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12:44 GMT, Saturday 29th Dec. Jesus Christ. Hands are shaking. Major hangover. Flew back from Newcastle last night after an amazing week up there. Jo picked me up from the airport...she was waiting in the car...I climbed in and found her wearing nothing but a raincoat and a pair of stockings and suspenders. Hello Bristol. :o)
Long lie-in this morning. More delicious rudeness with Jo. Then I drove into town... smiling at the new acquisition for Swampy's dash-board...a Darth Vader with a bobbing head. From my sister. Love it. It was good to get into the car and drive. I'm needing to retune my radar and dial back into being in Bristol... or rather, shrug off the saddening nostalgia and deep gut churning sense of "missing Jesus Mound". I miss the Dene. I miss sitting in my old bedroom with a view of dense forest. I miss the sound of mum laughing as we whip each other at cards. I miss being together with my sister... smiling, having fun. I miss Kitsch'n Cafe, and hanging with Mike C. But all of these things are only a few hours journey away... and I can have them again, and appreciating the wonderful moments I had up there...and appreciating the incredibly good things I have down here too. House. Jo. Good friends. Job I love.
I'm getting close to completing the editorial review of Yellow Dawn (currently transcribing all my pen and ink scribbles in the proof copy onto the master document). I'll be ready to launch in a few days. I'm not going to delay the launch whilst I complete the scenarios I want to be available to go with the rulebook. They can come online over the next few weeks.
Key memories from Newcastle:
() Reading HP Lovecraft (Rats in the Walls) at 4am, sitting downstairs in mum's study, in soft lamplight with a cup of tea, and feeling really creeped out by the story.
() Sitting upstairs in my old bedroom, working on Yellow Dawn with DaVinci method, 45 minutes on...and then lying down for 15 mins...listening to Fungi from Yuggoth thing I started listening to early this year...totally Mythos vibe...sitting staring out at the dense wall of trees and reflecting on how my life has changed this year. So many good things accomplished.
() A night out with Mike C, drinking Tequila at Salsa Bar, then off to Digital and a solid night of clubbing. Meeting up with Floyd. Waking up with Floyd on the bedroom floor. A big breakfast at Kitsch'n... a long rambling walk in the Dene with Floyd... hanging out like school kids. Fun city. Floyd talking about Power of Eight with real passion... me feeling flattered and excited that the concept has merit beyond my own imagination.
() My sister fleecing me out of about £10 over three days playing cards... she should be a professional gambler... she could make a living from it.
Djr