Another departure

[sawyl]

Out on the town for lunch to mark the departure of a colleague for pastures new — they're retraining to be a maths teacher! A good time was had by all and we were all on considerably better form than our last group lunch, when most of us were depressed by a combination of seasonal affective disorder and the imminent approach of Christmas. Rather than head back to the office at the end of festivities, I finished up the day working on a few things from home until both enthusiasm and time ran out and I went cycling in a pathetic attempt to burn off the worst excesses of lunch.