Lady rona finally deigned to come and visit, with comically bad timing. It s pretty nasty, even after vaccination. On the other hand, the freezer is well stocked, and I had a week off of work anyway, so I m just going to suck it up and catch up on some sleep and podcasts and maybe attempt Continue reading Weeknotes #65: finally, it happened to me
After a long period of hibernation, this week was all about being out. Out at the theatre, out in the office, out for dinners, out dancing, and finally, tuckered out. On Monday, saw a 20th anniversary concert version of Taboo the musical at the Palladium. The show and the venue were absolute hot messes; messy Continue reading Weeknotes #64: easy, tiger
January comes to a close and I ve been studiously avoiding going to the gym because of 100k cases of rona a day, so despite doing a chunk of cycling I m feeling a bit grotty and unfit. As case numbers plateau I m struggling with the idea of returning to group exercise like F45 (which I enjoyed Continue reading Weeknotes #63: taxing
Jamuary entered a lull as work took over a bit last week, but hoping to get some sort of musical silliness happening this week. Loads of covid around with family and friends, just as restrictions get lifted. Not great. Hoping that vaccination really does reduce the chances of long covid and that if I finally Continue reading Weeknotes #62: boots and cats
It s been relentlessly Gray in the news and somewhat grey in the weather, although a couple of spins out on the bike in the sunshine this week were welcome after there was only 1 hour of observed sunshine in London the whole second half of December Because not much going out is happening, watched a Continue reading Weeknotes #61: relentlessly grey
New year = new desk. I can heartily recommend having a little more space to spread out and the ability to adjust things to the right height. Getting old. Like a sheep, I ve succumbed to all the January trends: Wordle (short episodic games ftw) Don t Look Up (uneven and unsure of itself, and ultimately forgettable Continue reading Weeknotes #60: the new year begins
Quite appropriate that I only managed 21 weeknotes in the year 2021. I was aiming for every week. On the other hand, this is more than I managed in 2020. Progress! Since last time Escaped the country twice – firstly to Greece, and then the USA. I tried out F45, to try and and build some Continue reading Weeknotes #59: wrapping the year
Bit of a break from this weeknotes lark, probably due to being able to leave the house a bit. Which is good, I think? Went out out to see some theatre which was a bit mixed: Constellations (existential but quite thin) and Bach Sons (beautifully staged but cringey writing) Still extremely not cool with Continue reading Weeknotes #58: emerging, blinking into the daylight
A pretty hectic month all told between regular work and a secret (paid!) small music project that emerged sort of from nowhere. It s been great to sing again (socially distanced, of course) with big choir. But on Sunday someone tested positive and a bunch of us have been asked to self-isolate. Which has meant a Continue reading Weeknotes #57: I m coming home
Went to see the family for the first time in 10 months. Went to the seaside. Walked along a pier. A seagull ate Dad s ice cream. The sun came out. Normality. Slight relaxation. On the way home, a push news alert about a spike in cases in the Llandudno area (which we had just left). Continue reading Weeknotes #56: banishing the adrenaline