Ad Nauseam

Well I clearly chose a great day to return from the (relative) tranquility of Great Britain! Although it is lovely to be granted a few hours off in the middle of the week- its not every morning that I can blog in my pyjamas while gorging on the remains of the English choc and biccies stash that haven't been earmarked for my various places of employment/friends. And even the "not-for-me" pile is at risk, lets be honest: while many of my colleagues beg for little pieces of imported heaven, equal numbers always complain that Cadbury's "isn't as good" as local tryers Cow Chocolate. (Which, granted, has made commendable progress over the past few years, but still remains light years behind the purple empire.) So to my mind such whinging entirely justifies the "get-one-free" box of Heroes remaining in the hands of a loving hostess who will treat it with the respect and integrity it deserves. She says, munching on her 11th one in as many seconds.

So my trip was great, and various ensuing anecdotes will make their way onto this page in time. But today is Israeli Election Day and so I'm throwing in my two shekels along with the rest of the Israeli-based blogosphere. Tellingly, almost nobody I've spoken to over the last 24 hours had yet decided which of the circus acts they would be voting for. Bodes well, hey! I mean , its only our very future in the balance. And that of our neighbouring nation. And, while we're at it, general global stability, if the disproportionate amount of coverage we get on international news services is anything to go by.

So I'm going to have lunch with visiting friends, eat ice-cream, work half a day in the half of the city that doesn't care about the outcome of these elections, that sort of thing. I'll get to the polls, and deal with the reality when it hits. Meanwhile I'm going to enjoy these last few despair/despondency-free hours, dammit! And I suggest that everyone else does the same. Slightly Mad encourages you to eat your chocolate responsibly.