I'm alive... really!

[the_vulture]

Right, so it's been a while since I last posted. Much of that is not being in the mood, or simply being preoccupied. Some pretty startling things have occurred:

1) A few days prior to Valentine's Day, my girlfriend of over a year broke up with me. 

2) Pondering my possible whereabouts over the next year got cut short by the offer to continue teaching at the school I'm at next year. Again, Swiss Army Teacher wins the day by being able to teach English and IT part-time, apparently with a few support classes for added flavour.

3) I have survived two months of exceptionally tight finances due to paying off damage deposits and dual rents for a short period of time.

4) I got somewhat addicted to an online dating site called person.com. Games like Play and Flirt make it just too damn fun. Through this site, I've made quite a few online friends around the world.

5) I survived the English department's annual LEAP review. Though not completely happy with my personal results, I at least did not receive any unsatisfactories.

6) I am currently down to 235 lbs. I have not been that weight since, I think, my very early twenties.

7) I would have enjoyed nearly two weeks of Easter holidays, but have spent much of that either ill or marking coursework.

8) Training, on account of illness, has been substantially delayed. Fortunately, however, I still possess more than sufficient capapcity to complete the 10k run; I'm just working on how much grace I do it with.

9) On Wednesday, I took a lengthy walk to meet one of my new online friends and her family at a major shopping centre. 'Twas fun!

10) Marking of coursework is going according to plan. There will be no last minute panic to finish.

11) Tomorrow, with luck, I'll be visiting the standing stone site at Avesbury. This will be my upcoming birthday treat to myself.

12) I now have broadband. (Yessss!)

And there is the point form summary of (most) everything that's happened with me over the last while.