Tom Smith’s: theOTHERblog

Isn’t it funny when people apologize for not posting… As if anyone gives a toss, as if there’s a lack of blog posts. But sorry anyway.

I haven’t blogged in a while because all my ideas for blog posts have either been too tiny and end up as tweets, or just too big and they end up languishing in my Drafts folder waiting for the flash of insight needed to de-bigg-ify them. I’ve also been really, really busy, but that’s not an excuse is it.

But you probably know the real reason for my lack of blogging. Hasn’t it been lovely lately? Here’s a picture of my office this week (during the brief showers). I don’t know why but the wifi reception is better than on the garden table. (p.s We just saw Mrs Duck emerge with ten ducklings from under the pampas grass… awwwww!)

Working in the sunshine (on a computer) requires four things…

1. A tool like WriteRoom so you can actually see the screen. I really like WriteRoom but really couldn’t contemplate buying it because, in the good old days, it’d be the sort of thing I’d knock up in a few minutes (and regularly did).
2. Sun tan cream. My face is not strawberry red anymore. All you people stuck in an office can think yourself fortunate that you aren’t burning up in this glorious heat wave. You lucky people
3. Wireless power
4. A greenhouse

So, my first blog post in a quite a while. Aren’t bluebells lovely?