Back to Basics

Don't worry, we haven't died. I stopped blogging weekly in January and turned to biweekly. And then one week we were working late on blog Tuesday. The next week it just didn't seem right to break the even-dated blogging routine and then by the following week, the habit was broken. Not the best excuse I've come up with. In fact, it's probably in the bottom 5. Basically our views were slowly dwindling down into double digits and I couldn't be bothered to put some thoughts on the internet. Sorry, guys. That isn't to say it won't happen anymore. I doubt I'll keep this up biweekly, much less weekly, but I'll try to come back here and give you something.

So now, an update on the last 3 months. Time, as it does, is flying faster than ever. Jodi and I have grown increasingly busy and that time just keeps slipping away at its usual stealthily constant and fleetingly transient way. Returning to the blog will also encourage me to take more pictures. I find blogs quite boring without pictures so I would force myself to take pictures of events in our lives despite the fact that I despise doing so. I've found photos often diffuse the ingenuity of a given moment but without them, it can be difficult to remember specific details about the moment. This usually leads to exactly one picture taken during each "moment" with little care given to it until it's time to return to the memory. This paragraph was NOT supposed to be about my photographic philosophy. That's what happens when I haven't written in a while.

On the subject of photos (though this paragraph will not be about them) the ones in this blog will be random. Or maybe not. I haven't actually arrived at the photo selection process yet. Anyway, March was a pretty standard month. Nothing too exciting happened although British Summer Time began which keeps the sun out longer, right? Also we took a holiday just after St. Patricks Day and did nothing. It was wonderful.

In April, the snowball effect of Congress planning really took off. While big projects are ultimately coming to a close, it takes a myriad of micro-projects to seal them up. For example, in order for the back stage passes project to be closed, we have to go through staff and performers' schedules and make sure they have the exact access they need in the exact venue (or sub-venue) they will be on the exact day they need to be there. And there are about 2,500 people on that list. That's one of my 3 main responsibilities.

So far in May, we've continued snowballing but it's reached a terminal velocity that kind of allows us to ride it right up to congress. It's fun, but if you lose your balance you will fall o ff and get smashed by everything that's been picked up so far. Deepest analogy evaarrrr. Maybe not. Anyway, we're busy. But enjoying it. Since moving to Norwood in South London we've continued taking the 6:41 am train into work but now we tend to leave between 4 and 5 pm... sometimes 6. Turns out helping plan an event like this takes time!

 Isaac, one of my best friends from high school, happened to have a layover in London!

 SAVN.TV was filming on location in London a few weeks ago...

We went to a theme park with the youths from our corps. It was a bit cold.