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I'm at the gym after my usual visit to the cinema. Woke up twice today, once at 12:00 and then again at 15:00. Thought I should make good representation of a weekend day, so ran to gym after the film, The Girl with the Dragon tattoo. Quite hectic film, rather excellent and captivating.
It wasn't too long ago since I did my last 10k'er at the gym - it was Thursday. I remember me running on the tread mill, half way in, rather bloody tired, sweating like a stressed convict as I contemplated if 6km was an OK distance to cover or whether if really needed to be 10k's that I did. While straining with my conscious, I noticed a rather pretty woman fill my periphery and then before my thinking had time to continue whimpering with compromises, it changed its tune and quietly whispered, "Shit, the pressures on now" and those 10k's were on now. I found myself pushing through the boundaries that were the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th kilometres for someone I didn't know - but my conscious seemed pretty fond of her as it told me that 7km's wasn't enough nor was 8 or 9 and only 10 would do. Surprising actually.
I learnt a hilarious clause recently while reading my book. Within it, an army Officer calls addresses his subordinate, '...you're a windy son of a bitch, aren't you?' to which he replied submissively, 'Yes, Sir'. That had me in stitches on the tube on the ride home which was both amusing and embarrassing as I tried to hide my amusement and look miserable as everyone else did around me.
I'm in a rather precarious place at the moment because my considering buying a motorbike with the inherent safety issues. One one hand I want the experience of being free and on the other I prefer not be killed by some careless fool on the road of which I have no control of. It really comes down to that. I've skirted around the edges with other reasons why I should have one but essentially that there is just here say. Don't really want a car. I want a motorbike. But I don't want dead either. Precarious is what is, very bloody precarious.
It wasn't too long ago since I did my last 10k'er at the gym - it was Thursday. I remember me running on the tread mill, half way in, rather bloody tired, sweating like a stressed convict as I contemplated if 6km was an OK distance to cover or whether if really needed to be 10k's that I did. While straining with my conscious, I noticed a rather pretty woman fill my periphery and then before my thinking had time to continue whimpering with compromises, it changed its tune and quietly whispered, "Shit, the pressures on now" and those 10k's were on now. I found myself pushing through the boundaries that were the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th kilometres for someone I didn't know - but my conscious seemed pretty fond of her as it told me that 7km's wasn't enough nor was 8 or 9 and only 10 would do. Surprising actually.
I learnt a hilarious clause recently while reading my book. Within it, an army Officer calls addresses his subordinate, '...you're a windy son of a bitch, aren't you?' to which he replied submissively, 'Yes, Sir'. That had me in stitches on the tube on the ride home which was both amusing and embarrassing as I tried to hide my amusement and look miserable as everyone else did around me.
I'm in a rather precarious place at the moment because my considering buying a motorbike with the inherent safety issues. One one hand I want the experience of being free and on the other I prefer not be killed by some careless fool on the road of which I have no control of. It really comes down to that. I've skirted around the edges with other reasons why I should have one but essentially that there is just here say. Don't really want a car. I want a motorbike. But I don't want dead either. Precarious is what is, very bloody precarious.
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Had a pretty good day today. Don't know what it was - either it was because I started reading a new book this morning on the tube, Joesph Heller's Catch-22 which thus far has been thoroughly entertaining or the pretty good days work I did today. It certainly wasn't the good nights sleep I had last night because there wasn't any particular part of last nigh that consisted of any good sleep whatsoever.
I'm at the moment infatuated with the need to describe something as "pedantic" and "Belligerent" although I must confess I have no apparent reason for this. Only perhaps to amuse myself with the humorous description to which one might describe something. This might be a symptom of interpreting Heller's amusing way at describing people - Pedantic, Belligerent bastard would seem quite fitting perhaps of one Yossarian's army colleagues in Heller's Catch-22.
Work was good for a few varying reasons today. First was that I was so busy I didn't have to talk to anyone. Second was that because I was so busy no one could talk to me. Thirdly and perhaps the most profound is that there was no need to talk to or pay attention to anyone or anything other than that which was keeping me busy - which is rather satisfying in its own way. The other rather good thing was that I was listening to new music I had discovered recently and had my earphones on as much as I could to further enforce my will to become void to the world most suddenly. Now, it must be said that I'm neither, old nor belligerent or pedantic which one might associate such pleasing social inertness, rather, I'm only god willingly pleased by my tolerance of it and gentle amusement to which isolated distinction has brought me much pleasure today. Neither is this because I detest or resent my social environment(which I don't) only that every once in a while, complete and utter ignorance and social detachment is rather blissful.
That or my reading of Yossarian's opinions, which serve only to provoke and satisfyingly irritate are slowly becoming my own and I rather enjoy the sarcasm of today's apparent solitude.
I did run a rather excruciating 10km trial on the weekend and did rather well despite my recent decline in gym attendance. In fact it was my best time ever. Very surprising.
Besides this, My purchase of the iPad has remained rather non sensical but has had a fair bit of casual use, as I try dismally to justify its purchase.
All this talk has put me into a rather good mood. I feel ones brush with sarcasm coupled with an enthused ability to draw parallels to ones own experience is rather pleasant and hugely amusing. That said, it's time to go to bed.
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Strange thing happened today. I woke up at 8am, was a bit tired because I was up all night finishing a project to interface with our PBX at work(sometimes nerd just happens!), and I aimed myself at the bathroom for a bath - just to wake me up. Had my bath, then got back into bed? Next thing is I glanced at my watch(gotta love the PAW15000T-7V's glow light) and it was 16:00 . Somewhere between the 8am start and 16:00 I lost 8 hours. The thing is, I'm totally cool with that. I'm real chilled. I'm back in the bath an it's 8pm and I'm just not sure what's gonna happen next time I wake.
Ordered another pizza, feeling really fatty about it - with all these breaks recently like Christmas and new years - I'm not in the mood to be busy, least off to worry about eating. I'm certain that my new years resolution of gyming consistently to a routined set of visits for the next year will be a great way to rid me of my recent downward holiday gym activity spiral. I Suppose I got that 10km run in Feb but other than that I'm liking my resolution. Might go for a infatuated-glucose run tomorrow. Might aim for a good steady 10kms.
Had my iPad for a week now and it's ok, an expensive and convenient web browser and email checker. Switched over to another few playlists this week and played them at work this week. Is it wrong to hate what everyone listens to and love what you do? anyway everyone liked my playlist bar me getting sick of hearing them again. Cant be happy can I can! oh yes I can
I'm trialling out Diet coke at the moment - I know? what a weird thing to do, right ? so yesterday at lunch I decided to also order as did the guy opposite me, while we had a team lunch at the local pub, a diet coke, then today out of all things I could have chosen with my pizza - I ordered a diet coke. The side lined rationale is to reduce my sugar intake because I'm pretty much a sugar fiend. My dentist told me to try cut out my sugar intake. I see him in Jan so I guess that's got some of it to do with it.
I've yet to make a appearance in my kitchen since Christmas day's ordeal.
Pulled out my guitar on Wednesday and re-realised how much I love having the opportunity to plug in and bash out tunes at 1am at night. I still suck but I like my suck. Seeing that 3/4 of my day is at work - I can report that I took the liberty of prank calling up everyone in the office to come chill-out in our new chill out room - which had been seriously pimped out by operations. We got Street Fighter 4, Dirt 3 and more to come, some controllers, some new furniture and it's pretty cool to be in. We just need more pictures! Working for App-DNA has been great!
Also woke up this morning tired but thinking or at least realising I'd missed something in my program I was working on at Work- I sometimes think I'm two people in one: the goofy one that walks around and the one that wakes and thinks without letting me know. Anyways I like keeping them apart - it helps me surprise myself...
Oh and it's new years eve today. thinking back to last new years / it was my first one without anyone around and I just moved into flat - when I realised it owned being me. Anyway, so last year I finished assassins creed 2 and this year I'm again in my flat tied between my xbox, that pizza, this blog and the music in the background and I got it again...Im enjoying it. Some people can't do it, but I'm so ok being with myself. I realised how great this life is, when all you have to answer to is you.(That rhymes.)
I'm at the verge now of getting a new online server - I don't have enough? to tryout some new killer technologies coming out at the moment - the cloud is hot on everyone's lips so there's a stack of technology for this more than ever before. I'm also pretty keen on heading down to the golden coast of south African in the new year. Traveling and Airoplanes are exciting.
There is that and whatever else is going to do!
Ordered another pizza, feeling really fatty about it - with all these breaks recently like Christmas and new years - I'm not in the mood to be busy, least off to worry about eating. I'm certain that my new years resolution of gyming consistently to a routined set of visits for the next year will be a great way to rid me of my recent downward holiday gym activity spiral. I Suppose I got that 10km run in Feb but other than that I'm liking my resolution. Might go for a infatuated-glucose run tomorrow. Might aim for a good steady 10kms.
Had my iPad for a week now and it's ok, an expensive and convenient web browser and email checker. Switched over to another few playlists this week and played them at work this week. Is it wrong to hate what everyone listens to and love what you do? anyway everyone liked my playlist bar me getting sick of hearing them again. Cant be happy can I can! oh yes I can
I'm trialling out Diet coke at the moment - I know? what a weird thing to do, right ? so yesterday at lunch I decided to also order as did the guy opposite me, while we had a team lunch at the local pub, a diet coke, then today out of all things I could have chosen with my pizza - I ordered a diet coke. The side lined rationale is to reduce my sugar intake because I'm pretty much a sugar fiend. My dentist told me to try cut out my sugar intake. I see him in Jan so I guess that's got some of it to do with it.
I've yet to make a appearance in my kitchen since Christmas day's ordeal.
Pulled out my guitar on Wednesday and re-realised how much I love having the opportunity to plug in and bash out tunes at 1am at night. I still suck but I like my suck. Seeing that 3/4 of my day is at work - I can report that I took the liberty of prank calling up everyone in the office to come chill-out in our new chill out room - which had been seriously pimped out by operations. We got Street Fighter 4, Dirt 3 and more to come, some controllers, some new furniture and it's pretty cool to be in. We just need more pictures! Working for App-DNA has been great!
Also woke up this morning tired but thinking or at least realising I'd missed something in my program I was working on at Work- I sometimes think I'm two people in one: the goofy one that walks around and the one that wakes and thinks without letting me know. Anyways I like keeping them apart - it helps me surprise myself...
Oh and it's new years eve today. thinking back to last new years / it was my first one without anyone around and I just moved into flat - when I realised it owned being me. Anyway, so last year I finished assassins creed 2 and this year I'm again in my flat tied between my xbox, that pizza, this blog and the music in the background and I got it again...Im enjoying it. Some people can't do it, but I'm so ok being with myself. I realised how great this life is, when all you have to answer to is you.(That rhymes.)
I'm at the verge now of getting a new online server - I don't have enough? to tryout some new killer technologies coming out at the moment - the cloud is hot on everyone's lips so there's a stack of technology for this more than ever before. I'm also pretty keen on heading down to the golden coast of south African in the new year. Traveling and Airoplanes are exciting.
There is that and whatever else is going to do!
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