, for three days this time, ouch) and gave a speech. If you thought the pic above was pretty silly, try this on for size. As an added bonus, i got to see Vero distinguish themselves for probably the last time in the BRW triathlon :

Loving London life: the buzziness, the morning rush, feeling like you're right in thick of it, sunny afternoon beers outside City pubs, hunting out trendy art galleries in dodgy industrial estates, the laaate night bottleshops, the mix & unpredictability. Back into running so have been exploring the burbs round us; haven't mastered commuting, or indeed "routines", yet so have been exploring the train, tube and bus timetables from 7:20 to 10:30 am.

Living in Souwf Lundun with these champs:

They're talking on the "telephone" to the "magical aliens" orbiting the "moon". They like to do that sometimes. I do too.
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