Has it really been almost a month since my last blog entry? Wow, I've been busy. It really is rather crazy; so much has happened in the last few weeks. Much of the business of November has centred around the entire of the rest of my immediate family moving house within a matter of days.

My parents have finally moved completely to Wales, moving from their two houses to one, and my brother has moved in with his fiancee in their own house. All of this within a few days was quite a task!

Anyway, details aside, all went smoothly and a few photos are on Flickr. I think we're all still recovering, however.

In other news, I've now started my PhD, and got my desk and everything. I've even received my first month's pay, which was nice. The topic I'm supposed to be studying is still rather like a misty spectre in front of me though. I know it's there, but I can neither grasp it fully, or explain to anyone else what it's really about. I have been recently reminded though that I do have three and a half years with which to get to grips with this, so I don't feel overly stressed. The reading so far has been interesting, as have been the research meetings. I'm also demonstrating in a Java workshop for MSc students - something I do find rather amusing considering that I only learnt Java myself a few months ago for my own MSc project. Still, I haven't been found out yet. Ssssh! :-)