Gentlemen. Start your engines.

How do? On the Wednesday evening just passed, I blew out the guys and badminton night for some go-cart racing with some of the company's financial advisors. I got lost on the way down. Or more correctly, I knew where I was but could not find where I had to go! Nevertheless, I arrived just in time and suited up in overalls, helmet and gloves. There was 18 us in total and would get 4 races each, with a final for the best 10. I qualified 2nd for the final with a win, a 2nd place and two 3rd place finishes from a random starting spot each time. (One of my 3rd places was from last spot on the grid! Yay me!) I came 5th in the final after 11 laps in torrential rain, it ended up being less about speed and more about control. The less you spun, the higher you finished. We was all soaked through and covered in grim at the end of the night, but had fun all the same :-)

Lets get physical!

Well, I returned to the gym on tuesday after taking a month away from it, due to being too tired from work (and maybe a lil lazy too). Thought I'd go for a calorie burn, ease back into it. Spent about an hour on the running machine, bike, cross trainer and rowing machine. 450 calories!! Takes 10 minutes to eat and an hour to get rid of. Now I know why gals are always dieting!

Bitter sweet

Good and bad news today in my beloved motor sport world today. Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from active racing in Formula One, after 15 years in the premier category. He done so after winning the Monza grand prix. His 90th F1 win. A pretty sad day. Almost as sad as the day that Ayton Senna died. However he did win the race to move within 2 points of series leader Fernando Alonso (whom I can't stand), so 'good one'!

Also, in the IRL (the US's top open-wheel series) Brit, Dan Wheldon won the season finale, (to my great enjoyment); ending the season tied on top spot in points with Sam Hornish Jr. Unfortunately due to a count back on wins, Sam won the championship after taking 4 wins to Dan's 2 over the season. Bastard!

'Schumi, we'll miss you! Dan, better luck next year!'

BOR-ing!!!!!

Been a bit of a quiet one this week Back to work on wednesday, with a lot of ground to make up on the others. Sunny and Abdul both have clocked up a few sales this month, but I likes a challenge. At badminton there was only 3 of us; me John and Jason. Phil was late home from work, apparently. Was due to go Faces nightclub on Thursday with along with the lovely Hannah, but she had a bit of a temperature and was feeling a bit run down, but I did pop in and see her at work saturday. My lil 'sister' Sarah had a disaster, her trusty phone of 2 years broke down. Now we all know what it's like to be without a mobile in this modern era, so I lent her one of mine till she finds a suitable replacement.

Duvet time!

Today is the last of my few days off this week just to recharge, take a step back; some 'me' time, duvet time. Works been tough the last few months and apart from some long weekends I've had no time off this year and felt that I just needed a break. A change of scenery would of been nice, but you can't win them all!

The weekend was good! It was good to see Dan again and it was equally as good to have Dan B there too. Shame Gregg had to leave the night early. We went to a fancy looking restaurant that served food with a French bias. Nice food, wine, conversation, then onto a bar, Ha Ha's! Gregg as mentioned before left early and left just me Dan and Dan to party on. However the food alcohol and tiredness wasn't mixing well with me and had to leave the two Dan's to finish the night.

The next day, bright and early, headed into London to see Michelle and Lynsey run the Lucozade Hydro Active Women's Challenge. They did well, running 5 km in approx 48 mins. Well done girls! I saw in the paper the next day that Paula Radcliffe ran it in the 'slow' time of 18 mins because she was pregnant!, otherwise 14 mins is her usual time!?! Crikey!

This weekend (in pictures)

1) Gigy, Gregg, Dan B and Anton
2) Gregg
3) Dan B
4) Dan and Gregg





5 & 6) random
7,8 & 9) Michelle and Lynsey (taller)
10) Lynsey, John, Michelle and Jason

Holy smokes! (part 2)

Christina Aguilera!





[whimper............!]

That friday feeling

The weekend once again. The mini holiday that gives you just enough respite from the harshness of working life that by the time monday comes around, well your just about ready to take on another 5 days of blood, sweat and tears. So lets just take a moment to tip our hats and say thanks to those 2 days; saturday and sunday. A-cheers!

I sadly work saturdays (arse!), but get a weekday off (less crowds y'all, banks open :-p). But this saturday I is gotta head straight from work to sunny Guildford to see Huggies. A birthday replacement weekend, because for his real birthday I forgot and poor Gregg was laid out with his back. Gregg and the ever funny Danny B will be there too, so a good night will be on alright. On sunday I've got to bid 'adieu' very early and head to London's Hyde Park to watch Michelle and Lydsey run 5km in a ladies only event (cameras at the ready!!). Don't know what event/sponsor it is but I'll be there cheering them on, plus any of the good looking ladies running. Woo-Hoo!