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posted by [personal profile] palfrey at 06:23pm on 21/12/2004
I'm going back to England from 23/12 to 9/1. Firstly I'm going to the parentals, and do the whole family thing. See the brother for the first time in about 8 months, see the mad grandparent, etc. Part of me thinks that I'm doing all of that mostly because it's easier than attempting to do anything else, and the other half just wants to see the darn cats again (esp. after [livejournal.com profile] cabellicious' recent post). Meh, I'm a cat person. C'est la vie...

After I survive that madhouse, I'm planning on heading onwards to Bristol. Looks like it may be a case of "pass the Tom" with floor space, so if anyone does have space even for a couple of days, I'm interested. Certainly plan on being around until the 3rd for [livejournal.com profile] omylouse's bday, and given that when I go back to the parents is unplanned, I wouldn't be entirely adverse to actually getting to celebrate my bday (8th *hint*) with some of you lot. Will have to book coaches for all of this sooner or later, but that's likely to be shortly after Xmas, in order to give everyone enough time to actually know what the heck they're doing before I have another go at querying floor space.

It'll be good to see the motherland again. I do plan on coming back permenantly at some point (barring a really good opportunity in another english-speaking country - the Netherlands would drive me nuts if I spent more than 4 years here).
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posted by [identity profile] baljemmett.livejournal.com at 06:21pm on 21/12/2004
I'm looking at trying to get down to Bristol sometime between the 27th and the 30th; downing a couple of jars would be good if you'll be about? Shall also have to see if [livejournal.com profile] samj's plans coincide at all... It's a shame I can't be more flexible, but work is such that I don't even know if I'll be free which makes life interesting.
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posted by [identity profile] palfrey.livejournal.com at 11:58pm on 21/12/2004
Sounds like a plan. I'm *probably* coming down on the 29th, so not that much time to play with, but we'll have to see what we can do....
 
posted by [identity profile] baljemmett.livejournal.com at 12:52pm on 22/12/2004
I think the current most likely plan for me is to arrive in Bristol around lunchtime on the 28th or 29th, leave afternoon of the 30th. It depends on several things; workload, whether I'm just going to crash in my brother's room in Hiatt Baker or find a hotel, what other plans end up being made here, if I'm going to London at any point, when I can get hold of my accountant to sort out getting me some pay, whether I've run out of Gem after Christmas...

*sigh* Life was so much simpler when I was a lazy student with an out-of-work girlfriend; now I'm a businessman with a headache :-/

I'll let you know as soon as I know what I'm doing, and I'll keep an eye out for updates on your plans :)
 
posted by [identity profile] cabell.livejournal.com at 06:52pm on 21/12/2004
Aw, glad you enjoy the cats. :-) How many have your parents got?

Just out curiosity, does your home area have any local Robin Hood stories? I'm reading this book that claims they're all over the map, not that I know a lot about British geography anyway, but I like Robin Hood. :p
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posted by [identity profile] palfrey.livejournal.com at 12:12am on 22/12/2004
2, Goldie (http://tevp.net/images/display.php3?image=/cats/parents/goldie%20-%20living%20room%202.jpg) and Phoebe (http://tevp.net/images/display.php3?image=/cats/parents/phoebe%20-%20living%20room.jpg) (yes she is that fat. Little cat head still tho....).

Not that I know of. Home is Ealing in West London - claim to fame is the Ealing Studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_Studios) (of early film comedies fame). Bristol (the place I would be living if I was back in England) also doesn't AFAIK have anything. Glance at the Wikipedia entry seems to indicate that most of the candidates are further north, and I'm a southener, so not much knowledge there.
 
posted by [identity profile] baljemmett.livejournal.com at 05:49pm on 24/12/2004
Not sure if you're checking LJ etc. from home, but can you drop me a line somehow (while at home I check ICQ, MSN, LJ and mail to anything at microwavepizza.co.uk) at some point over the next couple of days? I'm trying to work out what's happening next week, and might be in London on Tuesday for a pint with [livejournal.com profile] samj...

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