Despite Ithaca’s reputation as the perpetual destination, coming back to Athens was surprisingly uncomplicated. I suppose it’s only meant to be hard to get there. Anyway, a great time was had, and amazing people were met. Soon after my return, my shipment from the UK arrived and I spent a couple of days giving everything a new place in my parents’ house. The conviction that this will not be my home for long cast a shadow of frustration and futility over this task. Having my own space is a fundamental need, and the inconveniences of staying in my parents’ house are making my feet itch. (Perhaps walking barefoot on a tatami-covered floor would be the remedy?)

At the time I left Bath I stopped using the Daler-Rowney A6 sketch books that had served me well since 1995 in favour of the more refined Moleskine®. I consciously saw this as a symbolic change, and today’s implementation of a cleaner and simpler design for this web site is part of the same notional renewal. I enjoy fresh starts immensely, and I would normally make more of this one, if only the unsatisfactory accommodation situation didn’t make it feel more like purgatory.

On the other hand, I keep meeting interesting people in Athens, including Ant of Onyro, a graphic designer I had known by reputation for years, through THREE.OH and Kaliber 10000. As it happens, he only lives about 200 metres away. Oh, and on Tuesday evening I will be sampling the offerings of Bios, an art space with a very compelling web presence.