I'm having a bit of a week off, by which I mean I'm going out a lot and won't be sitting near a computer most evenings. Think of it less as a summer break and more as a timely exhalation.
I went out for birthday drinks last night, so returned home slightly more worse for wear than if I'd stayed in with a kettle as per normal. I'm off out again this evening, but this time long distance where I'll be staying for a few days, and where whipping out a laptop to write a 1000 word illustrated essay isn't really on the cards. I won't be back home for a while, and then I'm going out again for a major day trip after which I expect to be too knackered to concoct anything much. Altogether it's a seven-day disruption to my usual routine so expect a seven-day disruption to your reading pleasure.
There will still be posts but they may not be as long as you've come to expect. It's nigh impossible to create long-form bloggage with multiple images and carefully-researched links using just a smartphone, it requires a keyboard and a mouse. There will still be some posts that are as long as you've come to expect because I've prepared them in advance, but not many. You'll cope.
Please don't send unctious "ooh it's well deserved enjoy your time off" messages because I'm not recharging my batteries, I'm just busy and a bit off-grid.
You have therefore avoided another "today is the 11th anniversary of the London Olympics" post, because that's today. You've also dodged me resuscitating Local History Month with a full-on update of my first Bow-focused splurge 20 years ago, because 1st August falls into the hiatus. If TfL try to sneak out a contentious announcement while I'm away I will attempt to react, but it may be a more lacklustre savaging than usual. Just lower your expectations for a week, that's all I'm saying.
If you get really bored you can always pick a random month from the archives and read that, or flick through one of my 268 Flickr albums, or go read one of the other blogs in the sidebar, or just go outside and look at the world for a bit.
And they were very enjoyable birthday drinks, thanks.
