Old Acquaintances and The Cookie Club
Firstly. Thanks for the e-mails and texts from the people who saw my article in Take A Break. I have been dumbed down and commercialised - and it feels ok!
Thursday was a very physical day. I went for my morning cycle and to the gym and then played badminton at Oak Farm in the evening. SO how come I'm not losing weight? (Must be putting on muscle! hmmmmmmm LOL)
Because I got Cannon's mentioned on Radio WM they gave me a gym bag with various goodies including water container, headphones and personal training session enclosed.
The badminton was the first time I had physically actually RUN for four years...wow....This may not sound like much of a milestone, but it's another step to recovery. I had felt I was hitting a plateau so stepped up my exercise regime.
On Friday I met Rach and we hit Rugeley, having lunch at 'Infinity'. It is a 'as-much-as-you-can-eat' buffet deal for ₤5.95. If you order a coffee you get a free mug.
We met Mike and picked up Megan (their daughter) from school.
Then went to the gym again and did my best ever distance for my 10 minutes on the tradmill and the second best on the 20 minute cycle.
Saturday morning I went to the gym again(!) and then got caught in a hail storm. I went to the table-top sale at the village hall. They made ₤100 for village hall funds.
I caught the afternoon train from Tamworth to Nottingham and met up with Yana and Mandy (two girls I knew in Korea) and M's b/f Tim, (from Stafford) for Mandy's 30th
We started off at England's oldest bar before going greyhound racing with about a dozen of Tim's friends. It was an experience. The people at the dogs were very strange.
It wasn't nearly as civilised as Perry Bar and it was full of uber-chavs and sad working class smokers, who scowled a lot.
The coach was shot at when it was returning to base after taking us!
The deal was good though. Ten pound gave you two drinks, pie and peas (!) two bets and something else I forgot!
We then hit Nottingham city centre and the Dragon Bar (v.smoky). I get the feeling Notthingham people are not too intelligent. So many seem to smoke and scowl!
We went to a cool smaller bar (with a barman with very spiked hair) and then The Cookie Club, which was brilliant.
We bumped into Scottish Gordon, who I last saw in China....Wowness eh?!
The lower floor played indie non-stop. It was Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Libertines, The Bravery, The Smiths - totally my cup of tea.
The upper floor was all Jackson Five, Marvin,Sly and The Family Stone - equally cool!
The four of us collapsed in the flat at about 4am (We can't be sure of this as the last time anyone looked at a watch was in an Indian takeaway at about 3am!)
I met some really interesting and beautiful people.
There was even a Dutch girl there so I was able to practice my Dutch. (I lived in Holland in 1992 remember!)
When we eventually got up on Sunday (I was up at 8am to take my cocktail of tablets and insulin etc but soon went back to sleep!) we hit The Canal House.
The Canal House is a pub which incorporates a real canal which runs through the building, boats and all! It is very interesting.
Be warned though. The men's toilets are up three flights of stairs. So its advisable to go BEFORE eating a huge Sunday lunch.
Mandy and I were very close in Korea and she was literally a life-saver. She talked to me for days while I was delierious and unconscious in hospital. It was nice to see her again.
I caught the little train back to Tamworth and spent the evening catching up with work Well one has to live!
MUSIC: The new Erasure Album 'Union Street'', Goldfrapp's 'Ride A White Horse' (Remixes), Jim Noir's 'Key Of C' and 'Handle With Care' - by Jenny Lewis
BOOK: The Little Book Of Chavs (The Branded Guide To Britain's New Elite) by Lee Bok!
Thursday was a very physical day. I went for my morning cycle and to the gym and then played badminton at Oak Farm in the evening. SO how come I'm not losing weight? (Must be putting on muscle! hmmmmmmm LOL)
Because I got Cannon's mentioned on Radio WM they gave me a gym bag with various goodies including water container, headphones and personal training session enclosed.
The badminton was the first time I had physically actually RUN for four years...wow....This may not sound like much of a milestone, but it's another step to recovery. I had felt I was hitting a plateau so stepped up my exercise regime.
On Friday I met Rach and we hit Rugeley, having lunch at 'Infinity'. It is a 'as-much-as-you-can-eat' buffet deal for ₤5.95. If you order a coffee you get a free mug.
We met Mike and picked up Megan (their daughter) from school.
Then went to the gym again and did my best ever distance for my 10 minutes on the tradmill and the second best on the 20 minute cycle.
Saturday morning I went to the gym again(!) and then got caught in a hail storm. I went to the table-top sale at the village hall. They made ₤100 for village hall funds.
I caught the afternoon train from Tamworth to Nottingham and met up with Yana and Mandy (two girls I knew in Korea) and M's b/f Tim, (from Stafford) for Mandy's 30th
We started off at England's oldest bar before going greyhound racing with about a dozen of Tim's friends. It was an experience. The people at the dogs were very strange.
It wasn't nearly as civilised as Perry Bar and it was full of uber-chavs and sad working class smokers, who scowled a lot.
The coach was shot at when it was returning to base after taking us!
The deal was good though. Ten pound gave you two drinks, pie and peas (!) two bets and something else I forgot!
We then hit Nottingham city centre and the Dragon Bar (v.smoky). I get the feeling Notthingham people are not too intelligent. So many seem to smoke and scowl!
We went to a cool smaller bar (with a barman with very spiked hair) and then The Cookie Club, which was brilliant.
We bumped into Scottish Gordon, who I last saw in China....Wowness eh?!
The lower floor played indie non-stop. It was Arctic Monkeys, Blur, Oasis, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers, Libertines, The Bravery, The Smiths - totally my cup of tea.
The upper floor was all Jackson Five, Marvin,Sly and The Family Stone - equally cool!
The four of us collapsed in the flat at about 4am (We can't be sure of this as the last time anyone looked at a watch was in an Indian takeaway at about 3am!)
I met some really interesting and beautiful people.
There was even a Dutch girl there so I was able to practice my Dutch. (I lived in Holland in 1992 remember!)
When we eventually got up on Sunday (I was up at 8am to take my cocktail of tablets and insulin etc but soon went back to sleep!) we hit The Canal House.
The Canal House is a pub which incorporates a real canal which runs through the building, boats and all! It is very interesting.
Be warned though. The men's toilets are up three flights of stairs. So its advisable to go BEFORE eating a huge Sunday lunch.
Mandy and I were very close in Korea and she was literally a life-saver. She talked to me for days while I was delierious and unconscious in hospital. It was nice to see her again.
I caught the little train back to Tamworth and spent the evening catching up with work Well one has to live!
MUSIC: The new Erasure Album 'Union Street'', Goldfrapp's 'Ride A White Horse' (Remixes), Jim Noir's 'Key Of C' and 'Handle With Care' - by Jenny Lewis
BOOK: The Little Book Of Chavs (The Branded Guide To Britain's New Elite) by Lee Bok!
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