Mostly yesterday, some today.

[stephbg]

Monday
At work today started to document the complexities of my demo integration app. It's very high powered stuff - anyone out there need a business solution to write "Cats are fluffy" or "Fish are scaley"? What about "Pigs are not in the database"?

Also made a start on a generic parameter lookup pattern. Much more serious. Now multiple users will be able to base their budgets on the official price of cat food in a shared reference library. As opposed to bunging in a best guess figure in 20 different places in various spreadsheets. Spreadsheets *waves fist*.

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It's infrastructure week for my clan. Parents are about to get underground power in Wembley Downs, land of shallow sandy soils over limestone boulders and interesting topography.

At my place the council will be rekerbing and resurfacing our cul-de-sac starting next Monday and going for *eight weeks*.

This also manages to overlap our council kerbside rubbish pickup dates so that could be interesting to manage. Never mind the normal weekly rubbish...

Come to think of it, my curtains are also due to arrive in that period.
I hope they don't drop them on the fresh bitumen! Or trail bitumen footprints through the house! Eek!

Travel note: Mother is due to fly out of Heathrow on Wednesday... the same day as a scheduled train strike. Guess what mode of transport she was planning to use to get to the airport?
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Tuesday
Rather less action packed. Only managed a couple of hours at work then had to pike and go home. Was stubbornly determined to find trousers first so before going home I tried Suzanne Grae where I'd had luck previously.

Note to self: Don't shop tired. "Yeah, whatever" is not the correct attitude.

I bought things (and scored a funky free silver shopping bag) but I'm afraid to look.

Made it home then fell asleep. Thus pretty much endeth the day.

In exactly two weeks from this moment I would expect to be wrapping up my ACS presentation. Really looking forward to it.