the return...

yes, it's been ages since i updated. but i have a good excuse. at 6:42am on the morning of wednesday july 12th my baby daughter was born.

here is not the place for the details, but in brief: long labour (28 hours), complicated birth (forceps were used to wrench the little one out), shit hospital (whittington in archway - loathsome place) - but all of this has subsided in the face of the utter utter joy given to us by our beautiful baby girl.

and if you're ever in the situation of standing by watching your other half scream in agony and beg for surgery as the agony of childbirth takes grip, heed this advice - hit that gas and air. at first it seems ineffective, but on the fourth or fifth deep lung-full you'll be taken to a far happier place. perhaps you should take a cd player and some reggae along to complete the effect.

my truly fabulous employers were kind enough to give me 3 weeks off work, which comes to an end shortly. so as i attempt to re-introduce a certain amount of normality into my life, my posts on this blog will resume.