Month: September 2002

Do you know this girl? via B3ta.

Lyssa is not having a good time. Go over and be supportive.

Not all bad news, but still an alarming number of newly naturalized plant species, which, undoubtedly, is the fault of nurserymen and gardeners. A very difficult issue.

Arron tells me that the best time to do exercise (in terms of its effectiveness in weight loss and getting fit) is in the morning before breakfast. So, by his reckoning, I’d need to haul myself out from under EvilDuvetII sometime around 5.30am to get my two hours of walking done and still get to work on time.
Hmm. Highly unlikely, I’d say.
However, one of the things I am considering is walking home from work. I need to suss out a route, but I reckon it is about eight or nine miles and would take two and a half to three hours. That means that I really would only be able to do it this week or next, as after that it will be too dark.

AFF – 8 points. I think I need to make a few transfers.

Judging by recent audience figures, radio grayblog listeners must think I’ve died if the lack of updates over there is anything to go by. Well, you’ll be glad, if not downright excited, to learn that I’ve just added three fresh top quality tracks by the amazing Neko Case and Her Boyfriends for your listening pleasure, with more tracks to be added in the next few days. I’ll also get round to updating the playlist at some point so you know what you are listening to.

Tonight’s walk took me down Westgate, along Centurion Way to Lavant, back through Fordwater and Summersdale (with a stopover at Sarah’s to chew the rag) and home – a distance of 10.25km or just over six miles, covered in slightly under two hours.
Centurion Way is a cycle route on the line of an old railway. There are some good views along there, both towards and away from the city, and the walking is generally easy. Seen along the way today was a heron, more brambles, some wild blackberries, hawthorn showing fruit ranging from cherry red through to deep blood red, rose hips and some lovely yellow toadflax.

Can I add

• motivation

to that list? Not for losing weight and getting fit, but for just about everything in general. I’m feeling very "blah" today – or at least I am now, as I was pretty lively first thing this morning.

Things I am currently missing:

• wine gums
• chocolate
• beer
• sausage rolls
• butter in my sandwiches
• Red Bull
• sugary breakfast cereals
• …did I mention beer?

Could still do with a hug, too. gah.
Anyway – must be positive – it’s a nice day again and the weather forecast is set fair right through until after the weekend, so walking should be more of a pleasure than a chore. Marvellous.

I can empathise with Dead Kenny – West Ham are doing just about as well as Brighton at the moment. Dark days.
And Sussex lost against Derbyshire in the one-day cricket today. gah.