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		<title>Calm before the Storm</title>
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<p>Sorry to any readers for the lack of new content! I&#8217;ve had a lot on recently and have let my blogging, tweeting and general web presence slip a bit&#8230;</p>
<p>I&#8217;m a day away from a week long break, after which I hope to achieve a long list of things. These include:</p>
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<li>Writing some posts about useful things I&#8217;ve found and learnt.</li>
<li>Re-building my freelance site using WordPress for the back-end.</li>
<li>Getting up-to-date with admin.</li>
<li>Getting approval on an improved website (<a title="See post" href="http://dougbarned.co.uk/blog/2009/01/09/web-standards/">previously mentioned</a>).</li>
<li>Contacting existing clients.</li>
<li>Following up leads.</li>
<li>Investigate post-grad certificate.</li>
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<p>Until then, I&#8217;ll leave you with an encounter I had this morning:</p>
<blockquote><p>A kid in a hoodie mumbled something to be on my way from the bus stop&#8230; I stopped, looked at him, and raised my eyebrows to signal he should repeat&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;Can you buy me a cigar please?&#8221; said he.</p>
<p>&#8220;Sorry?&#8221; Said I, looking puzzled &#8211; I must have misheard&#8230;</p>
<p>&#8220;Will you buy a cigar for me..?&#8221; he said, louder, using the pound coin in his hand to gesture toward the newsagent next to the bus stop.</p>
<p>Continuing my puzzled look, I simply replied &#8220;No&#8230;&#8221;, walked off, looked back still puzzled, and then headed to work.</p></blockquote>
<p>A <em>cigar</em>&#8230; Whatever next?!</p>
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