May 30, 2013
Filler 60
And so, time passed. Birthday was somewhat underwhelming, but so it goes. 46 isn't one of the biggies. The main event presentwise was just a promissory note, of a somewhat alarming kind; I may or may not say more about that if it ever actualises.
In the meantime, I have bought myself a guitar, of all things. It's a Yamaha Pacifica 112V in natural wood satin, paired with a THR10 amp; purists might sniff, but it really is a thing of beauty. I will probably never be able to do much more than wring a few tortured notes out of it, but as midlife crisis purchases go it's at least less likely to result in serious injury or death than that other fortysomething perennial, the motorbike. In any case, I'd like to make clear that there is no crisis. All manner of things are well.
Even work is looking fine at the moment. My CoMPLEX fellowship comes to an end in a month or so, but seems likely to finish on an upswing, with (gasp!) something actually having been achieved; the inevitable mopping up interlude will follow, to shepherd said something into print, which may or may not manage to happily coexist with whatever career move follows. There's a prospect for that as well, which hearkens back to the start of my PhD. More as and when. (Of course, even this passing mention will have jinxed it, so...)
Behind me as I type this, there are men planting up the balcony with junglage. This follows weeks of carpentry to make homes for the plants. It's an in-progress shambles right now, but already looking very pretty. (Let's hope everyone else in the building doesn't make us take it down again.) Pictures will follow, probably.
And now, as the seven dwarfs might have it: Hi Ho!
Posted by matt at May 30, 2013 9:05 AM