A New Start
With a bit more time on my hands in front of a computer I'm going to try attempt restarting my LJ if for no other reason than to encourage me to put some thoughts down.
I never had too many friends on LJ anyway and looking at it today, all but two (the two I always knew least and have had no direct contact with for years) seem to be inactive.
All the same this is an exercise for myself not others but hopefully should give me the opportunity to post up some run reports for others to see. Running will probably be my most common topic.
Quite a lot has changed since my profile was first set up as I was finishing college. I went through a range of careers, most notably and frequently referenced in old posts, I worked as an independent theatre technician and lighting designer. While I occasionally still do the odd gig, I have moved on to what will most likely be a career for life, joining the Civil Service as a Clerical Officer, that is if I get past my probation period.
Outside of work, running probably dominates the majority of time, both socially and as an activity. My training has been lacklustre for the last 18 months but I still manage to run at least a marathon a month, attend parkrun most weeks and take part in random other events as they come.
As I previously discussed I live in Maynooth with my wife and our dog Iris, a cross between a Rottie and a black lab (we think).
My interests of late seem limited, I like to run, it seems to define me as who I am to myself and for what many others around me see me, something that doesn't bother me. I like tv and cinema and have a tendency towards laziness when not running or working and possibly when I should be running or working.
My diet is terrible despite my wife's ceaseless efforts to get me to try new and healthier things (a must given my level of running). I am addicted to diet coke, strongly enjoy Red Bull and take-aways and like a smoker don't seem capable of change even though I know how much of a cop out a statement like that is.
I despise that anti-social world created by the social media era but am trapped and active within it.
I'll leave this post here for now but hopefully will return shortly.
I never had too many friends on LJ anyway and looking at it today, all but two (the two I always knew least and have had no direct contact with for years) seem to be inactive.
All the same this is an exercise for myself not others but hopefully should give me the opportunity to post up some run reports for others to see. Running will probably be my most common topic.
Quite a lot has changed since my profile was first set up as I was finishing college. I went through a range of careers, most notably and frequently referenced in old posts, I worked as an independent theatre technician and lighting designer. While I occasionally still do the odd gig, I have moved on to what will most likely be a career for life, joining the Civil Service as a Clerical Officer, that is if I get past my probation period.
Outside of work, running probably dominates the majority of time, both socially and as an activity. My training has been lacklustre for the last 18 months but I still manage to run at least a marathon a month, attend parkrun most weeks and take part in random other events as they come.
As I previously discussed I live in Maynooth with my wife and our dog Iris, a cross between a Rottie and a black lab (we think).
My interests of late seem limited, I like to run, it seems to define me as who I am to myself and for what many others around me see me, something that doesn't bother me. I like tv and cinema and have a tendency towards laziness when not running or working and possibly when I should be running or working.
My diet is terrible despite my wife's ceaseless efforts to get me to try new and healthier things (a must given my level of running). I am addicted to diet coke, strongly enjoy Red Bull and take-aways and like a smoker don't seem capable of change even though I know how much of a cop out a statement like that is.
I despise that anti-social world created by the social media era but am trapped and active within it.
I'll leave this post here for now but hopefully will return shortly.