Action!

Action seems to be the order of the day, in the week in which the Action Hero™ becomes the Governator... It has been nigh on two months since I ordered a new camera from Amazon. That I've been waiting to get this camera longer is illustrated by the fact that Bronwyn gave me a set of (expensive) rechargeable batteries for it, for Christmas last year! As we plan a possible trip to Snowdonia in a couple of weeks time, the prospect of another trip without the camera became intolerable. Updating my order on the Amazon site revealed they were now predicting it would ship in mid-November. A quick internet search also revealed that while Amazon's price was unbeatable when I placed the order, it isn't unique any more. I clicked through to an equivalent price on an apparently reliable store (not one I've used before). They claimed to have the camera in stock. Despite my scepticism about this claim I concede it is possible they do have it in stock; I have seen this camera in one store. Anyway, I'll be finding out because I've gone ahead and placed an order with them. Whichever reseller ships first, I'll cancel the other order. Should they both ship at once, each has a no-questions full-refund return policy. I can't see Amazon shipping anytime soon though.

In another sphere I've made a fairly significant decision not to take action. Following a fairly direct discussion with my boss, we've made some moves to address some of the concerns I had about my work situation. As a result I have decided to remain at my current workplace at this time, rather than pursuing other possibilities that were on the local horizon. We shall see how all this pans out. For the meantime the resolution of this in my thinking enables me to get on with some things I was perhaps delaying until I saw how the cards fell. It's good to have clearer focus again, for a time.