living for the weekends
Another weekend, and a much needed one has come and gone. I live for the weekends just now, this semester is tough… I am trying to get out of as many meetings as I can without getting into trouble. So far so good. My biggest challenge at the moment is to find markers for dissertations, and trying not get cross with our project manager. From a geopolitical perspective last week was awful. I am linking to John Grace's The Politics Sketch in the Guardian from Wednesday 06/11/24 (first paragraph) for an articulate expression of my thoughts. But with my head buried in the sand, it is still possible to enjoy the small things that make me happy. I expect to have my head buried in the sand quite a lot in the new year, and beyond. My ballet class is a weekly highlight. We’ve been practising pirouettes. I find the spotting quite difficult. Spotting means that we have to keep our eyes fixed on a spot ahead, then quickly whip the head around to reconnect the eyes with that spot. Meanwhile th
