Out of catastrophic IT failures....

occasionally beautiful abstract images can develop........

See that tattie collapse in a wheezing heap....

The last time I trained for a 10K the build up to the race seemed to last for an eternity, and even though I was late starting to actually train, I still seemed to spend hours and miles pounding my way round the park in preparation. By the time of the race I felt fit and confident and ready.

This time, in contrast, is farcical. I'm averaging approximately 1.2 runs a week at the moment, never for ...

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Messing about with lucy's mirror

Summer in the city

This is the beasty that greeted me on the way to the bathroom the other night. Almost as big as borys

It took me a while....

but I think I'm starting to feel comfortable on my bike again

Back from my holidays

I love May. I think it's the two bank holidays book ending the month and the added daylight and chance of sunshine. That and the fact it's normally the first time I have off work since the dark days of Christmas. This time last year I took J home to see where I grew up, this year I went all Italian.

I've never once, ever, wanted to go to Italy.

Just never interested me. It's full of Italians for ...

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Now i am become life, creator of plants...

...to misquote Robert Oppenheimer

Play Up Pompey

Pompey play up!

Rocket man

Finally....

after several months of thinking about it and definitely honestly almost getting round to it, I finally sowed my first seeds tonight. Whether they grow or not is another matter - there were instructions on the compost but I couldn't really follow them, so have gone for the "compost, seeds, water" method - just bung em in a pot and see what happens. The Rocket should take 7-10 days to grow, the Parsley will take around a month. Can't remember which is planted in which pot, but I'm sure I'll work it out. If this goes well I'll move onto the spring onions and lettuce.

I can almost taste the excitement.

Parking, Neapolitan style

Ciao

Ah, another all nighter as I wait and count down to my red eye flight to Naples... One day, I won't be seduced by the £20 saving and will book flights at a reasonable time of the day. As it is, I take off from Stansted at 7am tomorrow morning, meaning a most unfriendly 3am start from home. I'm booked on the 4.20am coach from Victoria, ordinarily not over an hour away but thanks to the ...

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yeeeaaaaarrrrrrrggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!

any chance of getting a few more days off in two weeks boss?

I'm currently trying to distract myself from the UEFA Cup semi

as I type we're nearing the end of the first period of extra time.... and I have a pain in my left arm such is the tense nature of proceedings....

For years I have put up with the stigma of being a Rangers fan, in a sea of green and white sympathisers. Like all fans, I didn't choose them as my team - they chose me. I rebelled for years as I tried to fit in and distance myself from the less savoury elements (i.e. 95%) of the fan base.

But tonight, I have proven to myself that I care. I can't even watch. Come on boys!!!!