Catchup

No post since before we went away on our family holiday, so here is a little catchup:

• Yesterday my wife and I foolishly took 5 kids to Legoland on one of the most busy days of the whole year. Highlights included seeing Yousef walking and chatting with two of his best friends from school. Lowlights included all the damn queuing and having to shout at Yousef not to walk off in the opposite direction all the time. I now need sedatives and week on a spa resort to recover.
• The holiday in the IOW was a triumph. Great weather, hot sunshine, beach a stones throw from our tent and v. happy kids.
• My PhD work is on an all time low. I have however started writing a chapter which should make it into the thesis and that at least is giving me a bit of focus.
• I have also started dabbling with my old pastime of D&D. Hopefully it won' get obsesive, just the odd evening and the odd e-mail etc. (also see dungeontales.blogspot.co.uk). The great thing is that I get to see more of my old friend Kirk, which is worth all the effort :)
  
• We have decided to record a couple of the songs we played in the band, for posterity's sake. I haven' picked up the bass since the gig, so I'll have to start rehearsing again.
• RoboGeek the comic is still going strong - new strip on Thursday : robogeek.blog.co.uk
• Looking forward to Lars' and Angela's wedding - I need a suit!
  
• Yousef back to school tomorrow, twins next week - hooray!
  
• Getting into Heroes - only up to episode 5 though ...