A bit fishy

Fake Christmas this weekend! Very excited about seeing Tabi and Sam up in Shropshire and giving Tabi her gorgeous presents that I am rather loathed to part with ;-)

Off for the first of several Christmas lunches in a few moments. It's at work and will probably degenerate into random acts of food throwing. I may have to leave before they bring out the mince pies.

Am aware I haven't documented the progress of the travel plans recently. G and I had a good chat the other weekend and decided that our initial plan of early March departure is too radical and we're just not going to get organised in time. Given that nothing is booked and we haven't even decided on anything more than a rough itinerary, and December has been a write-off in terms of getting anything done other than organising presents and working overtime, we're thinking of a departure date slightly later in the year. It also gives G a chance to sort his house problems out.

I just need to do a bit of research on seasons and the optimal time to get to places. We don't necessarily want to hit peak season everywhere, but we need to avoid monsoons and frozen extremities.

-- later --
That was grim. Senior Management were waiting-on and the Director of Professional Services spilled fishy hollandaise starter in my hair and all down my shoulder. Bloody idiot! It was funny if I think about it now, but I do smell a bit suspicious. I might have to slope off home in a bit to have a shower. Off to see King Kong tonight and I don't want to draw that kind of attention to myself!