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January 26, 2010 9:28 PM

Despite having a lot of worked planed for today, the were a few things that scuppered my work through the entire day plan, though I did get a substantial amount done on my research project despite the interruptions.

First off was a phone call from the fridge repair company saying that they were 40 minutes away and will someone be home. News to me as I've got them in my diary for visiting on Thursday, not today, but since I'm at home working it isn't really a problem. Besides, it'd be nice to have the fridge dispensing ice and water as soon as possible again.

Next I get a surprise email from my friend Nic who is going through a bit of a time of it a work who was wondering if I could do a late lunch at The Fishes @ Hinksey this afternoon. It'll be nice to see her since she's either holed up at home working or stuck in Birmingham or Banbury depending on where her current project takes her so I jump at the chance to have a catch up and see that she's doing ok.

So whilst the fridge man is tinkering and for the rest of the morning and part of the afternoon I knuckled down to do some serious work so that I can escape later on for my lunch date. The hard work pays off and by the time I'm due to leave the house I'm at a point where I've got lots of information and have started to document it all in a cohesive manner. Not that it's rocket science to understand what is the most popular device in use at the moment, take a bow Apple, your iPhone is streets ahead of the competition by all accounts.

I have a very lovely lunch with Nic and manage to "put myself back in my box" (it's a SMINDE thing) when it comes to deciding what to order, though I think I spent the entire time staring at Nic's chips longingly which may have freaked her out a bit :) We also had a long chat about most things, but in particular the freedom the contracting offers and how permanent positions get less and less attractive the more you work for yourself. Its true of course, but there are downsides to contracting as anyone who's done it before will know.

Interestingly the waiter was chatting to us and asking what we did for a living. I explained my occupation and he asked for my details as he may have some work to put my way. I REALLY REALLY need to get my business cards sorted out as a priority next week, writing details on the back of a receipt isn't kosher.

When I get back home I do more work on the project which takes me right into the evening but I do manage to sneak an hour or so to myself to watch some TV and eat dinner.

It's been a busy day for sure, but busy is good!