{"id":6,"date":"2006-09-17T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2006-09-17T20:30:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2007-01-17T10:10:24","modified_gmt":"2007-01-17T10:10:24","slug":"reunions_n_stuff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ncl.ac.uk\/gbrown\/2006\/09\/17\/reunions_n_stuff\/","title":{"rendered":"Reunions n’ stuff"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yes, an earlier ‘late night rambling’ than usual, but if I get this down, I may sleep better tonight (in an ideal world). Listening to John Mayer<\/a> and chillin’ out with a small pack of Snack-a-Jacks toffee popcorn (yum!) and red wine. Mmm.. it’s amazing how some albums can make you feel better – not that I’m feeling bad, at all – quite the contrary, in fact – but there’s just something about a good song with intelligent lyrics and a good hook that lightens your spirits and makes you feel good. It can lift your heart and make you smile \ud83d\ude42 <\/p>\n

Anyway, been taking it easy this week after recovering from my last assignment…well, almost – unless you count the 2 days I was working in Plymouth. I haven’t been there since I was 9 years old; my uncle used to own a newsagents there, so all I can remember about Plymouth was filling my face with sweets! It’s a shame I couldn’t have stayed longer – had a fabulous view from the Holiday Inn’s penthouse restaurant as I ate breakfast – absolutely beautiful. <\/p>\n

One of the things I like about traveling in this job is the people you meet on planes, trains and buses… when my train to London, last week, was delayed at York (due to a fatality on the line!) a very interesting American sat next to me. He worked for the Justice Department in Washington D.C and was in York as the guest speaker at a huge international conference they were having. It’s amazing how much information a stranger will give you about themselves… maybe it’s because they know you’ll never see them again? Even on my trip to Plymouth this week, the amount of people I met in the airport both at Newcastle and in Bristol (still can’t get over the fact they’re checking your shoes now – James Bond’s been hiding things in his shoes for years – how come the airports are just checking now?)<\/i> who happily chat away to you is phenomenal. Don’t get me wrong, it’s nice, friendly, courteous, polite etc. but it’s nice in a strange kind of way – however, it does<\/i> make your trip shorter – especially as my flight was delayed on the way back. Grrr!<\/p>\n

I went to a bank reunion last night. One of the girls left the bank 2 weeks ago (after 20 years) to go into academia and she’s already in culture shock! \ud83d\ude09 It was a good night; drinks in The Blue Lounge<\/i> which I’ve never been in before (unless it counts that I went in when the premises used to be ‘Booze Busters’?) and then on to the Gate of India<\/i>, there was about 15 of us so it was fun but it was a bit weird at the same time. I spent a lot of time (11 years) working with these people, some I haven’t seen in the 8 years since I left… and they seem exactly the same… which is good.. it’s just that… I’m not the same…<\/i> so I was expecting to find more changes… but there wasn’t any… which was unexpected.<\/p>\n

—
\nOoo… ’83 – John Mayer’<\/i> – great song :
\nWell these days
\nI wish I was 6 again
\nOh make me a red cape
\nI wanna be Superman<\/p>\n

Oh if only my life was more like 1983
\nAll these things would be
\nmore like they were at the start of me<\/p>\n

If my life was more like 1983
\nI’d plot a course to the source of the
\npurest little part of me…
\n—<\/p>\n

Aye, those were the days – although I confess I went more for the Wonder Woman<\/a>\/ Supergirl<\/a> look, myself \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Right, time to shut up and go and watch TV. Nothing on (IMHO) so think I’ll watch the wonderful Hunting Venus<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Goodnight all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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