As most people reading this will already know, the last few days in London have been quite chilly; this has made cycling a bit more of a challenge than usual, so I may need to get some extra clothing ( Read more... )

Last month, I said that I was looking at bib tights for cycling. Following up on that, I've had mixed success so far.

Initially I ordered some Santini Thermofleece tights. However, it turned out that the description on the website was wrong, and they weren't actually padded. (The website has now been updated to correct this mistake.) So, I then ( Read more... )

(You can tell when I get a weekend without SJA duties - I get a lot more prolific at blogging!)

I got my Brompton a year ago, and I ride it all year round. Initially I wore my normal work clothes, especially since I was doing fairly short journeys (about 2km at each end). In January I said: "I think it's important to avoid wind-chill by making ( Read more... )

Today got off to a bit of a bad start, when I was woken up at 5am by one of my upstairs neighbours shouting "Why the f--- did you wake me up?" (I'm guessing that he was oblivious to the irony.) However, it improved after that. I'm taking a long weekend, so I'm not back in the office until next Tuesday, and today I went down to Brighton.

( Boots, bookings, and beaches )

I've been cycling to work since last October, and my views on appropriate clothing have shifted a bit during that time. Initially, I'd just wear my normal work clothes (with high-vis waistcoat and helmet), but I'm now wearing a T-shirt for cycling and carrying my work shirt in the pannier, then changing when I arrive. That's partly because I seem ( Read more... )

Tonight I was out on SJA duty in the West End, covering Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at the Adelphi Theatre. It's the first time I've seen it (although I've seen music videos of Jason Donovan performing a few of the songs), and I enjoyed it.

( Minor spoilers )

As I've mentioned before, I'm trying to get back into shape by doing a bit more exercise. The Fitbug is working out quite well, since it gives me a specific target to aim for (revised each week): it started out at 5000 steps/day, and I'm now up to 6900. I don't hit my target every day, but that's ok; it acts as an incentive, and I do modify my ( Read more... )

Happy New Year to those of you who celebrate arbitrary calendar events, and Happy Tuesday to those of you who don't ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, the latest series of Doctor Who finished. I was a bit disappointed by the finale; if I wanted to watch Star Trek: Voyager then I'd just find repeats of that.

( Spoilers )

Making a vaguely topical post, I've been aware of some recent controversy over two related incidents. Firstly, Jack Straw vs Muslim women wearing veils. Secondly, the armed policeman who didn't guard the embassy that he was initially assigned to. In both of these cases, I think that the way they've been reported seems to vary according to the ( Read more... )