Life for the last few days has been somewhat frantic, as it always is before embarking on a significant adventure. I’m off to the Edinburgh Film Festival tomorrow for the first time in two years, and for the first time I’ve got a significant amount of work there (including two interviews) which is actually going to make me feel like a journalist rather than just someone who watches lots and lots of films in the desperate hope some of them might come in useful. I’ll be going with my handy, near-pocket sized Eee PC, so hopefully I’ll have access to wireless in a variety of places – my input on the blog may vary wildly over the next eight days. Either I’ll be doing it every spare minute, or you won’t hear from me until late next week – but either way, I’m entering a somewhat busy time. Hang onto your hats…

After an exceptionally difficult couple of weeks – not helped by a large chunk of work abruptly being rescheduled – there’s a glimmer of light. I’m in the run-up to the Edinburgh Film Festival, and thanks to a collection of interviews, it’s actually become something that’s already paid for itself twice over before I’ve even gone and seen any movies there. There’s also been an increase in the amount of work I’ve got to do, and a couple of lucky breaks, while I’ve also learned something important about myself over the last couple of weeks. Structure is something I need in my life if I’m not going to end up running around like a headless chicken in panic mode, so I’m gradually working on a couple of plans which will hopefully keep me on track, even if they take a little while. Sometimes, having a little bit of understanding about the way your head works is a very important and useful thing.