its nearing the end of january and things seem appropriately transitory.

things all seem on the brink, coming to a boil, or at least there's the looming threat of it. i can't put my finger on it but its definitely in the air.

there's talk of changing jobs, switching stations, relocating. there's much talk of babies, new challenges and lingering ones. i'm busy making plans and thinking about how best to put them all into action and how best to put them into proper context and perspective. i sat for my first part 3 exam and will have to wait yet another month before i know the result. i just hope that i do not have to slog for it again like i sloppily did, for the month or so before. mich is preparing for her viva come the end of february. she's thinking of greener pastures.

its not quite soul-searching but it would seem that it is less depth and more superficiality i need. like gordon brown said, 2005 is a year for action. i need to move further from the centre, get into the thick of it and risk a little more. i need to move, to ride the wave and to surf a little further out. without forgetting dreams and distant futures, now is the time to collect a few scalps for posterity.