Another Christmas unwrapped

As Boxing Day draws to an end, in some ways it's the end of another Christmas. That is, the official portion of the holiday containing the word 'Christmas' is over, yet part involving 'New Year' is still to come. Not being interested in the Christian significance of the holiday, it's a bit of a funny one, as I'm unsure whether the importance of each day over the holiday should be dictated to me by the number and quality of films being aired on the terrestrial TV channels, or whether I should determine this myself.

This year for once I'm going to pack myself off for a few days abroad, so even the TV rules won't apply on this occasion, and it'll be entirely ad lib on my part. Normally New Year is an event resulting in almost universal anti-climax, but this year I'll actually be doing something, yet the exact nature of that something is still to be decided upon. I'll be enjoying the best of a foreign capital, and quite what that will involve on New Year is impossible to foresee prior to arriving there in person. I suspect it could be a memorable one, not least as this year the traditional Christmas Eve at the local pubs was foregone. The stakes are high. Whether we end up partying hard or freezing to death, I suspect there will be a many a story to tell afterwards.

Call of the blogs

It's been another quiet spell for me on the blogosphere. To be honest as Christmas approaches work steps up in pace and I normally return home feeling drained of any creative energy that may once have existed in my poor worn out grey matter. However my thoughts and time have also been distributed over these past few months across other forums. (I suspect fora is grammatically correct, however I stick by my belief that it looks odd.) There are a huge number of online discussion groups, yet finding one that hits the spot or that covers an area that's of particular relevance isn't always a simple task. Fortunately I've found such corners of the internet during the course of the year, and much of my time has been spent their, learning, reading, shareing experiences and information. It really has been an enlightening and highly constructive process.

I suspect my blogging will however see a dramatic resurgence in 2006. There's much travelling on the cards, and being far from home I suspect a blog may be the new preferred means of keeping in contact with the many folks at home, and friends in many countries following my progress. It'll making something of a change, as previously I've stuck to lots of e-mails, but I fancy with a bit of practice I'll be able to match off the need for personalised entries with trying to be as all encompassing as possible. I don't really have the foggiest how much internet connectivity I'm likely to come across. Some areas will be technologically developed, but many will not. It's funny, I've not really got a great idea of just how widespread the internet has becoming. My travels might providing something of an eye-opener on this, as much as on the other aspects of the lands around me.