went to the Spa yesterday, but that's another story for another time. This story is all about the Bowl. Or THE BOWL for those who want a sense of grandeur. In any case this Superbowl, Superbowl XLVIII (48) had tons of special significance. Set in New York, I think for the first time ever it played on the whole "northern winter outdoor game" like ( Read more... )

I was speaking to my mom on the phone yesterday, and I shared the feeling that ever since I turned 30 life has been speeding like its strapped to a rocket sled. this year I'll be halfway to 40. I feel 24. from '09 onwards life has gradually increased its momentum in my head. in '10 I moved out of home, in '11 I moved into my current apartment (one ( Read more... )

Had our compulsory Christmas “do” on Friday night. Though it’s nice we do anything for Christmas at all I was angsty about the whole affair and unfortunately my suspicions proved justified ( Read more... )

Y'know when you have harsh days in work and some of the time they're harsh because you've been out past bedtime the night before and other times they're harsh for harsh's sake ( Read more... )

ok. finally my face is beginning to go down from this reaction I contracted almost a week ago ( Read more... )

This week was tough. I said as much in Facebook, albeit cryptically. A queasy mix of long lists, difficult surgeons, finicky equipment, broken machinery, all topped off with some of the hottest temperatures in the last two years. And, as most of us know, technology does not like extremes in temperature ( Read more... )

added a piece to facebook a few minutes ago. vids from Youtube make up around 40% of my posting on that website so it's not an unusual event, expect in the piece accompanying the vid I wrote something rather honest. so honest in fact I kinda surprised myself. the vid was about the pics of Robert Capa (D-Day) and his photos. here's what I wrote ( Read more... )

spent 2 hours in the gym yesterday. sprinting, lifting, stretching. and as we all know you feel great afterwards; alert, warm, bagfuls of energy. and then you go to bed, and then you wake up and OMG. it's like someone's been pounding on my body with a hammer while I've been sleeping ( Read more... )

feeling rotten. not in work today, which is a pain cos Friday's my favourite day, working with Jimmy and Jellybean on the one side, or Peacekeeper on the other. Both guys are the best, it annoyed me cos I actually like Fridays, and they like Fridays cos they have a competent gang ( Read more... )

caught up with kB on friday afternoon. crammed ourselves into a little nook of the local Costa, stuck between the 'yummy-mummies' and the elderly, and the kids who still hadn't gone back to school, and chewed the fat for 3 hours ( Read more... )