A Delayed Hello to 2006

Well then, I hope everyone had a good Christmas and New Year? Good.

I spent December in New Zealand on holiday. It was absolutely fantastic. It would be hard to describe a month of doing loads of stuff every day here, so I won't attempt it. Instead, if you want to hear more about it then check out my photos. There are comments on each one so you can get a sort of running commentary, should you wish to.

What else? Well, before I left for NZ I left my job in Reading, and now I'm back working in Bath. No more 5 hours of commuting every day! It's quite a relief, and while I enjoyed my old job and the people were great, I've got a lot of my 'life' back now. After a year and a half of hardly being at home it's nice to actually do something all day other than working and sitting on a train.

In the news, interesting times for the Lib Dems. Short term damage for some long term gain, I think. Tomorrow I'm probably going to a meeting with Sir Menzes Campbell at the constituency office. It should be interesting and there'll be plenty of chances for questions in such a small venue. I think he's an intelligent man and a good politician, but Simon Hughes is still likely to get my vote. He can ride out his current media trials and do well, and he's sufficiently left-leaning for my tastes. I guess we'll see how it turns out.