I was supposed to go running the day before yesterday, but the weather had other ideas – turning the heat up to 11. We (the British) are famously a bit rubbish at dealing with heat or cold – although given global warming, we’re getting a bit better at it. Every summer seems to ha … | Continue reading
After running every other day for the last several weeks, and working out last night too (I’m still sore now), I’m having a night off tonight. I suppose it shows how unfit I had become, because after doing three rounds of basic circuit training last night – squats, push ups, and … | Continue reading
Monday became Tuesday nearly an hour ago. I’m still counting it as Monday, while I sit in bed with the laptop perched on my lap. It’s hotter than hell up here – not that I have much experience of the temperature in a made up place pushed on people from a re-written book for the [ … | Continue reading
I woke up at 5am this morning. I fell out of a dream where I was worrying about running a software development course at a far flung location – but for some reason I had to take several concrete blocks with me. My dreams are spectacularly unhinged at the best of times. I woke aga … | Continue reading
I finally went for a run after work yesterday evening. My daughter – full of optimism and enthusiasm in the morning – returned from school claiming hayfever, pollen count, no breath, no energy, and more. I ran on my own. The run was surprisingly ok – despite the sun deciding to t … | Continue reading
My personal blog has been using the same “theme” for the past several years. A minimalist stream of posts with no distractions, gadgets, widgets, or whatever else. Just my words, accompanied by a stock photo that is somewhat related to whatever I’ve emptied my head about. Now and … | Continue reading
I worked from a nearby cafe this morning with a colleague. It’s funny really – so many people seem to aspire to work from cafes or coffee shops, but really it makes no difference. If I’m concentrating on something, I can pretty much block everything out around me – conversations, … | Continue reading
The first time I woke up this morning I quite confidently looked across at the bedside clock, knowing that I had overslept, and that there would be no way I might make it out in time to go for a run. It was 5:30am. How? Is my body clock really that badly broken? I promptly […] | Continue reading
While sitting in the dark of the junk room decompressing, John Lennon’s words come to mind – “life is what happens while you’re making other plans”. Somehow this weekend came off the rails and never quite got back on them. Somehow the entire weekend was eaten up with chores and d … | Continue reading
I overslept this morning. I had planned to get up at 7am and get a run in before work. Instead I snuck out at lunchtime and got it done. The funny thing? It’s already getting easier. I guess I was right – my legs (and lungs) just needed to remember what the hell they were […] | Continue reading
I went for a run yesterday – for the first time in six months. This will be the umpteenth time I have set out on the “Couch to 5K” programme – to get myself back into some sort of shape. The last time I knuckled down and set about getting off my arse the universe […] | Continue reading
Yesterday didn’t happen. A few drinks with good friends the night before somehow turned into a take-away meal, many more drinks, and the sharing of stories until the early hours. When I woke up yesterday it felt like I had been hit by a truck. I really can’t drink like that any m … | Continue reading
We went out today. My in-laws came over, and we went out for a walk. We had planned to wander around a country estate together, but ended up wandering around a big old house for a couple of hours then wandered home again. Not just any big old house. The big old house where a […] | Continue reading
Here we go again. Somehow it’s half past midnight again. Somehow I’m sitting in the dark of the junk room on my own again. Somehow I can’t think of anything to write again, but something’s making me do this – making my fingers work on the keyboard – making words happen. Do I real … | Continue reading
Many moons ago I watched a television series called “The OA”. Without ruining it any more than I might (it’s a wonderful series, and you should definitely binge-watch it if you have not), I’m going to share a quote from it: the biggest mistake I made was believing that if I cast … | Continue reading
After setting aside lunchtime to write a blog post, I’ve spent the last half an hour doing anything and everything except write a blog post. This is pretty typical behaviour. I’m amazed the distraction only went on for half an hour to be honest – in recent months my hands haven’t … | Continue reading
Returning to WordPress and resurrecting my old domain name feels like pulling on a set of comfortable old clothes. It’s very strange. Over the days and weeks ahead I’ll try to empty my head into the keyboard a little more often. Tell stories. Share thoughts. It’s funny really – s … | Continue reading
After a year wandering through the internet wilderness, I’ve returned to WordPress, paid for an account, sat down heavily in the corner, and let out a huge sigh. I’m done trying. I’m settling for the easiest way out, and the most trustworthy place to just write, post, and not hav … | Continue reading