Long time, no posts. The basic outline of the time between the tour getting back and starting the job on Aug 1 is a three week break. The first was spent at home in Hampshire, after waking the parents by mistake by turning up at 5.00 am on Sunday night without having been able to warn them (oops!). I lolled around at home for a few days, getting a bit of reading and relaxing done, and doing all the househunting research I needed. On Friday 15 I left with a backpack for London and camped out with the parents over the weekend for the first swathe of BBC Proms. I had some awesome experiences there with my arena season pass, getting great places to hear the great music. William Tell and the Brian Gothic were hugely fun and immersive highlights. After the weekend, I went up to Cambridge and kipped with Daniel to do some more househunting. I think we’re almost there now with a place. I also went back to London a few nights for more proms. Over the weekend after the second week, I went to Will’s big party, which was awesome. All sorts of guests swamped the Hess’ house for days on end having fun eating and making noise. It was well worth seeing all the people there. Again without warning I gave the parents a more pleasant surprise by turning up on Sunday evening in time for tea. This week then, I’m watching films, planning the purchase of an entire houseful of stuff and getting reading for job and Cambridge. I hope to end the week by going back to Cambridge with a flat waiting for me and a houseful of stuff in the car.

Things worth commenting on: the books I’ve been reading, my experiences of cycling across London a few times, and the accumulated pensées of several weeks, not to mention a report of the choir tour. Though I have the time, but I’m on holiday from communication, so I’ll spare you all.