November, 2001 ish: Awarded engineering degree

October 5, 2009: Audition for circus school.

October 14, 2009: Offically accept an offer to study for three months, full time, at the Greentop Circus in Sheffield.

October 14, 2009 (approximately 30 seconds later):  Much high-fiving, ecstatic silly-dancing and general excitement.

October 14, 2009 (approximately 1 hour later):  Wondrous marvelling at the crazy journeys life can take.

(You can read about my adventures in the circus in runningawaytothecircus.)