10 Days...

In the last 10 days, not much has changed.

I've continued to make myself hurt at the gym.

I've had a bit too much to drink a couple of times.

I've been to a gig with one of my best friends.

I've still got my movember moustache.

I've joined fetlife and picked my first event to go to.

I've started filling in my application for teacher training next year.

I've helped some friends move house.

I've started talking to my tattoo artist about designs for my next piece.

Ok, so maybe a lot HAS happened in 10 days. I wonder what the next 10 will hold?

So, I've spent today sat at home with my foot up, I somehow managed to damage it at the gym yesterday and was woken by excruciating pain at 3am, went to hospital and I might have chipped one of the bones on the side of my foot.

This hasn't been ALL bad though, it's given me an excuse to lean on one of my favourite old crutches, painkillers. My bloodstream is currently a cocktail of alcohol, diclofenac and tramadol. I'm still waiting for the tramadol to kick in, but I expect to feel rather cloud-like sometime soon.

As usual, hope all are well.

Dave

On the right track

So, today after work I bit the bullet and re-joined a gym. It's been a few years since I've done any serious exercise other than skating and slacklining and I've missed it. I've got a friend to session with which is cool, although I think sometime I'm going to have to go on my own, not because he's not fun to go with, but just because I think I'll be wanting to go more than him.

Other than that I have very little news. Hope all reading this are well.

Dave

Back to school.

So, today was the first day back at work after a much needed (and very hectic) half term. It was also my first time commuting the much longer distance since moving out of living with the ex last week. It actually made very little difference to how long it took me to get to work, it's just more time sat on the train and less time getting to the station, which is a massive bonus with winter coming up. I'd much rather have a sub 5 minute skate and be on a train for longer than having to cycle the 2.5 miles to get to the station like before.

So, with all this time sat on the train in my foreseeable future, does anyone have any recommendations for things I should get my hands on to read? I think I need to re-read the hobbit, seeing as I haven't read it since I was a kid and the film's out soonish, but I could use something more... real too. I've recently read Dawkin's "the magic of reality" which I loved, and I've already read a few of his others, I'm thinking maybe some Hitchens?

Anyway, hope all are well and happy.

Dave.

Streetlight Manifesto's - 99 Songs of Revoloution - best covers album ever?



So, I've often debated this in my head, but what is the best covers album?

I've got 99 songs on right now and it really is amazing, but I also really rate "For The Lions" by Hatebreed.

If anyone has a suggestion of one I should listen to or even just their own 2 cents on the ones I've mentioned here then I'm all ears (or eyes I guess, seeing as this is typed)

Peace x

If anyone had told me six months ago that right now I'd have split up with my ex, moved back in with my parents and would be spending my friday night playing guitar to the dog to stop him being scared of the fireworks, I think I'd have responded "Just shoot me now"...

Strangely, I'm rather enjoying myself...

I'm here because I've watched from afar for way too long. I've just become single again after a nearly 2 year relationship and even if all I do is whittle away some time making some new friends then it's money well spent. I'll chatter to anyone so feel free to drop me a message!

Peace, Love, Empathy.