Happy Holidays!

The worst thing you can do when you're on holiday is check your email. Ignorance is bliss.

That's what I learnt today when I stopped by the office to upload a few files, file my last story for the year for Book SA, and check my work email in case there were any disasters (there were).

Anyway, in a few minutes I'm going to shut everything down again and do my best, for a week or two, to pretend that the rest of the world doesn't exist. I hope you are considering doing the same, although judging by the fact that I'm still receiving press releases, some people just don't seem to want to go on holiday.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday before the avalanches start again in 2010. I have lots to look forward to, though, as we have many exciting articles and reviews planned for brainwavez.org (I hope you'll stop by to have a look; follow us on Twitter for instant updates: @brainwavez), as well as my usual articles for Book SA and the COSMO gadgets page, and work for Research Africa.

All the best for 2010!

Mandy J Watson