It’s new, and orange. Glennji.org is the personal site of Glenn J. Mason, where he rants and rambles and slips in and out of third person. At the moment, it’s pretty empty, but I plan to upload my squiggles and cartoons, any random ideas I have for stuff, and just basically vent about work and life. …

I have my entry clearance!! This is a really, really good thing, and has been a point of stress for both Dee and I, as if I didn’t get my VISA then I wouldn’t be allowed on the aeroplane without a return ticket. And that’s an expensive move! But it arrived this morning, which means my application …

Tired of waiting for an apparent “priority” copy of my grandmother’s birth certificate, today I wrote a letter to the ONS in Britain … only to return home to find the copy waiting on the coffee table. What’s more, the postmark clearly shows that it was sent only two days after I made my application, …

With less than 100 days to go, we’re in full-swing trying to get everything organised. We’ve booked a hotel in Paris, and organised floorspace in London (the latter being much easier on the savings, of course). I’ve obtained a GEDCOM copy of our family tree, so I have at least a …

We’re well and truly into “savings” mode at the moment. We have a financial plan, and a budget for the trip, and we’re just counting down the days until our flight. Oh, there’s still more to do before then - much more - but it’s close enough to be exciting. And of …

Just a quick entry, since I’m at work: I have my passport! It arrived by registered mail last weekend, and I haven’t let it out of my sight yet. You really can’t overestimate the psychological wellbeing that this little booklet brings - it is my pass to another world and another …