So Mad Friday, the last working Friday of the year for blue collar workers everywhere (or just in the North, apparently), is the time when you're supposed to go a bit "mad", let your hair down - I did exactly that! I fell asleep in a bar because I'd eaten too much.
Now, that, that's hardcore!
All the guys in the lab went for a couple of beers and a meal, we don't usually get together as a whole unit too often. It was good seeing everyone together, we went for food, went to a warm, ridiculously warm bar, Stu felt like it was nap time.
I think I'm giving up beer this year - I say that like I drink a lot, I think "Mad Friday" I had a total of four beers in 6 hours...? I talk more than I drink. It's not something I particularly enjoy, so I'm going to see how long I can go without a beer, again, said in a way that implies I drink far more than I actually do.
I like the occasional pint, that's it. My days of waking up surrounded stale toast are long behind me
New Year's resolutions - I don't do them, as a rule, so these are more 'New Year's Guidelines'. Resolutions are pointless. I'm continuing my healthy eating, I'd like to give Yoga a try. Ideally I want to try Kendo, but the nearest class is a 70 mile round trip. I quite like the idea of trying something that liberates the body and mind.
Another thing I need to change is to be more socially active. The last couple of years I've let things with friends slide. Before my current job I used to work in a toy store. My boss hated me, I had shit hours, shit pay, my previous job that I was fired from, and loved, was about 500 yards from the store, so every day for 18 months I had that constant reminder of "this is what you lost" - so I became withdrawn, it was easier to avoid people than pretend to be happy. It became anxiety, I'd panic at the thought of meeting people I've known for 15 years. I've still got elements of that in my life, and that needs to change.
Talking to a few friends recently, some I've known for years, another, I've just met in the last couple of weeks. It's kind of like I've turned a corner, instead of thinking I was a freak for thinking that way, it turns out, it's completely normal.
This is slightly more introspective than it needs to be haha
