These are the contents of my head

These are the years and this is what they represent......That represents my favourite line from one of my favourite tracks "Why"  by Annie Lennox.  I haven't really got back into keeping a personal journal, so as you've probably worked out, this Blog serves to record both my physical/fitness progress - or sometimes simply "status" and the contents of my head.  So, this is a bit of mix *N* match post.

Firstly, v.good workout today.    Weatherwise it should have been a swim day, but bodywise and headwise  I needed a RPM workout today. I  can’t say, overall the day was *uber* exciting as hoped for.  But as a day, overall it was certainly better than yesterday.

Note: I am so into the asterix *right now*.  I'm not sure why, other than it semi amuses me to use it!

I can attribute to the improved day, partly due to having a good RPM workout. The  T lady met my request of Rebel Yell for track 5 by Billy Idol.   Now I can note, I have actually fallen asleep on the train with that playing!  Must be something soothing about it – in a Billy Idol way. 

*Ouch* the sun burn on my lower back hurt today – so I just had to insert the LM mantra *pain is temporary* half way through track 1.  Seemed to work.  Not that it was excruitiating pain on the scale of pain, but I could literally *feel the burn* sort of exacerbated by wearing lycra, I think.  This is due to having exposed an area of my body I very rarely expose to the sun.

Random factoid no 1. – The Mistubishi air conditioner in the ladies changing room of LM is called “Slimmer”.  Seriously.   That’s the brand.  I’ve never noticed it before, but for some reason, looked up today, and noticed that’s its official name.  That made me smile :-)

A friend alerted me to this:

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10778824

Same thing happens to runners, cyclists….

This alone doesn’t deter me from the Oceanswim, but although I am enjoying the variation in my programme, I have decided I want to “get back on the bike”.  I think I’m probably not going to enter the Oceanswim.  I’m reasssessing some of the events on the *events calendar*. I will though support my nephew.   I think its better to focus on a few events.  And my primary focus is improving my status as a cyclist.

Random factoid 2:  I met *MS* on the train tonight.  *MS* and I went to primary, intermediate, and secondary school together in Wainui.  *MS* leant piano off my Mum.  We haven't seen each over for about nearly 30 years.  She now lives in Greytown.  It was good, but also weird.  We cleared the *niceties* by Upper Hutt - where we were living, who we were living with, our families, work.  Incidentially *MS* is now practising nurse in a Skin Clinic - but I decided against telling her of of my *sunburn* issues, or my quest to get the tan of 2012.  I could feel myself editing my biographical script, just through omission of certain facts.  A bit like a 1:1 school reunion of sorts.

It was as I said werid.  *Nice*, but weird accounting for the last 30 years with the edit function on. *MS* so reminded me in her physical appearance of her mother.  Part of that is I guess becasue we are now about the same age our mothers were when we were at school!.  That then mad me reflect that if I got my jaw line and cheek lines back to 65kg status, I would probably look more look like my Mum looked.  And you know, I'd actually quite like that.  Especially, as I'll never gether blue *blue* eyes.

Oh yeah, and public health realities aside, the sun tan thing is not completely an abstract thing.  It sort of symbolises, living well, and living outdoors.  But I know there are health realities to take into consideration.