2008 #35 - Bank holiday comes six times a year

Days of enjoyment to which everyone cheers
Bank holiday comes with six pack a beer
...Then it's back to work A.G.A.I.N.

Actually for me I have until Thursday
Quite enjoying myself this very long weekend.
But if I don't do anything today
I'll get that funky feeling again
Sitting around is definitely bad for me
and you too.

1. I weighed myself a bit this weekend
Seem to have lost a few pounds.
The stomach illness of course,
takes some of the credit for that
but mainly I think it's my reasonable diet.
When I look back over all this,
despite a few slips
it's one of the more successful goals.

2. Poker doldrums. Not playing much
and grinding to just tread water
slighly above the zero chips I had for months.
I miss the 250k. That went away quickly.
Goal-wise, a hit as always.

3. I had a play with Photosynth
which is a nice concept.
Think I underestimated just how
many photos required to make a good synth.
In trying to make a walking tour of my flat
I ended up with 7 separate blocks
when the point was getting one.
Interesting nonetheless.
I also showed off my Bude photos to my
parents, which they seemed quite impressed with.
So, a week in which my camera never left home
but not a week devoid of photography.

4. Great night out on Saturday.
Wish I could see these two more.

5. Mostly acoustic this week,
but quite a bit of time spent playing.
Not overly motivated to do studio stuff at the moment.

6. The work goals thing was a tease. Still nothing.

7. Much of last week was spent considering
whether or not to apply for either sideways
moves or promotions that would land me
working back in Hinckley. Although as yet
no deadline has been missed, I decided
not to apply for either. As I rightly pointed
out last week, I already made this decision,
and when I asked myself why i'm trying to
compromise it, I had no answer.
I may not be where I need to be,
and cuting my commute down has been
a must-do since January.
It's too big a price though, forcing myself
into a leadership role for the sake of time
and money.

8. The miserable weather is killing my cycling.
It's pathetic really. I don't even mind biking
in the rain. Nonetheless, the only thing that
constitutes exercise this week was a 3-4 mile
walk at Rutland Water. Not good enough.
And yet I lost weight. What's the deal?

Weird, I wrote all this, forgot to post it,
then went for a pretty long ride.
Based on past weeks, this counts,
as I haven't posted this yet.
An estimated ten miles total doing
towpath Leicester West to Thurmaston.
Excellent tasting pint of water on return.
It's almost worth dehydrating,
just to enjoy a glass of water that much!

Later.