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OK, so it's not like I update the blog often, but a warning that I am going off for a couple of weeks surfing imminently. Mainly, because I now have this:

Just a quick tumblelog to say I'm sat in a coffee shop on brick lane, feeling pretty smug and generally chilling out clos to home! Although the weather is pretty damn crappy.

Well, it certainly has beena long time since I have posted a blog entry, and a whole lot has been going down since then.
I've now moved to Shoreditch, so much closer to work than I was an more able to go out and take in the sights of the East End, which seems to suit me quite well so far!
We're getting pretty close to launching the new openDemocracy site now; I think it is looking pretty awesome, but maybe that is just me...nonetheless, it should be significantly more fast and stable, which can only be a good thing.

Finally, I am being given the due recognition for my name on google: as the attached screenshot shows, this site is now the top result for my name! Sucks to you, old lawyer dude!

No blogging over christmas, mainly due to the fact that I have been stuffing myself with festive food and ridiculous quantities of scotch and vodka; fairly standard, really, to be honest.
NYE looks to be pretty entertaining as well; I am working in Volupte again for the night; definitely looking forward to the night:

Volupte New Year Masquerade Extravagasm
Sunday 31 December, 2006
Volupte presents the capital's most delicious Masquerade party, hosted by those exquisite gentlemen, Paul L Martin and Dusty Limits. As the clock counts the minutes to 2007, revel in the beauty of burlesque lovelies and the wicked wit of cabaret artistes whilst flirting with the masked ladies and gentlemen around you. As midnight approaches, prepare for an all-out singalong musical Extravagasm. Doors open at 9pm. Last orders 3am. DJ and dancing till 4am £34 in advance by calling 0207 831 1622

My barrel of whisky in the Makers Mark distillery is coming along well; there is now a picture of the plaque on the side, with me (and 29 others) clearly labelled. Barrels are laid down for 5-7 years at Makers Mark, and I'm pretty sure I signed up for this a few years back, so I'm still hopeful I will have enough salary by the time it is ready to buy as much fine Makers as possible, in tasty over-dipped bottles.

I was in the Guardian on Saturday!. The dead-tree version had pictures. Expect a scan soon!

Well, this has been an exceptionally busy week for me, hence the lack of posting. Last week at openDemocracy was a lot of work finally starting to move forward on our transition to Drupal, as well as some exciting fundraising opportunities that I/we are working on right now. That all came together to just be rather too much on my plate to allow me to blog! (Including, of course, the office christmas party, where I think I didn't embaress myself too much...?)
But I have now had a fun weekend in Bath chilling out, and visiting a few off my favourite old spots for some relaxation, which has been really lovely. Everything still seems very similar in Bath, except some shops and bars have moved to being different chains (damn you, Wagamamas!). Still seem to be a lot of the same people around, and the Union hasn't changed much, barring the putrescent green colour they have opted for in the student bar.

Inspired by this BoingBoing post,and this CraftZine link, I'm putting my most recent sewing machine acquisition (ok, almost) out there to be identified. Here's a picture: