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I'm going to have a day of chill waiting for the Grand Prix, a bit of work as and when and not much else.
You?
was going out on the mtb but can't be arsed so going out on the road bike in a bit.
how's the eye ds ?
Fine now thanks. The grit is out but still feels a bit strange.
I'm going to try out my new leaf blower in the garden at Bregante Towers. Rock and Roll 🙄
Off to Los Cristianos market then Barachito time. Winter sun is ace
I'm off to the Downhill track to get some more filming done so I can finish off the edit I'm doing. 😀 It's surprising how much you need to film to put together a good edit with no padding.
Off to watch my son's football match, then perhaps a little training later on. Today is last drinking until the 17th Dec, so may have a couple of glasses of wine..
Up since 6am bit of lie in, just in the gym stepper and hour on exercise bike, then head into Chester for Lunch, Grand Prix this pm, tidy garage a bit and some bike fetlling, may even book eurostar for morzine 2012 🙂
Was going to ride but fancied a day doing something different
Riding STW rather than real singletrack cos i've got a cold 🙁
But got lots of work reading to do so no bad thing staying in...
Bed soon....its sunday night here and it has been a warm one, 30c .....had two surfs today and gave my boy a surf lesson
Either outdoor climbing at st jean d'aulps or indoor in chamonix... Waiting for snow to arrive 🙁
Sitting here feeling sorry for myself (just getting over a virus and have done nothing since getting home from work Friday but sleep and loll around feeling totally tired, also have a recurrence of the mysterious and never-quite-properly-diagnosed foot pain I had earlier in the year). Watching TV now, got to go and visit Grandfather-in-Law in Skegness later so will miss F1, then more sitting on the sofa with my foot aching until I go to bead early again.
Long time since I felt I had such a wasted weekend.
slainte 🙁 rob
After the excitement of yesterday's rather full-on weather in the mountains, am going to have a quieter day today. Bailing on going mtb'ing on Conwy mtn (sorry vortexracing!), instead about to head out for a road ride with a friend up the more sheltered Conwy valley to Betws for a panad, and then probably back above Llanwrst if the wind has dropped by then.
Lovely and sunny here - far too nice to stay in!
seriously pants weather here on the Norwegian west coast. Got a cr4ppy ear infection so no riding but been to the gym this morning and as the missus is away i'll probably waste the afternoon playing Skyrim
My to-do list:
1. try not to drink too much.
2. ebay my vinyl related hi-fi (no insertion fee today)
3. finish off my picture rail.
4. tidy up my dump of a flat.
5. if the hurricane subsides (looks OK actually) get a ride in.
6. see some pals for a beer.
7. do some aralditing - including repair of [i]those[/i] forks.
I'll be doing well to achieve 4 of those I reckon.
No biking this weekend as it's been totally beer fuelled!! Saying that I nipped to the shops on it last night to get a bottle of lemonade! 🙄
Off to a christmassy fair thing in a bit to see the oldies who have a stall there!
Pretty **** then!!
Bright and breezy down here in the Kent coast. My missus has taken the kids out for a spot of shopping and a trip to the zoo. I have loads of homework for my masters to get stuck into, so obviously I'm surfing the net and doing other stuff at the minute 🙂
Same thing I do every Sunday: marking and wishing I was riding my bike.
waiting for the wifes water to break (baby due date was 5 days ago)
Little urban pootle this arvo, then back in time for watch footy, then recorded F1GP. 🙂
Ooh and I need to buy some Spaghetti. Noodle Bolognaise isn't quite right, somehow... 😳
Recovering from a very messy birthday night out. Going out for a meal in the evening.
drilling a fat rim
then I may do some bike related stuff
Working today, 9am-9pm. Nearly got blown off my bike on the way into work, hopefully the weather will calm a little for the commute home. Got a TV lined up for the GP, the commentary will be in German though, thanks RTL!
said to myself last night that if i woke natrually and in time i would ride with the boys in woburn..fail.. didn't wake until 815am and thats 'cause one of them text me to see where i was !!!
2nd week failed to make it but have been working 60 hrs a week for 12 weeks on the trot so need to get some rest sometime..only a few more weeks of long hrs left then back to normal..yippee
just washed my road bike for work...soon going out with the girls to the park, will be taking my sovereign with flatties to try my new 5.10's out, bunny hops wheelie practice etc..
then back to the house to build the fire, light it and get ready for the final redbull win of the year.
still howling a gail outside but at least the suns out 🙂
My to-do list:...
2. ebay my vinyl related hi-fi (no insertion fee today)
...
What are you selling?
My day, catching up on my reading list, eating junk food and watching the GP.
Bit of tidying later and probably tweak my speaker positioning slightly again since I'm not 100% happy with it in my new flat.
If I still have some time to spare then probably give the oven a clean.
just back from a very windy ride with clients in Rossendale, brrr v v cold today but cracking views.
@WN: TD 160 Mk2, Valhalla, well used etile, RB300, DNM start, dnm cables.
am currently playing oblivion on my 360 (completed main quest in skyrim early this morning 😉 and dreaming about road bikes (particularly a genesis equilibrium 20,that i hope the bike shop i go to can order one 😀
@WN: TD 160 Mk2, Valhalla, well used etile, RB300, DNM start, dnm cables.
Upgrading or being made obsolete? That Thorens is probably older than me! Nice to see equipment lasting so long though.
2 Geography essays and 1 psychology essay to write.
Washing, hoovering and generally tidying up my car as it's being replaced on Tuesday. Apparently two years worth of muddy tire prints across the back seats isn't considered "reasonable wear & tear"
Oh, and making Christmas cake (four weeks late)
Soaking in the bath after a cold wIndy ride then lie on the bed catch up on emails. Maybe after I'll have a tipple elbow before playing some video games.
Went for a run, now back to work while watching F1.
some wine to bottle. sweep up all the leaves & put them in the green bags.
change the lightbulb over the front door. change the bulbs in the driveway lights.
all now done bar the wine. should be 4 bottles of Pinot Grigio when done (last of a batch of 15 bottles that for some reason simply wouldn't clear. Clear now though)
Swimming lesson with the boy (4 years and 1 month and he can do 10m!).
Family trip to the park including chips at the lake.
Clean the two dirtiest cars in The World.
Today i have cleaned my room, read three chapters of the plague by albert camus, baked 2 loaves of bread, made a tiny meccano biplane and spent half an hour trying to practice proper over arm tennis serve (now the neighbours have all my tennis balls). I havn't had a sunday like that since i was 12. Can't decide now whether to go for a run or dig out the dr who dvds.
wine is now bottled. 4 full bottles & enough the the fifth for a large glass.
I'm now waiting for the beer* to finish fermenting so I can bottle that & use the fermenting bin(s) for the next batch of wine - 15 bottles of merlot, hmmmm
* batch 1 - pale ale from a Coopers kit with added cascade hops
* batch 2 - Coopers European Lager. Both started at the same time, the pale ale has finished & is now dry hopping for 2 more days before bottling, but the lager is still fermenting
Cyclocross
Din dins
Tele
Bed.
Thought about doing a bit of tidying.
Went for a run.
Fell down the stairs.
Laid on my back for a while.
Decided to tidy the stuff on the stairs
Went down the pub.
Thinking about bottling up the cider.
Probably leave it a while longer.
Took the kids for their swimming lessons this morning, followed by chippy sunday dinner.
Have spent the last 4 1/2 hours at work studying (read surfing internet) for my exam a week tuesday.
Decent morning, shit afternoon.
Going home shortly to crack open the Henry Westons. Intentions of going for a run first but tbh I'll just end up getting drunk on strong cider instead.
Well, the quick road spin turned into a 4 hour ride 'cos it was so nice out neither of us wanted to go home. Pretty sheltered in the Conwy valley, but lots of fields flooded by Llanwrst! Mid-ride panad and chips 🙂
Back now, heading for a long hot soak in the bath, followed by veggie roast dinner and a glass of wine for a chilled out end to a great weekend
Emsz and I did a run and ride this morning and hit the shops for a bit of Xmas shopping, I'm making bread, emsz is having a kip. 🙂
De died not to go riding this morning so helped the kids with their homework, triednin vain to connect a laptop to my PV inverter, rode around on my trials bike a bit and played Wii golf and tennis with daughters and Mrs SB.
Peeled potatoes for tea and considering opening a bottle of wine.
Stove is running at about 450f, everything is cosy and country file on in a bit...... Pretty cool really.
Took the dog for a run in the woods, did a 40 mile Goyt Valley/Buxton ride on the 'cross bike, picked my daughter up from her sleepover venue, painted the garden door frame, painted the bathroom radiator, went to Man. City's club shop for a few xmas pressie's, now monging on the internet while I'm waiting to see if I win the road frame I'm bidding on.
Another jog in the woods with the dog this evening and then MotD and bed.
I've only just heard about Gary Speed. Flippin 'ell.
Seven of us girls were out for a lovely ride at Rivington - and one of 'em even had a jet washer for cleaning my bike afterwards 🙂