The late cat would prefer coffee, pancakes, and a side of bacon...

Okay, so if the title of this blog was really accurate, you'd expect the first post to go up late. Or perhaps not at all; after all, there's nothing inevitable about it. But since I haven't really established a routine, it's not really late.

That said, I've been talking and thinking about starting a blog for ages now, so I suppose it is a bit late, in a sense. One of the things that kept putting me off was thinking of a title. I thought something about what I study would be good (Physics and Philosophy), or maybe where I study, because Oxford's a fascinating place (you've read His Dark Materials? If you haven't, you should. And there's plenty of other literature based on or around the City of Dreaming Spires). But those aren't really permanent, and I don't really want to start a blog that I have any intention of stopping. Not that I'm promising to be now and forever.

I also have a bad habit of procrastinating several other things that I really shouldn't. Like the problem sheet that I got in the post nearly a month ago. Or working out how I'm getting from the airport in Treviso to the hostel my friends and I have booked in Venice. Or getting a job (probably the worst). I suspect I wouldn't procrastinate quite as much though, if I wasn't fairly certain that I will get these things done. Eventually. Because not getting them done isn't really an option.

So I realised that, being my blog, I don't need a theme or topic, other than myself. I just need an excuse. And the fact that I'd been putting it off for so long was as good a reason as any to get on with it. So I'm making no promises. I'll try to post regularly, but I might not. I might even post early if I feel like it. I don't intend to stick to a particular topic, though I might have the occasional rant. It's mainly that with so many things in life that determine when and what you MUST do, it's nice to have something that can wait for me. I imagine I'm not the only one to get a little frustrated sometimes at being at the beck and call of the of the powers that be. *

Bonus points if you can work out the reference in this post's title.

*i.e The Taxman, the Gods of Health and Safety, Good Manners, Political Correctness, The Student Loans Company, Fashion, etc. Paradoxically, these are all good things, but they often get in the way of doing what's right. One day, I'll put together a comprehensive list. Let me know if you have any suggestions.