Well, here we are back in London. Had a nice couple of days in Norfolk working on the coast path (finished on Monday), weather was generally good. Will write it up later on with some pictures, probably next week. The Norfolk coast is interesting, is barren in some places with big salt marshes and lots of bird life.

Waiting is a theme that I seem to return to over and over again. I am waiting at the moment on a couple of things and the time being taken is starting to bug me somewhat. At the same time I have promised to deliver on a couple of things myself, so need to make sure that I do not do what annoys me. Had a gentle reminder today that I need to write a conference paper by late October. Promised to present a paper and after I submitted it I had some concerns that I would not be able to get it done in time. Seeing the programme with my name attached will hopefully spur me into action and ensure that I get it together.

Had coffee with a friend from Melbourne today and discussed my ongoing lack of work. She suggested that it may be an idea to use the methodology from the thesis and apply it to an Asian case study. Apparently this would improve my marketability significantly, given that European academics are understandably focused on Europe. This is something that I had subconsciously considered and P had mentioned as worth looking at, but had not really given much serious thought. So, now I am making contact with friends that work in the area and considering how to go about selecting a case and then exploring how to gather the necessary data and background.

Anyway, things keep moving on and I better try catch up.