Honour forbids me, but honour be damned

Well, last week I said I'd given my notice at work, and this week I've had my exit interview and had a farewell in the end of term meeting, so that's nice. The interview was good - it gave me a chance to say what I think is wrong and what needs fixing in the hope that the things that bug me get sorted to some degree, ready for the next guy. The farewell was nice enough, though some people were somewhat perplexed when they misheard me and thought I was telling them I was starting a career as a taxi driver. Never mind! So, two weeks left at work, then about a month off when I get to do some exciting stuff like change nappies and move house, and then it's time to start doing that tax advisin' thang.

Things are going OK with Bethany at the moment, though her eating and sleeping have been somewhat disrupted. It doesn't help that she's extremely difficult to wind. Ironic that in 5 years or so we'll be telling her for burping, huh? Still, we're getting by. I've just set her down to sleep after her feed, and she seems to have settled OK which is a good thing. Ali is pretty frazzled at the moment, but she's in bed and hopefully getting some good sleep, so she should recover to some extent.

The dedication last week went very well. The service was good, and Beth behaved well enough that Ali and I could stay in church to hear the whole sermon. It was good to have all our families and some friends together with the church to dedicate her. The barbecue afterwards was delicious, and it was great to sit and chat with people I don't get to see enough of. It was the first time my brother had seen Beth, and it was something of a surprise to see how emotional and excited he was by it all! I wouldn't have expected it from him, but it's all good. He's a very proud uncle! I've got some great photos from that day, so I'll upload them sometime soonish.

That's about it really... here's a few random mainstream musical thoughts:

• Eleanor, Put Your Boots On sounds more like Belle & Sebastian than Franz Ferdinand.


• The new single by Rhianna, or however you spell her name, is truly awful. R&B meets EMO with unsurprisingly awful results.


• The new Justin Timberlake single is distorted junk, but annoyingly stick-in-heady.


• I think I do like Muse' Supermassive Black Hole after all. Album might be a purchase for next month.

Right. I'll try to get photos up tomorrow. Bye for now...

PS WTF was Zidane thinking, eh?