It's raning and the washing is out

I am sitting at work. I want to go for a walk but the sky is an odd grey colour and it is belting it down with rain. Ellie is away on a school activity day and I have left my Aikido Gi out on the washing line.

Ellie has told me that she is going to bed when she gets home, so I may go up to Silverstone to see the Aikido group up there and go for a drink.

Tomorrow we are going up to Wolves to see my parents, it’s my granddad’s 88th or something birthday Sunday. Let me work this out. He was born in 1919, so that would make him 88. Wow how good a guess was that.

It’s going to be a busy weekend. I’ve got to psychoanalyse George (Ellie’s brother) and Tom, I’ve said I will go fishing with my dad, and I’m due to play cricket on Monday weather permitting.

Still cant shift this cough, it’s not stopping me from doing anything but it’s just rather annoying.

Oh, I also say Felix’s band and Rob’s band last night (5 bands in one evening, Exeter Hall – Jericho Tavern – Exeter Hall). Brilliant!

Saturday night Ellie and I went to see Mark in Farringdon and to watch Carrie Rossiter at the Crown out there. Was a good night.

I ended up drinking too much and looked through Mark’s Croatia photos. I was a bit shook up when the alarm went off at 9 o’clock on Sunday morning. We had to go to church. Ellie wouldn’t let me speak to the vicar as she said that I smelt of alcohol. This wasn’t very nice, although I was quite hung over.

I got home and went to bed. Woke up at 1:30 and tried to go to Aikido, got as far as Iffley Road - Realised that I was too knackered to go any further. Turned around and went back to bed.

I woke again at about 4:30. Lay in bed listening to the cricket on the Radio; then went down stairs to play Brian Lara Cricket on the play station.

Uncle Colin isn’t well, he has gone deaf and they say it is due to inflammation of his mastic, from infection. We went out to post him a get well soon card and see Karis yesterday evening. Then had a well deserved bath and unfortunately had to do some ironing. Wednesfield High School was on the telly (a programme about the foul mouthed little thugs that go there).

Mr. Clumsy

Last night I managed firstly to get mat burn of the newly layed dojo floor then I dislocated by thumb on Stuart.

The Mat burn was on my second toe of my right foot, Andy put a very nice Ikyo tenkan on me and I went flying around his hip, scraping my toes on the canvas as I went.

Then right at the end I went to grab Stuart's Gi from behind and stubbed my thumb direct into Stuart's bicep. He's a big lad and is pretty well built, something went pop but 15 minutes with an ice pack on it and then another ice block on it when I got home and it returned to normal size.

I can drive and I can type, what more could you want?

Wolves Albion tonight.

All exercised out

Should be just getting in from Aikido about now but after Aikido on Sunday, then a curry and the marketing football match last night and then another curry. I sat in traffic on the way home and thought, not another night of exercise I need a rest.

I sat in and watched Man Utd vs. Reading, great game, Man Utd 3-0 up in 6 minutes and Reading pulling it back to 3-2 then hitting the bar in 90 minutes. I also packed up the pots and pans and contents of the draws inthe kitchen.

Last night's match was a bit of a busier and high scoring as usual. We played on a half pitch rather than a 5-a-side court. Running the wing twice left me knackered. I played quite deep and didn't score this time. Steve Kemish and Rob hunter played, they were truly the difference between the teams.

6 days left at RM now and it's Simon's last day tomorrow.