Back in March I posted about my current fitness kick. Back then, I’d just lost my first stone, but I weighed in today at under 14 stone for the first time in probably years. I can finally officially say I’ve lost the second! 
There’s still a way to go because I want to get rid of the rest of my paunch but at least I now fit back into 36 inch jeans comfortably and even fitted a medium sized shirt at the weekend. I just hope that the increased pressure of work over the next three or four weeks doesn’t disrupt things so much that I put any back on.
So once again I need to thank Jenny and Jo for their tips and advice. You rock.
A couple of months ago I posted about how Facebook had reacquainted me with some friends from school. I was invited up to Emily’s birthday bash in a pub in London last night. Whilst the transport was a nightmare (involving an aborted start, door keys, take-away salad with no little fork-y thing, a hyperactive child on the Circle line, a full train at 1am, engineering works at 2am and no taxis at 3am) it was worth it to meet up with these people, most of whom I hadn’t seen for almost exactly ten years. But walking into the pub I was greeted with hugs and handshakes which was lovely, especially as I was slightly damp from the London drizzle. It was quite incredible how one comment could trigger off a whole series of recollections, long-forgotten snippets of information suddenly snapping back into clear recollection. Sometimes it felt like putting the needle back on the record, conversations felt like a ten day gap rather than ten years. I hope we get to hook up again soon, because I really enjoyed these people’s company ten years ago and I’m pleased to find I still do. Of course, I can only hope that they felt the same way about me! And I’ll get scanning those Zante photos in. 
None of this is meant to slight the select few friends I have actually managed to stay in contact with over the last decade! I love you guys too.
I’ve not posted for a while, mainly because I’ve been busy working on the LUG Radio Live 2007 videos, which has taken up most of my spare time. The main stage and lightning talk videos are now available for download. For those who have asked about the Atrium stage videos, I’ll get those done just as soon as I get the audio recordings from Jono. Although I must admit I’m enjoying this little break from editing and encoding.
In addition, I’ve also processed another round of videos from our latest HantsLUG meeting. These are our first in widescreen and the unusual format of the mail client roundup meant I got to use closed captions for the first time. I think that video turned out pretty well. The videos are available in the usual formats from the LUG website.
