Well, I'm back! I basically haven't written anything in here since summer because most of what I've been thinking has been a bit too personal to put down. I had a pretty traumatic summer that's changed my outlook on a lot of things, and has made me think about the future a lot. It also pretty much stopped me from being able to enjoy worship practices, even though I try really hard to! They used to be relaxing, and home-like, but now I find them really difficult, even though technically nothing has changed. It's weird, but I don't want this to become a whinge, so I'm changing topic.
So what's happened? Dave moved away, which sucked, although he's currently in town, and I'm wishing I wasn't too tired to see if he's up for doing something! As it is I'm planning an early night with a Nytol. Three of the guys from work (Tom, Paul and Graham) left to form their own company. Actually Graham's still with us until the end of the year - we're currently doing a week-long install in Longridge, which is great but tiring. Phil became more sociable - seems like every time I talk to him currently he's been somewhere with people or had people round, which is very cool. I managed to see Miri while she was visiting England (which reminds me that I should be emailing her). Gary (or his lookalike) turned up on a Nokia 5300 advert and is SO going to get told off for not telling me when I finally manage to call him! (So maybe it's my fault I didn't know...) A series of accidents (probably my fault again) prevented me from enrolling on any Russian courses, although that hasn't stopped me from studying. And I've reached 1 Samuel in my attempt to read the Bible cover-to-cover as slowly as possible. (That wasn't the original aim, but it seems I'm likely to achieve it.)
I'm currently gearing up for our works do tomorrow - still haven't decided whether to go down Burnley after the meal or not, although I suspect I probably will. It's doubling up as Graham, Paul & Tom's leaving do.
I've also decided to rent somewhere - a house, a flat, whatever I can afford, probably in Colne. Most of the stuff I've been looking at future-wise recently involves some element that's outside of my control, but renting is something I can, and, I think, should do. Maybe it'll give me a new perspective, and no further change will be needed. Maybe it'll just be a first step. But I need to do something, and this is one thing I should've done a long time ago.