Dearie me! Yes, that was a bit of a rise in my weight on my first day back at work after three whole weeks off. Quite shocking.

I failed at walking today, as I wanted to get in a bit early to start catching up on things, and I had loads of stuff to carry home. And when I say “home” I actually mean home. Yes, this evening, I moved back into Losing it[1] HQ. HQ was a little lacking in certain facilites – while trivial matters like heating, lighting and cooking were all up and running, the vital services of cable TV and internet are sadly lacking.  :cry:  Those will be sorted out on Saturday. Can I last that long???

Now this is useful. It’s also funny, geeky and more than a little silly[1]. xkcd presents a useful guide to metric measurements:

xkcd: Converting to Metric

As usual, click the image to see the whole thing.

Leaving aside the geeky silliness[2], this is actually a good idea – you’re much more likely to understand measurements if you have a feel for them, which is why even generally quite metricated Brits of a certain age[3] still think of their height in feet and inches and their weight in those odd stone thingies. But never mind that, just enjoy the silliness.

[1] Which is pretty much how I like to think of myself, so I feel a certain affinity
[2] The last entry in the speed list is a particularly fine example of that
[3] Actually, at my age, I think I might need to start being less certain about it