Time to breathe

I have no idea quite how to summarise such a week of madness and mayhem ... especially at 2.30am, which is less than 24 hours from when last night's festivities ended and at least 12 hours from when today's began!! In the proverbial nutshell ...

New flat - absolutely amazing view over Brum from up high in the Rotunda. Slightly more expensive rent but hopefully will help in terms of mortgage application next year.

Work wise, absolute $%&^*!" shambles and disappointing lack of navigation. Time to really think long and hard.

Social butterfly nature ... or is that staying out and having a drink so as not to think about the things that matter ... ? Friday night at Apres and Mechu was as good a night as I've had in a long time for Jen's leaving do. Likewise today was a cracking and relaxing day in the Mailbox. Gav is back on the pop and Sanj and I bumped into a real gem from RE with her mates in Mal.

Wednesday saw a very amusing sojourn with Messrs Sidhu, Everton and Enright, leading to a curry in Lazeez which was much  enjoyed. This followed by meeting with Miss C for a drink and curry on Thursday. Very strong in a difficult time, she'll come through. Bumped into Kabir at HdV, apparently the old man is back from IPL so must touch base.

Anyway, that is the nutshell on which I will no doubt update! A mixture of the sublime and ridiculous! All in all, we're still here and fighting strong.

PS - coup de grace today as I caught up with Little JB for the first time in ages ... very happy time!

I'm not banking on it ...

They say that a week is a long time in Football ... Have no fear that 3 days or so can be an eternity in any walk of life!! It certainly feels that way sometimes! All things being equal however, can have no complaints about the Bank Holiday Weekend to this point.

Was out on Friday night straight from work ... it's becoming a familiar downward spiral really! Wasn't all bad however, and got the chance to celebrate Mr Brown's birthday a couple of days in advance.

Yesterday was a great day, out at the Rugby Club to watch a charity match in aid of Cure Leukaemia, in order of a former Moseley great, Sam Doble. The opportunity to meet all time legends such as JPR Williams and Phil Bennett was an honour.

The evening was spent with Sanj and Gav ... very sociable and pleasant evening, spent down and around Summer Row. Ended up in the Vaults, Bluu and Apres amongst others. It was both classy and chilled.

I was also fortunate enough to contact Little J for the first time when neither drunk or angry. How surprising that a much nicer conversation ensued.

She has been through so much recently and I really admire her courage. She's far too much like me though in that she will be stubborn enough to try and get through alone.

Today, I have spent far too much money at the optician ... never mind! I should hopefully find out over the next few days whether I can take this flat that I am hoping to get on a 12 month.

It's been such a confusing time of late, but it has been great spending time with some of the more important people in my life. May it continue!! And let the good times roll ...

Well that's quite enough for now ... will no doubt update very soon!!

No Russia No Cry ...

Sometimes things can get put into perspective ...

As I said in the previous post, even the big game tonight didn't seem so important. Although it is fair to say that a couple of sneaky tears were shed at the end. However, we will all get up tomorrow morning and very little matters in the grand scheme of things!

Didn't actually make it to London this evening. Continued lack of sleep and waking up this morning consequently feeling like a dog's dinner - one which had gone off a week ago at that - soon put paid to that idea. Possibly having a whole bunch of needles poked into me earlier to see if anything was actually wrong possibly had an effect!

As it is, there is bugger all wrong other than having to deal with things that have conveniently been swept under the carpet. Working 24/7 can only protect you from your emotions for so long! Having said that, I'm not really looking forward to telling the gaffer in my review tomorrow that the doc recommended 3 weeks off ...

Anyway, I should be feeling devastated at the football, and I am sure that I will at some point. At this time however, I feel strangely serene. At least I won't have to be paying to go to Moscow!

Am trying the Kalms tonight to see if it works. Nytol has been suggested along with many other less traditional remedies! Hopefully I'll sleep just a touch more than the grand total of 8 hours in the last 5 days ... is it any wonder that people are thinking I look rough!

Ciao for now!

More p&*$£oles in the snow ...

How does the phrase absolutely physically and mentally $%£&*" sound?

It's actually quite a concern when even the thought of the big match tomorrow night isn't really much more than a blip on the horizon. That I haven't decided yet whether to use my ticket says it all.

Looks like I've hit enough revenue in the last 5 months to make Senior Consultant ... whoopy £$%&*!) do!

To be honest, I had a couple of great chats today ... thanks JL for taking the time to have a natter, think the herbal tablets may be the way forward. And a fish finger sandwich with Mrs B tomorrow sounds like a top idea!

It's easy to forget how many great people you have around at any given time. Those mentioned above, the V man with whom I had a drink earlier, Sanja, AB, JR Hartley (only known a short time but a top chap), Miss B ... genuinely caring people who make such a positive difference to peoples' lives.

I salute and thank you all. Little may you know how much I appreciate it.

Hopefully by this time tomorrow, I'll be writing this having watched the Red Men through to Moscow, but most importantly having had more than 75 minutes sleep.

Ciao for now ... Speak soon ... You'll Never Walk Alone, and thanks so much to those mentioned here for ensuring that I haven't.

Intelligence ... no, just communication!

%*!$ I must be bored ...

Your Interpersonal Intelligence Score: 74%

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