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I wish the circumstances were better, but I'll be home tomorrow (Saturday) evening around 11:00. Grandma passed away this morning and I'm flying home. I'll be there until Monday afternoon the next week (Nov 27), and I would like to see as many of you as possible. Hugs all around and that.

I just realized I foolishly hadn't updated you fine folks: I got the job at United. I'll be in the press office out at Heathrow Terminal 4 every day. That's right, I'm going to the aiport every day to go to work. Pardon my excitement. :)

All my life I've wanted to be a pilot, but in recent years I've had to realise that it is unlikely I'll every fly commercial jets. It's either too time- and money-consuming (civilian) or mad (Air Force), and I'm not convinced that my fascination with commercial aviation is in the actual flying of the planes. Yes, it would be extraordinary to be ( Read more... )

Mary Poppins was a thrill and a half -- from the ten-minute tap number that had chimney sweeps dancing on rooftops (and Bert dancing up and across the proscenium), to Mary Poppins taking flight with her parrot-headed umbrella, to the absolutely mind-blowing sets and brilliant lighting, the show truly was an entertaining and exciting evening out. ( Read more... )

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The flight's at nine tomorrow morning, and I'm not sure I know it yet. I have the itinerary and the ticket is booked, but it doesn't seem real. Maybe it's been coming for so long that I don't know what to think now that it's here ( Read more... )

NINE of us went to New York this past weekend, the first time I had been since coming to BU (preposterous). I hadn't been since August 2001, and my roommate Chris thought it was about bloody time I lost my Broadway virginity. Quite right, thought I, so we bought tickets to The Drowsy Chaperone, an absolutely exceptional show. On a whim, we bought ( Read more... )

For my birthday, Philbert got me John Hodgman's THE AREAS OF MY EXPERTISE. It's brilliant.

As it happens, he's the guy who plays the PC on the Apple ads and he also has a blog. It, too, is brilliant. Observe this entry: http://areasofmyexpertise.blogspot.

So it seems this is all becoming official -- I have a mailing address and everything. Should you wish to send a letter or explosive device, my address from August 27 to December 22 will be ( Read more... )