Today’s earworm playlist:
Nothing – didn’t have anything stuck in my head today!
Month: August 2020
Weekend dozing awaits
Just a mile today…
…as I’ve got another long run coming up on Sunday and I need to save some energy. I’ll probably just do a mile tomorrow as well. I am still doing my daily walking though – four miles to squash the last of my bugs in my online game today. Hopefully it’ll just be a straightforward one or two miles for my new bug tomorrow!
I got my day job work finished for the week as well, and am now just finishing off some admin this evening. Hoping to get a bit of videogaming in this weekend amongst all the running!
I’ll post my running vlogs as usual over the weekend but otherwise will be back on Monday.
Today’s earworm playlist:
The Cure – ‘Lullaby’
M – ‘Pop Musik’
Queen – ‘One Vision’
2 Unlimited – ‘No Limit’
Out in the sunshine
Two miles today…
…and while it was very warm and I was a bit nervous about running at lunchtime, I really enjoyed my run today. It felt a lot faster than it actually was (it was a good recovery pace), and I really like my two-mile route.
I hadn’t been able to get out until lunchtime as I was finishing off some day job work in the morning – I like to get work finished and back to the client promptly on deadline days because it means I can properly enjoy my day afterwards. After my run, I did some admin for a couple of hours and then went out for a long walk to squash some more bugs in my online GPS game.
Now finishing off for the day. I’ll be running and walking again tomorrow, but not for as long – need to save a bit of energy for the weekend!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Rizzle Kicks – ‘Down With The Trumpets’
And a bonus track that Geth was humming earlier:
3 Daft Monkeys – ‘Paranoid Big Brother’
Phone Box Thursday: Ayr Road, St John’s Town
Back to Mum and Dad’s phone box finds around Dumfries and Galloway this week (there have been a lot lately since they’ve been able to visit their holiday caravan again!). This poor shell of a phone box was found in St John’s Town.
(Coordinates 55°10’64.9″N, 4°16’54.7″W.)
The shop in the background has changed hands since the Street View image was taken (presumably in 2009 during the Google cars’ only visit to rural Scotland). The phone box was also in much better quality back then!
There was no phone inside (obviously) but there was this strange motivational message on a painted rock:
It’s a bit sad to see a phone box in this condition, and I doubt it’s long for this world 🙁
More from Dumfries and Galloway next week.
Wall thoughts
I managed a ten-mile midweek run today…
…which is not something I usually find time for during the week! I need to get the miles in before the Virtual Great North Run, though, which takes place in about two and a half weeks’ time.
I’m thinking a lot about putting stuff on my walls again. This is something I think about a lot (need to put that picture up! need to paint that wall! need to wallpaper this room!) but rarely get round to. Next week is meant to be a bit quieter (as it stands!), so maybe I’ll get round to doing something then. Presuming my attention hasn’t wandered over to something else!
Today was similar to yesterday. In addition to my run, I managed a walk, a yoga session, and some day job work. Tomorrow will be similar again, though my run will be a lot shorter and I will be doing my day job work first thing so that I can get it back to the client promptly.
I’ll also maybe order some of that stuff for the walls…
Today’s earworm playlist:
The LAs – ‘There She Goes’
The Lancashire Hotpots – ‘Ebay ‘Eck’
Time on feet
A two-mile run today…
…which was later followed by a four-mile walk and a 25-minute yoga session. I’m doing a lot of extra cross-training this week, as I mentioned yesterday, to try and help with my fitness in the lead-up to my autumn challenges. The walking is being helped along by an online game I’m playing where you need to collect items en route!
I also got a bit of day job work done for a client, and caught up with some admin. Looking forward to a quiet night reading now!
Today’s earworm playlist:
3 Daft Monkeys – ‘Paranoid Big Brother’
Rizzle Kicks – ‘Down With The Trumpets’
Start of a more active week
Just a recovery mile this morning…
…but I’m also going to be doing a lot more cross-training this week as I want to get a few more active hours in the plan in preparation for my autumn challenges. Monday, as usual, is a day off for me, but I will be doing a bit of gentle yoga this afternoon.
Other than that, I will be getting back into my videogames for the rest of the day. Back to work tomorrow!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Bill Conti – ‘Gonna Fly Now’
RED day 229
A quick reminder about my fundraising link for my 24 hour challenge this October!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Levellers – ‘Liberty Song’
Blur – ‘Parklife’
A damp but cheerful Friday
Just a mile this morning…
…but then I had already been up and about doing stuff for a couple of hours, having woken up at six for some reason. Oh for a predictable sleep pattern.
Kieran and Lisa popped in for lunch today. Geth and I had hoped to use the new garden furniture that I put together earlier this week, but today turned out to be a wet day in Newcastle (of course) so we sat inside instead. It was really nice to see people we actually knew for the first time since March (other than neighbours, shopkeepers, hairdressers, bumping into running friends when running etc. etc.) and to catch up after a long time.
Looking forward to a quiet weekend now. Next full update on Monday!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Toto – ‘Africa’
Duran Duran – ‘Save A Prayer’
Vangelis – ‘Chariots Of Fire’