I cycle to work most days, and have a memebrship for the work gym. I haven't used it since I renewed it, but I do use the showers in the morning, after cycling in. What it costs a month is about half what it would cost me as a non-member, jsut to use the showers for a month, so it IS cost effective.

Today I went to the gym for the first time in over a year. All the excercise I do is lower body (running, cycling, karate), so I went in purely for an upper body workout, and boy are my arms feeling it, but in a good way. I have to admit, I enjoyed it, so I'll have to figure out how to get along more often. It might mean dropping off a bag of gym gear at the weekend, and then swapping it for clean gear the next. That's basically what I do with my karate stuff, so it shouldn't pose a problem.

So today, with the mudguard fitted, I was all prepared to have a dry arse, since the splatted from the wheel wouldn't ge to me. I did indeed have a dry arse, but if this was down to the mudguard remains to be seen, as it's a nice dry day today.

Went to the Glasgow SF meet up last night, although I wasn't really in the mood. I left after a couple od hours though, as I still wasn't really in the mood. It wasn't that I didn't enjoy it, just didn't feel like being there.

I'm in a catch 22 at the moment. I tend to like routine, so a regular monthly meet-up is ideal. The problem is that as soon as I start to feel like I'm in a rut, I resent the routine and want nothing to do with it. I should be going along because I WANT to go along, not because I feel I have to, sort of thing.

I know, I've got issues.

I noticed that my last update was about being run down and taking vitamins, so here's the update. I DO feel better, which is good, but the (I assume) iron in the tablets is making my turds look like they have an incredibly high cocoa content.

Anyway, they seem to be doing the trick, so if darker turds are the only downside, I'll live with that.

In other news I finally bought a mudguard for the bike. When it rains, I look and feel like I've had a childish accident, so a mudguard it is.

Hmmm.

Feeling really run down. Not so much physically, but mentaly. I'm struggling to get enthusiastic about anything. reading (which I love) is a struggle. I've picked up some multivitamins in case I'm lacking in something, which is probably a given considering my diet, so even if it doesn't give me a bit more ooomph, it won't do any harm.

There's a new beggar outside the bus station now. The previous one, who I always thought looked like a shifty hamster, hasn't been around for a few weeks, so i'm guessing dead or jail, probably the latter. Anyway new jaikey has teh tactic of telling you he hopes you have a "nice day" and doesn't actively ask for "spare change"(tm). I'm assuming he's hoping to guilt trip people into giving him money. Well, I for one won't fall for it. If a jaikey want's money from me, he can damn well ask for the money, which will then be given (or not) as I see fit. Is (s)he a junkie ? No sale. Is he just a tramp ? kerching. I REFUSE to give money to junkies.

Drug taking is a CHOICE. he CHOSE to smoke/pop/snort/inject. If he can't handle it and/or fund the habit, then that's his problem NOT MINE. I have no sympathy for junkies at all.