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  First Monday back at work after #EMFCamp is the Mondayest Monday there is. I am back to my routines, back to my cats, out of the sun and back to reliable food sources, but also incredibly sad and missing all the lovely people I spent 2 weeks in a field with

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  I don't want to move fast and break things. I want to move with due care and create/mend/build things. Sure, some things need to be torn down, but if we build nothing to replace them, we just end up resurrecting the same world

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  Home from #EMFCamp and woke up in my own bed, which somehow feels bigger than the van bed despite being exactly the same size. No sound of telehandlers reversing. Just the meows of two precious boys who have never been fed, definitely not by the cat sitter, and demand back pay with interest. They were both very sulky when we got back, and Merlin had a list of complaints, but they are fine. Cat cuddles were had once they had made their disapproval known. The cat sitter has done a great job, d...

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  Packing up to leave #EMFCamp is always sad, but the most sadness I will have this morning is from having to shave before I go back to the outside world. Hopefully my facial hair won't be quite so patchy in 2 years time.

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  As is the way of things, several things I really wanted to do at #EMFCamp were happening at the same time. Really sad I didn't make it to the Maths Jam last night, those people are my nerds, but I did spend time with some lovely people

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  Now that we're open, buildup photos are shareable. Here are some from the day we arrived, mostly empty field and blue sky #EMFCamp

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  TIL after volunteering to wrangle some fire extinguishers - these are 50% bigger and heavier than the ones we had last time. Please still do not be on fire

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  Is that hearse headed for the live-in vehicles area? #EMFCamp

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  It's probably about time for an #Introduction. I'm Alex, I used to teach physics but now I work in finance. Long story. I have two cats who are brothers. I adopted them 13 years ago from a shelter when they were tiny, scrawny kittens. Both have health problems they are on medication for. I'm not on good terms with my family except for one sister who lives quite far away, so my cats have been my only family sometimes. I am currently at #EMFCamp, and have been on site since last Wed...

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  Current status of #emfcamp2026

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  Big sigh of relief from everyone at #EMFCamp26 buildup that the weather has cooled down slightly, but please don't forget suncream and hydration folks

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  I still haven't done a proper introduction, but maybe I should start with the reason this account exists. In 2022 I found myself attending my first ever #EMFCamp, as a member of the site team. This is not the gentlest way to be introduced to EMF, but I am back for the third time this year. This means I am away from two of the three most important boys in my life for 15 days (the other most important boy is the reason I am here). It is an amazing thing to be involved with, but I miss and worr...

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  Spent Tuesday evening off-site at a lovely nearby campsite. Access to the cool water of a private swimming lake was just the thing after 3+ hours in a van with no air conditioning. In the heat of this afternoon I cannot stop thinking about that lake

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  I'll do a proper introduction later, but first things first. Currently at Eastnor Deer Park baking in the sun and being a very small part of making #EMFCamp2026 happen. I'll be sharing some photos, and possibly some #CatFax later