Hi everyone

I am back from my week in Paris, where I intended to make some field recordings, write some more of the new show, and generally come back down to Earth and get my thoughts in order after the crowdfund.

BUT, it was 39 degrees in Paris. The apartment I was in had just a small desk fan and no AC. And it was at the top of a building. So, while it was a brutal 39 degrees outside (dropping to around 34 during the night!) it was a pretty toasty 42-45 degrees consistently in the apartment. 

What this meant in practice is that, although I had a brilliant time (because Paris), I achieved nothing that I had intended to do. In addition, because I only slept a couple of hours a night, and despite drinking my body weight in water every few minutes, I have managed to attain a level of moderate heat exhaustion, probably linked to low potassium, which involves some quite intense spells of vertigo and nausea and no small amount of brain fog (writing this update is taking a LOT longer than it should!)

All of which is to say that I am back, but I am not yet usefully functioning. Questions and queries will get answered, as promised, and the pledge surveys will go out, but I may need a few days' grace to get my head back in the game.

Hope everyone who is in an affected area is managing the heat as well as possible.

Julian