Another week finished, more overtime, although less stress than the previous week.
Still waiting on a possible purchaser of my Africa Twin to come back off sick at a friend's work, to decide whether they want to buy the bike. If they do, at that point I can start thinking about what to get next. Harry's booking/booked the ferry for Ron Haslam Race School at Donington in May though :-)
Still not sure what I'm doing for a holiday this year - it might be Slovenia with the ADVRiders, it might be something else. I'll just have to wait and see.....
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Colour Quiz
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Hmm, some things are right, some way off the mark!
Friday, 23 January 2009
Ahhhh, relief - well, slightly
At least the thing at work that has been bugging me for the last two days is finally working properly - some stress has gone, but not as much as realising it's Friday, and two days off! Yippee!
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Stressful Times
Not getting any better at work - still here at 6.30, not sure when I'll be leaving, pressures from the boss on stuff for two clients, more work going into my 'In Tray', the bit I'm testing at the moment not working - hopefully will be now though, after an hour of searching through the code.
Don't know what I'm going to do for tea tonight - depends what time I eventually get home, might just fall straight into bed.
Don't know what I'm going to do for tea tonight - depends what time I eventually get home, might just fall straight into bed.
Tuesday, 20 January 2009
Work issues
By job, I'm a computer software tester for a small company, and at the moment work is getting pretty crappy - virtually everything I test for bugs has to go back to the developers because it doesn't work (either at all or in the right way). Add that on to being a fair way behind due to other work requirements, and life is not at all peachy today
Monday, 19 January 2009
Size
Size isn't everything, or so they say, but when your trousers are a tight fit, something has to give.
And I mean around my belly
Weigh-in time - before Christmas I was 16st 12lb (so that's 236 lb or 107kg), currently I'm down to 16st 6lb (230lb or 104kg). First bonus was on going out Saturday night, I had to cut a new notch in my belt as it wouldn't tighten down enough! Yippee! Checked my trouser belt for work this morning and although it'll do up another notch, I reckon I need to lose another half inch or so of my waist to go there - now there's a challenge that has been laid down!
And I mean around my belly
Weigh-in time - before Christmas I was 16st 12lb (so that's 236 lb or 107kg), currently I'm down to 16st 6lb (230lb or 104kg). First bonus was on going out Saturday night, I had to cut a new notch in my belt as it wouldn't tighten down enough! Yippee! Checked my trouser belt for work this morning and although it'll do up another notch, I reckon I need to lose another half inch or so of my waist to go there - now there's a challenge that has been laid down!
Sunday, 18 January 2009
Travel?
Although I've not been great mentally for travel for a couple years now, with it coming to a height for the planned trip to France last September, I seem to be getting a little better - work trip before Christmas had me with a shaky arm on landing at Birmingham, but the trip just over a week or so to Manchester, Skipton and Reading didn't show any signs of wobbliness - very strange!
The question becomes - is my long-planned trip to ride around the US by bike back on? If I can afford it, we're talking a few months wandering around the lower 48, and maybe Canada and Alaska too! Finances will dictate, naturally, and it'd mean either shipping my bike (whatever I have by then) over, or buying something similar near my port of entry.
Then there'll be all the fun of DHS and, presumably, a visa request as it may be longer than the 90 days that the normal visa waiver program allows, IIRC.
Decisions, decisions - although planning routes and things to see is always fun
The downside is, once I get into the planning stage, sleeping gets harder to come by as my brain fires on all cylinders day-dreaming about what might happen!
The question becomes - is my long-planned trip to ride around the US by bike back on? If I can afford it, we're talking a few months wandering around the lower 48, and maybe Canada and Alaska too! Finances will dictate, naturally, and it'd mean either shipping my bike (whatever I have by then) over, or buying something similar near my port of entry.
Then there'll be all the fun of DHS and, presumably, a visa request as it may be longer than the 90 days that the normal visa waiver program allows, IIRC.
Decisions, decisions - although planning routes and things to see is always fun
The downside is, once I get into the planning stage, sleeping gets harder to come by as my brain fires on all cylinders day-dreaming about what might happen!
Another day, another dollar
Well. not really - we don't use dollars as a currency, and I definitely didn't earn anything yesterday or today.
In fact, I spent money yesterday, with a few pints at The Highwayman pub in Peel with my mate Pete. Before that, I decided that the bike needed some TLC as it hasn't moved for nearly 3 months! Washed it (mmmm, shiny!) and then waxed the chain - the very rusty chain, hmm, might need a new one soon!
Very windy and wet last night, although the rain stopped around 8pm, but the wind kept coming, and it was biting - brrrrrr.
If the weather looks OK next Saturday I might even get to go for a ride - I'll see if Jason Griffiths motorcycles down in Castletown have one of the BMW G650X-Xountry bikes in to have a look over and maybe test ride. I'm still trying to decide on what bike to get next - speed and long-distance travel with the Honda VFR800, or around-town and slow travel lightness of somethinig like the X-Country.
In fact, I spent money yesterday, with a few pints at The Highwayman pub in Peel with my mate Pete. Before that, I decided that the bike needed some TLC as it hasn't moved for nearly 3 months! Washed it (mmmm, shiny!) and then waxed the chain - the very rusty chain, hmm, might need a new one soon!
Very windy and wet last night, although the rain stopped around 8pm, but the wind kept coming, and it was biting - brrrrrr.
If the weather looks OK next Saturday I might even get to go for a ride - I'll see if Jason Griffiths motorcycles down in Castletown have one of the BMW G650X-Xountry bikes in to have a look over and maybe test ride. I'm still trying to decide on what bike to get next - speed and long-distance travel with the Honda VFR800, or around-town and slow travel lightness of somethinig like the X-Country.
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Memory is not my strong point
Didn't realise it had been so long since I looked at this - even pretty much forgot that I'd started one! Where to begin on the interim.....
In Feb 2008 I took a trip to New York with my friends Pete and Fe, staying on E 17th Street in the hotel from the Manhattan Murder Mystery film, doing all the touristy things plus seeing the NY Giants Superbowl victory parade, which was a bonus :-)
In June there was the Isle of Man TT for which I took the race week off work as holiday:
Straight after TT was my parent's 40th Wedding Anninversary, so I flew to Liverpool, hired a car and drove down for the weekend. With the nice long lens on my camera, I tried to get some candid photos of the guests
After that was just the wet summer, with only occasional rides and wanders, seeing my friends Harry, Kaiy and Pete a fair bit though.
Come September and I had three weeks booked off work. First week was the UK Honda Africa Twin group meet on Dartmoor, with a few rides over the moors, and one very cold dip in a shallow ford:
The plan then was a few days at my parent's, my mate would come down from the island, and we'd head off to Biarritz to play on the bikes in the Pyrenees. A couple days before we were due to leave, the Channel Tunnel had a fire closing one of the two tunnels, and then on the day we were to depart, I had an anxiety attack!
Holiday cancelled :-( After seeing the Doc and getting some tablets, I was able to still do some rides with Pete, in the local West Country area where my parent's live.
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset, England
Glastonbury Tor and Abbey, England
Apart from some work trips away, that was pretty much it until Christmas - even the bike didn't move once I'd got home! With 6 days holiday left to take, I decided to go to my parent's for Christmas on a whim, and as it was my brother's 40th birthday on the Saturday before, it seemed an ideal time.
Christmas passed quite peacefully, and even managed to drag my Dad out for a walk on Boxing Day with the cameras.
And thus ended the year.
This weekend I'll try to get up to date, but no promises :-)
In Feb 2008 I took a trip to New York with my friends Pete and Fe, staying on E 17th Street in the hotel from the Manhattan Murder Mystery film, doing all the touristy things plus seeing the NY Giants Superbowl victory parade, which was a bonus :-)
In June there was the Isle of Man TT for which I took the race week off work as holiday:
Straight after TT was my parent's 40th Wedding Anninversary, so I flew to Liverpool, hired a car and drove down for the weekend. With the nice long lens on my camera, I tried to get some candid photos of the guests
After that was just the wet summer, with only occasional rides and wanders, seeing my friends Harry, Kaiy and Pete a fair bit though.
Come September and I had three weeks booked off work. First week was the UK Honda Africa Twin group meet on Dartmoor, with a few rides over the moors, and one very cold dip in a shallow ford:
The plan then was a few days at my parent's, my mate would come down from the island, and we'd head off to Biarritz to play on the bikes in the Pyrenees. A couple days before we were due to leave, the Channel Tunnel had a fire closing one of the two tunnels, and then on the day we were to depart, I had an anxiety attack!
Holiday cancelled :-( After seeing the Doc and getting some tablets, I was able to still do some rides with Pete, in the local West Country area where my parent's live.
Portland Bill lighthouse, Dorset, England
Glastonbury Tor and Abbey, England
Apart from some work trips away, that was pretty much it until Christmas - even the bike didn't move once I'd got home! With 6 days holiday left to take, I decided to go to my parent's for Christmas on a whim, and as it was my brother's 40th birthday on the Saturday before, it seemed an ideal time.
Christmas passed quite peacefully, and even managed to drag my Dad out for a walk on Boxing Day with the cameras.
And thus ended the year.
This weekend I'll try to get up to date, but no promises :-)
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