A minor update
Back (again)
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Hello, it’s been a while, busy again. What have I been up to?
Well, there’s been a lot of stuff at work. Which I’d prefer not to talk about right now; the start of next year might be more appropriate. What I can say is that I’m off performance and architecture, and back(?) in product development. C, C, C. Oh I just bought a cool book by Sedgewick on algorithms, but that’s neither here nor there…
Hallowe’en has come and gone. It really impacted on my last week - because I made my own costume. Made, as in sewed. With a sewing machine. With hemming, and interfacing, and reversing seams so that they’re in the garment, things like that. Quite a learning experience! But definitely more work than I expected. Still, it was worthwhile - there’s [two photos available](http://www.lyranthe.org/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core:ShowItem&g2_itemId=124)
So - Friday was a day off work (so I could finish the costume), then work party on Friday night, followed by a trip to Terry’s party. Latter better than the former.
And - Saturday involved a large, rather cool, Hallowe’en/birthday party in Kimmage. Best party I’ve been at in a while, thank you to the organiser!
I’m living in a new apartment near Shelbourne Park. As a new development, it’s tidy and clean, and a lovely place to just relax, or to invite friends to. Mal lives there too, if anybody’s looking for him 
I have my (two) ski holidays booked. Painfully expensive… but… ah y’know how it is 
Going with family at Christmas, with friends in February. Mastering short turns, and getting to grips with moguls - those are my tasks this year.
If you’re interested in bridge, some friends play it in Mahaffeys on Monday evening. I’m trying to get into it, but there’s a learning curve that I’m working on.
Oh, there’s some sort of election in the US today, I hear… If you can vote, vote! Not that it’s important for the continuation of civilisation as we know it, or anything…