I’ve spent all day doing editing work for clients, but I am done now and looking forward to the weekend! Going to have a relaxing evening with my videogames, then tomorrow Geth and I will be at parkrun early for the traditional Newcastle parkrun Great North Run t-shirts photo. Then there’s a vintage fair in town (I could not be more excited – haven’t been to one since February), and I will be meeting up with Geth after his Open Day work duties to do some more regular high street shopping as well!
Hoping to get some writing in this weekend as well. Should be a good one!
Not an OOTD: the trees in Gosforth are turning beautifully. Nice to get out for a brief walk this morning as well.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Duran Duran – Friends Of Mine Koji Kondo – Super Mario Bros. Theme Kelly Rowland – Stole Spandau Ballet – Gold Anne-Marie – 2002 Pet Shop Boys – On Social Media Trevor Something – Miami Nights
Geth and I have a guest staying tonight, so I’ve had a fairly busy day of getting the house ready, and am now getting on with some admin and writing. At least being active today has meant that my legs are now properly recovered from Sunday!
More admin to do tomorrow.
OOTD: the evenings are definitely much darker now and I’m settling into my cosy autumn habits again! Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), hoodie Uneek Classic for Mesh (2016), vest top Redbubble (2019).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling Ed Sheeran and Stormzy – Take Me Back To London Revo – The Land Of Immortality Haim Saban and Shuki Levy – The Mysterious Cities Of Gold Main Theme Pepsi & Shirlie – Heartache Duran Duran – My Antarctica
It’s been an okay-ish day. I had a good loss at Slimming World this morning (not sure how, but I’m relieved to be losing again after a few consecutive weeks of gain!) and have been writing all afternoon. Geth is out boardgaming this evening, so I will be going back to my videogames.
Work all day tomorrow and then it’s Great North Run weekend!
OOTD: my favourite top for weigh-in. Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), hoodie Uneek Classic for Mesh (2016), vest top Primark (2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Timecop1983 and The Bad Dreamers – Back To You Duran Duran – Rio Disney – Prince Ali* Shakin’ Stevens – Green Door Pretenders – Back On The Chain Gang The Beatles – Drive My Car
Poetry night went really well last night. I can finally say that I don’t feel nervous about reading my poems any more! Getting up there once a month is doing wonders for my confidence.
It was the usual Thursday routine today. Geth and I went to Slimming World and then the supermarket this morning, and I’ve been getting the house ready for boardgaming guests coming round this evening. I also got a bit more videogaming done, which is really helping me relax and escape from world events at the moment.
Back to catching up with admin and writing tomorrow.
Not an OOTD: today I’m just in my usual weigh-in outfit that you’ve seen a million times, so here’s something I bought instead. 2019 is turning into another year of hell out there in the world, but at least I can still buy magazines with Duran Duran on the front cover. You gotta escape somehow.
Today’s earworm playlist:
FM-84 – Bend And Break Gunship – Dark All Day Haircut 100 – Love Plus One Duran Duran – Big Thing Oasis – Cigarettes And Alcohol Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory? Adam Ant – Goody Two Shoes David Bowie – Golden Years The Midnight – Days Of Thunder FM-84 and Ollie Wride – Running In The Night Disney – Prince Ali* The Timelords – Doctorin’ The TARDIS
*The MIDI version from the 1994 videogame. I booted it up on DOSBox this morning in celebration of the fact that they’re going to be bringing out an updated version on the Nintendo Switch soon!
Have mainly spent today getting my poems ready for the poetry night tonight and working on the preparation for one of my autumn writing projects. Have also spent a lot of time cuddling with next door’s cat (his humans are home this evening so I don’t expect he’ll come in as often now, but it has been nice!), and getting a bit more videogaming in.
I’m not anywhere near as nervous as I usually am before poetry night – maybe I’m getting more used to performing? I hope so!
OOTD: ready for heading out and reading some poems! Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), hoodie Uneek Classic for Mesh (2016), t-shirt Amplified (2018), jeans Miss Selfridge (2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Gunship – Dark All Day Trevor Something – Summer Love Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
Bit of a slow day getting back to work today, but I’m getting there. I got a fairly good chunk of writing done this afternoon, and am planning out one of my projects.
Tomorrow needs to be a fuller, more productive day, as I have some poems to finalise before poetry night tomorrow! I also have a lot of stuff to catch up with by the end of the week so that I can have a clean slate for September.
In the meantime, though, I’m going to enjoy some videogaming time this evening!
OOTD: the dregs of summer. Dress Monteau (2018), shoes Primark (2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
The Midnight – Lost Boy Duran Duran – Notorious The Midnight – Days Of Thunder Duran Duran – The Chauffeur Duran Duran – Late Bar The Offspring – Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)
A fairly productive Saturday – after managing my fastest parkrun in 2019 this morning, I spent the afternoon getting on with some writing. This evening, Geth put The Karate Kid on as part of the ongoing ’80s-films-I-haven’t-seen marathon!
Unusually for a Sunday, I’ll be out running again tomorrow morning, as I won’t have time during the week for my long run.
Katy Perry – Never Really Over Ronan Keating – When You Say Nothing At All Trevor Something – All Night Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello – Señorita Sebastian Gampl and Tommy Reeve – Under Control
No Music Video Monday post again this week (I will do one next week, honestly!) because I’m busy with other things. The August/September work floodgates are starting to open, so I’ve got a fair bit of work to do this week.
Hoping to get a bit more writing done too now that all of last week’s submissions are out of the way!
OOTD: comfy casual outfit. Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), hoodie Gildan for Resistanz (2016), t-shirt Lauren Ralph Lauren (modern but bought from Headlock Vintage 2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Gunship – When You Grow Up Your Heart Dies The Power Station – Get It On Lil’ Nas X – Panini
One job application (for a magazine copy-editing position) and four submissions (for my working-on-it-since-2011 pirate novel) sent out today! I’m glad that’s the last of the batch done and I can start concentrating on getting some other projects finished at long last.
No New Hits Friday post today because…there weren’t any new hits in the chart, which is unusual.
Still appreciating having the internet back. Lots of listening to music this evening as a result!
OOTD: back in the garden on a rare non-damp day. T-shirt Stella Stanley for Beauty Of Gemina (2014), jeans Vivid (2018), trainers Reebok (2013).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Sigala and Becky Hill – Wish You Well Duran Duran – Ordinary World Duran Duran – Secret Oktober Duran Duran – Electric Barbarella Howard Jones – Things Can Only Get Better Peter Hames – Ordinary Man
I know I shouldn’t wish my life away, but today is the day I always start to get excited about autumn, my favourite season of the year.
It’s the first of August – just a month away from meteorological autumn – and while I know most people are still enjoying the summer (I’m not sure how, given that after last week’s brief heatwave the weather has since returned to a constant cool, grey dampness that means Geth can’t mow the lawn), I’m already dreaming of darker evenings and Hallowe’en chocolate and getting my ’80s jumper collection out again.
The BBC are starting to announce the first few Strictly contestants, and I’m stepping up my training for the Great North Run, and I’m already busy planning out my writing for all the fiction and poetry competitions I’m going to be entering from September to November. I’ve got a lot of gigs lined up for that period as well – it’s going to be a really great autumn this year!
In the meantime, I’ve got one last summer trip away to enjoy this month. It is Shetland, though, so I’m not hopeful for the weather (last time I was there, it rained the whole time).
A nice normal Thursday today now that we’ve got the internet back – Geth and I went to the earlier Slimming World group today so that we could be in when the new router arrived, and we’ve got boardgaming guests coming round this evening for more adventures in the Lord of the Rings universe.
OOTD: weigh-in top with added cosy hoodie due to the cooler weather. Glasses Emporio Armani (2017), hoodie Gildan for Resistanz (2016), vest top Primark (2018).
Today’s earworm playlist:
Haim Saban and Shuki Levy – The Mysterious Cities Of Gold Main Theme Ed Sheeran – Castle On The Hill A-ha – Take On Me Andy Taylor – Broken Window Lizzo – Truth Hurts Gunship – Dark All Day
