We made the long-delayed office move today — though it hardly seems worthwhile for me. There's almost no chance now that I'll get another job in this department, so I'll be moving out in a couple of months. This is a bit of a shame^1^ as the view from the new office is really superb — dreaming spires prickle the horizon, and I can look down on the candelabra-like flowers of horse chestnut trees. Unlike our previous temporary office, which was a stuffy, dusty, noisy hell hole, this one is clean (so far — but give it a few weeks...), airy and light. I had better make the most of it while I can...

^1^Obviously I'm understating wildly here.