Unemployment

So the hockey season has started again. I can tell because everything hurts. Last weekend we lost 5-2 after going off at half-time at 0-0. Fifteen minutes of madness into the second half and it was 4-0. It took me until Wednesday to be able to move freely again. This weekend we had a 2-2 draw, the defence was tighter, and I should be able to move by Tuesday. Next weekend I'm aiming for Monday... Sadly we are second or third from bottom of the league so well in the relegation zone at this point. Some captaincy.

J made the pain worse last weekend by making me go for a walk on Sunday. I struggled up to Solsbury hill where there is an ancient ramparted fort site with a fantastic view over bath and the valleys. Then we wandered around RAF Charmy down which has quite a few relics of the war years and immediately after. One remaining runway is now used for microlights, and we saw a two-seater Thruster, the big-brother of Dad's joy.

I have made progress on the bridge now that the book has quietened down (more on that in a sec). I have actually finished the bridge side of things and now only (!) have to pose, paint and place the 22 figures.

The book is nearing completion. We proofed the acknowledgements last week, and most of it is with the indexer now. I thought it was to be printed in China but apparently it will be done in Poland. That's the nature of our global economy. I got to see the dustcover as well last week, and it's quite good. Conservative, but that's the AtB style through and through. April is still the projected release date, but I don't know what they do for a launch.

I did my invigilating and some supply teaching, and have one more day booked tomorrow, but otherwise it is time to hit the agents. One job was for an administrator of financial products but I haven't heard from them after I was asked answer "Why are you interested in financial products?" Basically I don't give a shit about financial products so tried to emphasise the technical appeal of the position, but can't have been convincing.