Today was a long, full day. Made some good contacts and commissioned a couple of reviews. We had about 60 people to our reception which was a good, but a bit disappointing given the level of interest. Fred Wudl came up for the day and gave a nice presentation. Him and Rachel Brazil and Dermot O’Hare and I went to Legal Seafoods for dinner, Had some amazing Prince Edward Islands oysters—one was HUGE!
First full day at the MRS meeting. Rob and I had lunch at Sonsie, which was a bit disappointing considering its reputation. We had a wonderful dinner at Top of the Hub, duck breast with foie gras, which was amazing. Probably the best meal I’ve had in Boston.
Managed a quick skype-out chat with Michael this morning. The quality of the line and the volume aren’t great —I might pick up a travel mike to see if this helps. I wonder if my iSight has taken a knock? The audio pickup isn’t great.
With the help of a melatonin tablet, I managed to sleep through from 10–3, then dozed until 5.30, then up and about. Meeting Rob for breakfast at 7.15.
Long day travelling to Boston for the MRS meeting. Boston’s as great as ever, with Christmas lights out and lots of bustle. The flight was about an hour late leaving Heathrow. I left home at 9, because the taxi firm recommended an earlier start because of traffic works. Ended up at the airport 5 1/2 hours before the flight left, and then it left an hour late (groan).
Watched The Island starring Ewan MacGregor, which was really good—very exciting, edge-of-the seat stuff. Ewan was also rather dashing in his figure-hugging lycra.
Ate at Legal Sea Foods in Copley Place, close to the Westin; plate of Cape-Cod oysters and a lovely slice of medium-rare tuna, with seaweed salad. Perfect.
I’ve stumped up the money for the web space, got WordPress installed and now set up with Ecto, as my desktop blogging software.
Checked out immunisations today for travelling to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand next year.
Great weekend walking in the Peak District with Danny and Malcolm. The temperature was freezing, but this did mean that the peat was frozen so we weren’t up to our knees in bog. Photo’s from my photo gallery.
Michael picked up the invitations from the printer and they look really good. It worked out about £2 per invitation, so I’m not sure if that was good value or not? They look great!
This may up being the most complex part of the arrangements. I can see now why people pick packages of pre-printed stationery. But, I’m a publisher, so I should be able to put something decent together, right?