Where's Oli?

Oli Trenouth

Nov 22, 2009 — 1 min read

Just a quick post …

I thought I’d better post something to prove I’m still alive. I’m currently in a run of back-to-back theatre performances, which started with “Fiddler on the Roof”, segued into “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum”, a passing visit to Leeds Grand Theatre for the “King and I”, and now “42nd Street” in the Bradford Alhambra Theatre. Busy busy busy … so hopefully that explains why I’ve not updated by site in a while. Trust me, that Windows 7 review is going to come … but the “7-days” claim was a bit ambitious!

I’ve also had a quick rework of the site … I’ve decided to simplify. After all, this is *only* a blog. I hope you like the new design – it’s based on the Techified theme for wordpress, but I’ve given the CSS a good old hacking back to make it a home.

I’m heading into the Alhambra theatre tomorrow, so I’ll see you on the other side in about a week.

Adios!

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