Things are a bit odd at the moment. The last few months have been pretty frantic as our little team have worked to construct the Connecting Bristol bid for the Governments Digital Challenge. Since our proposal was handed in and the final presentation delivered we have felt a bit becalmed in our windowless office at the Watershed. The closest I have come to this feeling before was after the last exam during my Finals. I had expected to be elated and energised but just felt empty and exhausted.
I have tried to shake off some of the enuui and listlessness by going off on holiday, first to Africa and then St Ives but it just hasn’t cracked it. There is this horrible nagging awareness that on tuesday next week the winner of the Challenge will be announced and nine of the ten finalists will instantly be transformed from potential victors into miserable losers. If you want to see how our Oscar’s smiles hold up you can watch the announcement webcast live from 12pm on 13 March.