I was thinking about this story about a guy who while walking home one evening from work, gets lost in a forest. The more he tries to find his way out the more lost he becomes. As he is negotiating his way trying to find a way out, he starts thinking about his life. That's pretty much as far as I got as far as a plot is concerned. I don't know if that is even a plot. I was thinking about a twist to the story but I can't think of a good one. Maybe he draws parallels between being lost physically and psychologically, but I'm not sure about it. So I wrote that down at least, it's on my computer, waiting for me. I'm sure there is more to it than that.

I think I want to move in 6 months time, because that's when my break out clause kicks in and that said, I don't think I'll ever have a 18 month break clause in my contract or a private landlord.

Watched a cool film two nights back, The Island. It was about cloning humans for organ harvesting, which is kinda yuk(but cool, of course) but it was futuristic and clean and I like that. Went to Selfridges this weekend to see if I could get my hands on a Jawbone Up band. I couldn't. Just going to have to be patient and wait. I'm in my third week of not running and it's ok but.

I rearranged all the furniture in my flat the other day, I feel better for it. You know, I wonder if everyone is really happy or not, especially people in relationships. I have this strange feeling that people aren't really as happy a they pretend to be, and sometimes peoples' lives seem to me like a process that they are 'roped' into dealing with but don't really feel it. It stems from the fact that I don't think anyone really trusts anyone really. Don't get me wrong, I mean, I don't mind or really care but I'm sorta curious but sometimes your gut feeling has got something going on, kinda like a mad scientist who knows something but can't prove it. Or I'm just mad. Entirely possible and plausible.

Mind the gap.

So, I narrowly and very cunningly avoided the full impact of the flu I caught recently.

You know I was just wondering(while sitting here on the tube), at what point do you realise that you've lived too far and it's been too long? Is it on the way to work? On the tube? One Saturday morning as the sun streams through onto your half-open eyes? Does it perhaps happen to you when you're standing at the bus stop or buying groceries? I don't know but I know one thing for sure, if that happens, I'll truly dread that day.

Beside that last earth shattering thought, I did get my passport back from the the government and now I'm considered to be officially "settled" in the UK - yeah, that took its sweet, sweet time...

Yesterday I bought a streamer for £21 and took it home and put some veg in it and let it do its thing. On the other side, the veg came out pretty well and that there folks is the story how I got my vegetables in my diet...but if that steamer even looks at me funny or burns me, it's out on its ace - it surely knows how I feel about owning appliances.

An interesting vegetable, now that I'm talking about vegetables is the Parsnip, now to come and think about it...You know, I had never eaten parsnip before growing up as a child. It's a nice vegetable. We've grown closer since I bought that steamer yesterday and had 2 for dinner. It's a good vegetable. A very good vegetable. I give it 6 stars.

/In other news, I got the flu again this weekend(after avoiding the first one!)and felt rather unusual. You know it coincides once again with walking cold home. I need to be more careful so I'm going to not do that anymore. Sometime ago I heard that being cold doesn't actually make you sick(duh?), but makes you susceptible to getting sick. Perhaps that's down to lowering the natural temperature where the immune system functions best at? I'm also going to lay off running for 2 weeks and take a holiday. That sounds good right? I need it.

I got this Wierd situation at home where I'm having to chase the land lord to pay the electricity bill which is way, way Wierd. The dudes going to call me soon hopefully so i can forget about it.

Started planning features for next release, been involved in what our Chicago based Architect calls "ideating" , which we found was a newly constructed Americanism. Enjoying it. Had two really silly good laughs today. felt great. Sat on the tube going home smiling and giggling which must have seemed Wierd because everyone knows the rule right? Don't show emotion on the tube just in case the police see you and take you out. Am I kidding? Well yeah. Got this new playlist that I've been listening to and it's got all these foreign pop-rock songs on it which are pleasing as mush as they are confusing. Its my traveling playlist.

Someone said to me the other day, while sitting opposite me and having a conversation, "Dude, you're getting skinny" and I kinda thought that was a weird thought...what does one do when you get skinny, eat I guess. Maybe I should start eating again? It feels like just the other day someone said to me "you bulking up or something?". You cant win. Been taking my iPad into the office lately as I'm taking a break from running - the former is a cool thing: using your ipad to do work-work(not just browsing the web)...

I guess I should explain why the title is called "Diamond hub-capped halo", right? Well, in truth I dont have a good reason. I heard it in a song and well, I thought, "did he say diamond hub-capped halo?". He did and i dont know why he did and I suspect he also doesnt have a good reason either. Probabaly for a similar reason to mine. He heard if off a passing lorry with people shouting on the back and he thought, "Did that guy say Diamond hub-capped halo?" and so thats why we dont have a good reason for the title of this blog post. 

Sorry.

This weekend I bought Windows 8 from the computer shop on The Broadway, Wimbledon. Took it home, stuck it on my laptop and well, it's mine now. Even though I've had it for some time at the office(and hated it), now that I have paid for it, I'm rather drawn to it and liking it... I went to watch Wreck-it Ralph. That was a good film, I laughed a lot. Probably the best film of 2013 for me so far, and I'm not going to watch Django or Lincoln. Still, love growing up in my 20's...much more fun than growing up for real. It's snowing this morning. I like the snow but I don't like the snow-that way I can be neutral about the fact I realised as I saw it walking out the door this morning: I can't run home tonight. Watched a very interesting channel surfing mistake last night. It was a film on J Edgar Hoover, the first Director of the FBI and the longest standing Director ever:48 years. You see now that's pretty interesting - well to me. The guy died while still being employee as Director, that's a long career.

I was thinking the other day why they don't have clocks in the London Underground tubes. My friend says that in Japan, when he was there, they have clocks in their underground trains. I need to think more about that. Still haven't got my passport. Missed my cousin's wedding because of it but that's ok because she knows I love her to bits. I had a grilled chicken breast, sweet potato and those new green beans, engame I think, for dinner last night at the gym. Ive become to especially like that dish. That was after my gym session. Thinking of grilling my own chicken...at home, save some money - that sorta thing. I figure that working in a restaurant must mean that you know diffirent techniques to cook good food real quick. Maybe i should take a look into this. They bring out a grilled chicken breast and cooked sweet potato in sub hour time, something I haven't been able to do. Work has been hard. I was down in my neighbours flat last night trying to figure out how the boiler/thermostat works and figured that I really like trying to understand things that aren't evidently understandable, like trying to learn everything without instructions. I looked at my email on my phone sometime last night and saw my tutor marker my latest assignment and I was pretty glad that I had a Windows 8 machine because now I can use it for assignments as well. I calculated that if I wanted to visit 14 countries, it could take about 12 months and it might cost around £20,000 which is crazy speak but it's a figure. But I came up with these numbers over a lunch break loosely talking to someone plus I don't have a passport right now.

My run last night was good, very cold. You know, I don't know if I can actually run any further than 7km because as soon as I walk up those stairs going up to Waterloo railway station, I'm proper out. Sometimes I wonder if I knew that I had to run 10km each time, you know psychologically, how I'd feel at the 7km mark. I figure I'd be ok. I had sushi yesterday for lunch and it was pretty great, that's because I haven't really had a real sushi meal since moving a year ago. I user to order out sushi all the time, it's the healthiest fast food I can think of, isn't it? Still drinking a suspicious amounts of coffee and I can hear a echo in my mind saying that that's not moderation. Did I substitute beer for coffee? I think I did.

As I walked with a crowd of people across the road outside Liverpool street station I remembered its Valentines day soon. I sorta like Valentines day. I get to see people show off...maybe that's weird but I like seeing how people get their kicks from it - I don't get it but I like it. That's in 3 days time. Actually, it's almost, now that I think about it, a very stressful time for many people, maybe its that I actually like seeing that! A deranged but amusing thought... Had the silly thought of buying another iPad or laptop just for the office, so I don't have to carry them with me to the office - you see, that's just plain lazy right there but it would be supremely convenient - 1st world problems, huh?

The more I think about it, the more life and everything worthwhile seems like I'm learning it without instructions...but it's ok, I like trying it out.

I should have eaten breakfast this morning