Invigoration

One of the pleasant aspects, I have discovered, of working in Tube HQ at St James' Park, is that there are showers. So, after I've worked my arse off (I hope literally) cycling in, I can have a lovely refreshing shower.

The cloud to this silver lining being that - at least at 8pm on a Saturday - there's no bally hot water, so the shower was even more refreshing than I'd planned.

I've started cycling into the office in recent weeks. It's good to get back in the saddle. I was wearing out my Birdy. It's a great little bike, but I'm currently rather over the maximum rated rider weight, which is just 100kg. I'm going down again since the start of Spring, but I'm still about 106kg. I hope not to be for too much longer, though I'm not sure what I'll have to do to get down to my 2005 weight of about 85kg. I started out about 105; stopped drinking, and over 9mth, fell to 85 or so; then over the next year or so, went up to about 115. It's most unfair; I got my beergut back while hardly drinking any beer. There's no justice. Once I'd regained about 30kg, I said sod it and started allowing myself a beer rather more often. I'm still drinking way less than 2003-2004 levels, though, and intend to keep it that way.
( The joy of 'free' bicycles... )

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Quote of the day:

"In the event that I am reincarnated, I would like to return as a deadly virus, in order to contribute something to solve overpopulation."

- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, from the foreword to If I were an Animal.

/\/\4d $|<i|_|_z!!!!!!

OMFG. I have just beaten dougs and frandowdsofa at Scrabulous. I sit amazed. (But rather chuffed.)

I suspect that I may be about to become the victim of a grudge match or drive-by peppering with Js and Zs or something.