Good things with words...

So, I’m back in Blighty. I’ve been catching up with myself for the past few days, putting things back in their appropriate places, digesting my experience of the past few weeks.

I’ve been lucky enough to do a fair amount of travelling in my time – Botswana, Malaysia, the US, Germany, Finland, up and down the UK – not as much as some people I know (Anna K, I’m looking at you), but considering that much of my travel has happened as a result of the fact that I push words around on pages and screens, I’m thankful for everywhere I’ve been. Of all the places I’ve known, Singapore is the country I’m always most excited about heading back to.
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Every now and then, someone throws a fairly innocuous question into a written message that sends me into a little tailspin of indecision. That question being: “so what are you up to at the moment?” Hmmm. So how much detail do you want with your answer there, sir/madam?

Easy fix, I figure, is to post a little update about what I’m currently up to. Then my answer can be as simple as inserting a hyperlink, instead of trying to decide between full, mid or lite disclosure. Of course, that kind of breaks the polite convention of communication, whereby people want responses that at least bear the air of a tailored response, but in this age of social networks and increasing demands on every connected individual’s time, what else is one to do? If it makes you feel any better, I wrote this post for YOU. Yes, you. You know who you are.
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