Hmm... the good thing of office work is that it allows for reflection. My earlier comment was about what I would do, but not really about what you could do (sorry for not paying attention). I don't want to descend into guru-style instructions, but when I was feeling a bit lost I was told to write down 100 things I wanted to do before I died. I got this from a motivational video they showed us at work (normally crap stuff but this time it sort of hit a note with me). The guy said you had to do that and write a letter to your parents. So I did. The letter to my parents was well received. And the list... well, I got to about to about 23 items. And yes, in the end I did do some of them or was in the process of doing them. That made me feel good about myself, and then cycling around London with a spliff was not a waste of time, but rather a nice break from what seemed (to me at least, who cares about anyone else) a rewarding life. Also, meeting people is also a good one. It's nice to be alone, but not lonely. Meaning that it's good to have friends and then, occasionally, enjoying time on your own. So if you went to "meetup.com" you could probably gather enough people who'd like to meet you over a pint in a pub in London. Sure, a few weirdos would show up, but you just might meet some interesting people - they would surely be interested in you, otherwise they wouldn't read your blog. Leaving London might be a good idea, but I never enjoyed that. London on its own is rich enough. OK, enough of that. Enjoy your week off whatever the case. Office worker.