Busy busy...

(Originally published Monday 27th February)

A few days without a blog! I must apologise for such a grave dereliction of duty. But I have an excuse. Indeed, I have several excuses. In fact, excuses seem hardly necessary - it's not like anyone pays me to write this. Although if you would like to pay me in the future, then please, don't let me put you off. I accept cash.

Part of my excuse is that yesterday, I wrote two essays in one day. Pray sit back for a moment, gentle readers, and allow the enormity of this task to sink in.




TWO law essays. I can think of only one comparison to convey just how much of an achievement this was. Imagine the desperate, soul-wrenching effort that it took Frodo to get to the top of Mount Doom and cast the Ring of Power into the dark chasm whence it came. Fairly tough, I'm sure you'll agree. Now imagine that he had no Sam, no elven bread, and no legs. If you can imagine that, then you'll be pretty close to grasping how difficult it was to write two essays in one day. And yet, somehow, I did it. Go me.

On a less self-congratulatory note, I have spent the best part of today on trains, heading for London, heading around London, and then heading away from London. And for why? A 30-minute interview with a law firm who may be offering me a vacation scheme in the summer. If I get it, the tortuous journey will have been worthwhile. If not, expect bitter rantings here in a week's time.

The only difficulty in the experience was forcibly stopping myself from humming the "London Underground" tune while waiting for the Circle Line. This cessation in humming occurred when a rail employee, who was obviously familiar with the song, looked like he was going to kill me. (For anyone who doesn't know it, I beg you, click here - it is most droll, and far from complimentary about Underground staff. For the hard of thinking, you'll need to click on the Listen tab, and then the headphones symbol next to Track 8.)