I swear, this time it’s different (or, this time I mean it)
‘That’s only part 1: stay tuned for part 2 once I’ve settled into my new flat.’ That was how I signed off on my last post, four months ago to the very day. I never got round to writing ‘autumnal reflections, part II’ as I had envisioned in my head. Most of those reflections have dissipated and my notes from the time are an incoherent mess. They can’t have been very profound reflections. I’ve got various lists I’ve made this year, the first dating back to 14 January 2013. I've updated them at various points, but I never really got round to checking off ‘emails’. Subsequent lists that appeared throughout the year – in March, June, August, November – all had the same ‘email’ bullet-point with the same names after it. If you’ve heard from me since 14 January 2013, consider yourself lucky. If you’ve heard from me since 1 September and you’re not a member of my family, you’re even luckier. I do hope, however, to dash off a few emails in the upcoming days. ...