So I’ve been using the cross trainer for a few weeks now and so far, so good!  I can just about manage 20 minutes without a break now – bloody marvellous seeing as I was considering a Stannah Stairlift a while ago, I was so out of shape (OK – I know, I’ve already admitted that laziness is my biggest obstacle, I’m just making a point, couldn’t afford the Stannah anyway!).  I feel better for it, I’ve got more energy and clothes are already feeling a little more comfortable! Lard Boy has shrunk ever so slightly! It’s a good start, but there’s a long way to go – I have some pretty good motivation though, don’t fancy bumping into the big skeletal geezer with the scythe for a long while yet, he can sod off (no offence intended Mr Reaper!!)!

The healthy regime was derailed briefly recently.  There was an impromptu night out with Uncle Punk and Aunty T!  This ended back at their house drinking such wholesome goodies as Scotchmac, Sidekicks and 3 strengths of Absinthe (on top of whisky, home-brew wine and the run of the mill lagers and Desperados in the pub beforehand) and I’m sure there were others!  Anyway, I said “goodnight” at 6am and made my, very winding, way home and passed out on the sofa to wake up some time mid afternoon!  I do suffer hangovers but this was completely different.  The only way I can think of to describe the feeling is; You know the feeling you get from the sedative they give you just before general anaesthetic?  You feel all warm and head spinning slightly, but somehow cosy – well it was like that for two and a half days!  I’m not sure what to put it down to? Yeah, you could point to all the alcohol mentioned above, I know, but I know my limits and what things do to me!  I reckon it was a toss-up between Absinthe and the home-brew wine (I know how long it has been there mutating maturing and I know what he made it from – enough said!).  Anyway, dodgy head aside, it was a great night, laughter from start to finish!  I don’t do this often but it’s always good to have a proper blast and let go, it does the spirit a world of good! Also, and in no small measure, what the aforementioned Uncle Punk and Aunty T have done for me this year is, well, they’ve been there for me at every turn and I can’t say enough about how much it has meant to me!

Cheers guys! <group hug>

Never underestimate the power of friendship!

 

Anyway, back on track now.  Started a couple of Open University courses last week, both in an IT vein.  Very enjoyable so far but getting the grey matter to think differently is quite challenging. Thinking like a student again, it’s been a long time, but it’s worth it!  It’s hard to explain but it’s like seeing another new perspective on things, not just the course material, but in general you seem to think things over just that bit more. All good, but will I still be so enthusiastic as the workload increases and the material gets deeper – we’ll see?

I’ve heard that the Rovers have a home game coming up, against Sunderland – I was sceptical, it’s been a while! (note to BFS; Any chance of playing a bit more on the green stuff? Oh sorry, fans don’t know what we’re on about do we, you told us that last season!) Then I found out that the game has been switched to a Monday night for Sky TV! Irritating enough for the home fans but you obviously have no regard whatsoever for the travelling fans – ahh, sorry, forgot, the folk that go to the games don’t matter any more do they?  3pm on Saturday, sod the telly and the bods that spend more on replica shirts than actually going to games, let’s get people back in the grounds!  Footy in 3D in selected pubs eh? “It’s a fantastic experience!” – I’m sorry, what?  What better 3D experience is there than, say – BEING THERE!  Enough of that, rant over!

Well, here’s wishing everyone the very best for the coming week, and beyond!