bookmark_borderMonday morning

As I mentioned it will be a quiet (ish) week here at Snowgoon Towers. It’s the ‘last week’ of the project, and the usual chaos is descending! Need to be on-the-ball, pushing the envelope… yadda yadda yadda. I even went to bed early last night to make sure I was properly refreshed. Of course I didn’t sleep well at all, and I should know by now that changing my routine is the wrong thing to do but… well it sooned sounded like a good idea at the time (and I was very tired and sleepy). Mind you, I’m glad I didn’t have one of alex’s weird dreams (his latest is a cracker!). Can’t wait to see what state his is in this morning!

bookmark_borderKnackered

Only problem with working over the weekend, well ONE of the problems with working over the weekend, is just how tired it makes you. No respite at all.

Of course I’ve got a bloody cheek to say I’m knackered, it’s not like I’ve run 26 miles 385 yards* today (I’ve barely walked further than to and from the car between destinations).

Mind you, I’m not so sure the people who did complete the London Marathon have much to complain about. I mean Ben Hammersley completed “Marathon Des Sables” which is “230 kilometres in 6 stages over 7 days including a full “marathon” stage and a “non-stop” stage (when runners have to cover 80 kilometres in under 40 hours)”. Ohhh and they have to carry their own food and gear for the whole race at the same time, and are only provided with 9 litres of water to cope with day-time temperatures of up to 125F. Nutters the lot of them.

Hmmm. Turns out that Ben Fogle chap was doing it as well, no news if he finished though.

Me? My aim is to be able to run the length of myself by the end of the summer. Well, small acorns and all that..

* Did you know that the length of a marathon is based upon the distance from Windsor Castle to the Olympic Stadium in London and was set at this distance in the 1908 Olympics – the Olympics were supposed to have been held in Rome, but Mount Vesuvius erupted two years prior causing widespread destruction and forcing a shift of venue.

bookmark_borderFor those with a black and white TV…

Not yet got around to doing that book meme that is going round – been avoiding it all week until I’ve got something better than UML diagrams, or Security Model architectures as the nearest book.

I will mention a gem spotted in one of the papers today – it was an article about a hotel that had placed braille everywhere to ensure it’s blind patrons could navigate their way round the hotel, it extended to small braille stickers in the rooms denoting which plug was for what appliance etc etc – we particularly liked the fact that the lift not only had braille on the buttons but a small guide as to what was on each floor, including the ‘panoramic view’ available from the roof terrace.

bookmark_borderFornication City!!

OK, if anyone wants an invite to Breedster (which is quite bizarre to be honest), let me know.

First three comments get an invite – yes, I’ve got THREE eggs ready to hand out (this, apparently is a good thing although I’m sure the ‘egg’ thing is meant to be the ladies job… hmmm) .

bookmark_borderRSI Sunday

Can’t be bothered looking this up… but can RSI manifest itself in your shoulder? My right shoulder has been killing me for days, ibuprofen helps, and it only started when I started doing extra hours at work (and home!).

It’s making watching the London Marathon are real pain… 😉