The wheelbarrow sinfonietta

[hirez]

It's all a bit odd really. For the most part, I'm feeling reasonably cheery. In that there's a bunch of stuff that I should probably worry about, but worrying won't fix any of it, so, um, stincle. Previously I would have been near catatonic with fear, thus unable to work during the week and boozing heavily at the weekend. (And the bits of weekend that didn't involve beer would have involved grinding paranoia because of the hangover.)

So when I did drink beer last, I burned off the hangover with a jolly nice beetle about on my pushbike. All very fine.

Even so, I get the impression (or perhaps give off the impression?) that I'm somewhat detached from people. For instance, I've been commenting up a storm (or more probably a brief shower with a mild northerly breeze) but abandoning 95% of the things while thinking "Nah, that's redundant / patronising / over-familiar / presumptuous." (Or, worst of all, make me look like some desperate hanger-on.)

On the other hand, the running's going well and I'm going to have to revisit the shop of trouserage in order to discover what trendy filth I must struggle to avoid. For someone with a terrible history involving Lionels, I've become rather attached to boot-cut jeans. It's a pity no bugger had the common decency to inform me what a complete Clarkson I looked in any other flavour.

Actually, the running and the eerie calm are more than likely connected.

There was probably some other things but, pfft. Whatever.

Comments

[aidan-skinner.livejournal.com]

I can entirely relate to the comment thing. Thing is, it tends to lend one an air of mystery and aloofness that I, at least, am not trying to cultivate. Better to post and be damned than not post and indimidate people in a tragically ironic manner.

(this bout of self-confidence brought to you by Staropramen)

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Ye-es. There's the other end of the scale where you approximate the bloke in the pub with the annoying beard and rubbish jumper who laughs too hard at everyone else's jokes. I'm waiting for a post-sequence that goes:

A: [Chinese-values-of-interesting experience]
B: "Oh, I know exactly what you mean" (or words to that effect)
A: "No you bloody don't! Your experiences are informed by your male-privileged and essentially middle-class upbringing and are therefore radically different to my own! The notion that we can share a commonality is a smug conceit of the chattering neurotypical! And they smell of wee!"

We need legal psychedelics and a medical leap forward in the John Varley direction.

[quercus.livejournal.com]

John Varley ?

Sir will be wanting to listen again to this morning's Radio 4 and the tale of April Ashley. I imagine there's a book getting plugged - sounds like it might be worth reading too.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Which bit of R4 in particular?

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Midweek (there now, I've said it)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/midweek.shtml

[aeia.livejournal.com]

Proof that physical and mental fitness are linked I think?

[hirez.livejournal.com]

I fear so.

I imagine that most people work it out for themselves if they get past the third week of any exercise regimen, but I tend to worry that I'll end up sounding like an over-enthusiastic PE teacher:

"You! In the black! Stop mithering around there! Three times round the 2ndXI cricket pitch!"

[aeia.livejournal.com]

The getting to the 3 weeks point is my problem at the moment. I started cycling a fair bit then moved house and stopped for a while. Just starting cycling into work every other day again this week and cycled at the weekend, need to keep it up now to see the benefits. At the moment I'm only seeing the feeling knackered bit!

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Yes. I lost several weeks to Easter/Whitby/Lurgi/Holiday and had a bout of 'Oh bugger I can't be arsed', 'I'm still bringing up green gunk maybe I should give it a miss' and 'I feel horrible, exercise will make it worser.'

All lies of course. I burnt off the lurgi and the feeling horrible. It's just the lard to go.

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Brissel bike ride this w/e....

[aeia.livejournal.com]

I was thinking about that.. but not sure I'd enjoy riding in a huge crowd of people, I like riding to get out in the countryside and get some peace and quiet... For a challenge I was thinking of doing the 13 mile route if any..

[quercus.livejournal.com]

Riding down the Portway while it's closed to traffic is nice
(admittedly more so if you're at the head of the 50 mile pack).

R and I were wondering about doing the shorter version of the ride.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Yeah, every time I get a bit better at the exercise lark, I wake up feeling like I've been hit by a bus for no apparent reason, and have to start from scratch again. Most frustrating.

[miss-soap.livejournal.com]

Yes.

And re: camping. Not sure I can be hacked with going to Cornwall, since it be reet far away, but could be open to Somewhere Closer.

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's hard remembering not being able to drive. I mean, that's what's been inside my own head for the last couple of weeks.

Ugh. Rambling. I should go and mend a print-server.

Camp it up: Righto. If you have mad ideas, keep me in mind. I can play nicely with others sometimes.

[kathbad]

Candleston in South Wales is very, very wonderful - but also quite a way off...

[mr-tom.livejournal.com]

I downloaded Desert Dreams by the Kefrens as an avi a while ago - cracking stuff, especially the melon. Gratuitous swords-and-sandals novel cover art, less so, but.

In other news: There's an idea of a Notby-on-wheels gestating in my head, where we flit from pub to pub on gentlemen's conveyances, working off the sore head from the previous evening before lunch. The Tour de Alka-Selzer or something...

[hirez.livejournal.com]

That's a very silly idea. SCRIBE!11!!1

[kathbad]

Even so, I get the impression (or perhaps give off the impression?) that I'm somewhat detached from people

Not that I have ever seen...

[hirez.livejournal.com]

Not in person, certainly. And that's clearly dependant on the people. I'm not going to waste my wit on the dull, after all.

[fross.livejournal.com]

woo, kefrens :D

[spride.livejournal.com]

Your complaint seems to be that you feel good and are able to cope. You therefore seem to be having a problem I can neither address nor help with. Carry on, that man.

[redcountess]

I'm exactly the same with LJ commenting.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

And me. On top of the copious comments I post. I put it down to not seeing enough of the outside world in real life - I worry too much about what is appropriate.