Well today was supposed to be my last day at work and I was really looking forward to going in and enjoying the final day before the place shuts down for Christmas.

After an hour in the cold though it became apparent to me and other travellers that the buses had been cancelled thanks to the weather. Which is a bit irritating as its really not that bad where I am. No snow, just rain and ice. Family had gone out for the morning so couldn't even get a lift some of the way.

Still, at least I can work from home and with the silence and lack of distractions managed to get my depressing email down from 200 or more to just 30 or so by dint of some hard labor, the compilation of a to do list which I won't look forward to in January, and accepting that at least one email to a student and one email to a member of academic staff I really should have answered just weren't worth responding to so late in the day. Still, it's already relieved some of the pressure that keeps me awake at nights and catching up with this blog this afternoon has contributed to that as well!

Nearly time to give up for the day but there's still a bit more I could do and the quiet in which to do it. So wishing any readers out there season's greetings, this blog is shutting down till the New Year.

Merry Christmas.