Just to prove it...

I get grief for my work as people seem to think I sit around and do nothing all day (admittedly it does feel like this for about 4 days a week ;) ) soooo to prove that I do really work, I took a couple of snaps of my desk just before I left today...Its a bombsite.

See, I must do something if I can get my desk into that state!

The Forgotten Sphincter

Oh yes, you read that right.... A bout of hysterics was encountered today at my work when my desk mate (Alan) got a phone call. The call was unusual and was asking about a video that we have on a sister website. The call was the videos author asking for a copy as he had lost the original. So, towards the end of the call Alan asks for the title of the video so that we can find it and is told in a rather flat manner..."The Forgotten Sphincter."...Silence...Alan manages very well not to break into fits of giggles over the phone (We are supposed to be professionals after all) but is almost crying within 2 seconds of the end of the call when he tells me, as unsurprisingly am I.

The next bit of fun came when he had to contact the web team to actually track the video, He took great glee in sending an email with the same title as the video, and when he finally tracked it down called the original enquirers secretary to let her know. Even the Secretary couldn't stop herself from dying down the phone and both of them tried desperately not to mention the videos title (and failed miserably) I on the other hand, was almost under the table at this point trying to breathe.

See and people think that my work is stuffy and boring...

And now my thighs hate me...

As I mentioned, I joined a gym last week. I've been desperate to get going with it - after all I am paying for the privilege of making myself all hot and sweaty already - We managed a swim on Saturday and I was supposed to have my induction with a member of the "Fitness Team" on Sunday morning. This is not my idea of what Sunday mornings are for. (Note to self: googling "gym sweaty" with the safesearch off brings up some unexpected images) I managed to drag myself out of bed and get to the gym for 10:30...Only to find out that had I read my appointment card properly I should have been there at 10. ooooops. Oh well. On requesting to rebook I found out that I would have to wait another week until next Sunday unless I managed to change my plans during the week. BMan was booked in for his induction on the Monday so I opted to come back with him. - It meant I had to forgo training, but at least I could get started.

After work on Monday we went straight to the gym and met Terri-Ann, the tiniest personal trainer type lady I have ever seen who was - ass all the staff there seem to be - scarily friendly and nice. She showed us round the machines, and gave us a circuit. Thankfully she let me away with not having to go onto the bikes but I do have a 3-5 minute stint on the wave machine which I can only liken to medieval torture. My achievement for the day was for Terri-Ann to be astonished at my stretchiness when I showed her just how low I have to go to stretch out my hamstrings and she realised that she can't even get herself into that position! ( I knew the years of dancing and ballet when I was a kid would come in handy one day!)

Last night I went back for my first full circuit. It was actually much easier than I imagined, although thanks to the wave machine the walk to the bus stop was agonising! (Admittedly I had gone for a swim afterwards which may have been a bad idea in hindsight) I was a little stiff when I got home, but nothing bad. Today however my thighs simply hate me. The normally easy action of standing from my chair, or walking upstairs makes me wince and moan like an 80 year old! I'm just working hard on convincing myself that next week will be easier and I'll feel better for it.

I'm back again tomorrow night, I'll see how I get on then eh? :)

busy busy busy

I am not lax. No, really. The last week has been so hectic that I have even managed to not turn my computer on for at least 3 days. Why? well here's a breakdown of my week.

Monday - Ninjutsu - B Man finds out that he has a job
Tuesday - B Mans first day at work - Visit to Greens Gym for a "Tour", We end up joining - Pop into the supermarket next door on the way home - don't get home till about 9pm - have tea, sleep
Wednesday - Ninjustu
Thursday - Supposed to be showing Gurn how to tile his bathroom (read as Tiling Gurns Bathroom) but he hasn't got the tiles yet - I actually got a night in to relax!
Friday - B Man decides that he wants to celebrate his new job so we go to the pub and get home about 3am
Saturday - Get up early (Blasphemy!) and go to the post office to pick up a box that they couldn't deliver - Finally get to the gym for a swim, lunch etc - Go to B Mans sisters for a birthday get together

Phew! it doesn't look like a great deal but its been a hectic week and I really do feel that I've hardly stopped!

I'm off for an induction with the fitness instructor tomorrow morning - another early start (getting up at 9am on a Sunday is just wrong!) It will be worth it, I have been so upbeat today after my swim (and before to be honest , it s just a good day all round!)

I also realised today just how unbothered I am about not currently owning my own place (it has been a big thing for me previously) This was because on my way to the post office I walked past a flat development that I have previously looked at - fantastic place, environmentally sensitive and cheap!, I noticed a "for sale" sign for one of the flats and didn't have the slightest inclination to even have a look, never mind actually buy the place! Its a first!

Lumpy heads

The man sitting in front of me on the bus Friday evening was one of those people who should never have shaved heads...the first thing I noticed when he took his seat was the sheer lumpiness of his head! The biggest lump was at the back so, me being as always curious, I came home and did a little research into phrenology - the now generally debunked "science" of reading someones skull shape to decipher personality traits. Apparently the person in front of me showed a strong affection area....I'm not going to try and find him again however to find this out.

Maybe I should check out some other peoples heads?...I'll let you know about that one.

Lesson for the day

Thanks to a link from a friend, I found this great lesson...

Fur Babies

Sunday we also paid a quick visit to Pets at Home. This is usually somewhat of a dodgy thing to do as we always want more animals...This time was no exception. Falling prey to the utter cuteness we now have 6 Russian dwarf hamsters to keep the two rats and two cats company in the flat. They are totally adorable and tiny...and extremely fast. I managed to get two photos that didn't turn into blurs, and trying to get all of them would take hours of patient waiting so here's three...The cats are enthralled... then again so am I, they're so watchable.