Those three weeks went by in a flash!

Haven't managed to post anything since I started back at work after the New Year break. During that time I have:

• Visited angelofthenorth in Cardiff
• Hosted khalinche for a truly delightful couple of days
• Made a flying visit to Cambridge for jack's birthday / engagement party
• Heard a fascinating but rant-inducing talk by Simon Baron-Cohen
• Had a visit from my parents, uncle and grandmother
• Heard a really good talk about the Staffordshire Hoard
• Marked dozens of exam papers
• Seen an urban fox
• Helped represent the Jewish community at a whole bunch of Holocaust Memorial Day events
• Saw Star Wars for the first time (only the original film, now called episode IV, as yet)
• Continued going to the gym regularly with mathcathy

And jack has been staying with me, which is probably the biggest reason for spending less time on the internet than I sometimes like to.

I have built up a huge queue of posts in my head, including my thoughts about many of the above events, but I also want to post about:

• Reviews of Ayaan Hirsi Ali's Infidel, Stephen King's The Liar and Jo Walton's Among Others
• Finishing the 10-day countdown meme
• Answering deep questions people have been posting about relationships
• Answering the final, giant FAQ about getting engaged, namely: what are the political implications of your decision?
• A retrospective of 2010; I always do that, every year, and although it'll be February by the time I get to it I'd feel bad about not doing it at all...

Sorry for the bullet points instead of a post. I am very much enjoying 2011 so far, but wow.

I also have a small logistical problem: there is a sofa. It belongs to my brother's partner. They (brother and SO) want it in the long term. Right now it does not physically fit in their living room. I have no sofa, but I do have plenty of space. My brother and sister-out-law would like to long-term lend me their sofa. Sofa is currently in their flat in Hackney. How do I get the sofa from there to my house in Stoke? I'm happy to throw money at the problem, but, you know, preferably not more than the value of the sofa!