BBI is 6 years old today!

I'm down in Southampton this weekend for a social get-together, so this won't be a lengthy update. Thanks to Slum Lord Kul for hosting the gathering. Special thanks to Phoe for attending.

I had to visit the office today to pick up some paperwork that I had forgotten to bring home. Earlier in the week, I'd received half a loaf of unwanted bread from an office colleague who was going on vacation. Since I had been unable to finish it and the bread was now past its best, I decided to make a quick stop by the river on my way to work in order to give the local ducks a present. The weather was pleasantly spring-like; cold enough to be fresh, but with a little sun to take the chill out of the air.

This caught my attention on the world map for the game Perfect World, a MMORPG I tried briefly a couple of months ago when its international servers went live. The game itself was nothing particularly special, but I'm half tempted to re-install it and discover what lies inside the intriguingly named cave...

I still haven't had much time to sort through the photos I took from my trip to London at the start of the month, but I have now copied them off my camera (phone). As you can see, it was a little colder this year. I thought the snow piled on top of the lanterns looked rather festive. :)

The route I normally take to work includes a short walk alongside the river Medway - usually quite pleasant early in the morning. I had to go the long way around today though... This happens a few days each winter. I expect the residents of those new riverside apartments are waking up to discover that they're a lot more "riverside" than the builders advertised. I always thought it was a silly place to build anyway.

My trip to London for the Chinese New Year festivities the other weekend was enjoyable, but didn't go entirely to plan. My sister and I made a last minute decision to stay overnight in London rather than rushing back on Sunday. I'm sure, had it been any other weekend, it would have been a good plan. Sadly though, we underestimated the effect of the snowfall on Sunday night/Monday morning and awoke on Monday to find ourselves trapped - there were no bus or train services out of the city all day. After a day of wandering around stations waiting for trains that never arrived, we were forced to take refuge in a hotel for the night. Thankfully, by mid-morning on Tuesday, a few rail services had resumed, so we jumped on the first train we could get.

Thanks to that, I've been quite busy at work again catching up on the days I missed, which is why things have been quite quiet around here for the last week or so.

I'll try to get some photos of the New Year events uploaded over the weekend and will probably talk a little more about it then too.

I am writing this from the snug warmth of my bed, where I shall be remaining until my limbs thaw out fully. The weather today was quite varied but thankfully we escaped the worst of the driving snow I can see outside my window at the moment. It was, however, bitterly cold.

On the whole, it was a good day. I'll write more and probably upload a few photos later in the week. Until then, stay warm~