Failures
#24 Striking up conversations I wouldn't under normal circumsances
In my last blog I had high hopes for a productive evening of speed dating at the Science Museum. On the Wednesday, after work, evening I tubed it over to South Kensington to meet Kitty and Nicky in their quest to meet "the one".
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| Who knows ladies - maybe this guy was "the one"!! |
When we got there we were a bit surprised by the length of the queue, and our hopes even getting into the museum were dashed. Of course the museum is absolutely massive and we were, in fact, some of the first people in there. Unfortunately it seems that all the eager beavers (no pun intended) at the front of the queue were also desperate singletons in search of their dream geek, and speed dating was already sold out by the time we went to queue for a ticket. I suppose on the one hand it shows we aren't that desperate but I reckon next time we'll be camping out at the front of the queue with a picnic and bottle of wine!
Despite ample opportunity - I did not speak to ANYONE apart from Kitty and Nicky, and the lady that served me my wine at the bar...poor show and massive failure on the thirty things front. Not all was lost though and we ended up having a wee dance at the silent disco!
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| Woo - Silent Disco! (pic stolen from Kitty's facebook) |
#5 Run a 10k
I have had some success in working toward this goal...but not enough! Two Saturdays ago (i.e. 10 days ago) I fired up the c210k app on my phone. This is an app that builds up your stamina over 14 weeks and gets you from the couch to running 10k!
I tried the c25k app last year and by the end could comfortably run 3k. After a disastrous race for life on Clapham Common I gave up (I got freaked out by the number of people at it and the fact that people were lining the route ACTUALLY WATCHING me and ran about 2k before lack of rhythm and trapped wind resulted in me walking the rest of the way...). So this is partly the reason I added this to my list; to achieve something that I failed at before and to try get more exercise in my life. I'm also secretly hoping there's a skinny runner inside of me. Ha!
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| Proof! |
So yeah, I made a start on the programme. Got one run done and have failed to do anything since! So, I'm pleased on the one hand that that I got started and actually put on my running trainers for the first time in months - but disappointed that I haven't followed it up with any more runs. Hopefully when i post next, I will have better news!
Success!!
#5 Run a 10k
See above - I count the fact that I went out on one run a tiny bit of success. :)
#10 Go to One Gig per Month
This one was a bit of a spontaneous success story.
A couple of friends(Maddy & Will), who both sing in the choir I go, are members of a band called Dad of the Long Tooth. Last Tuesday evening, after choir, they played a gig in the O2 Academy Islington and Duncan and I (me and Duncan? Can someone please explain which one it should be, and why?!)decided to go along and show some support. I'm not actually too sure what genre of music they play - this is because when it comes to music, for me, it tends to fall into one of two categories: music I like, and music I don't like. So maybe if one of them is reading they can enlighten me!
It was a great gig though (it's always better to watch people you actually know on stage)and I hear they are back there soon, next time in the bigger venue! Unfortunately I was so wrapped up in the performance I did not take a photo, however I did get a pic of one of the other bands that was playing as kind of proof that I was there.
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| NOT Dad of the Long Tooth on stage at O2 Islington |
#24 Redecorate my Bedroom
No - I haven't cracked out the paint brushes or anything like that, but I am one step closer to solving the storage and space issues in my bedroom. I bought myself a chest of drawers. Not delivered yet, but looking forward to getting things more organised! Ahhhh...hello there middle age (and domestic bliss)!!
I think that's everything for the moment. Next time I write I hope to bring news of the beginnings of a cable knit scarf (#8), a positive update regarding the running situation, AND I will be very close to starting my month of tee-totalness (#9). For the next week I'll be in a house in the Highlands with some friends, pulverising my liver in the full knowledge that it will have a whole month to recover afterwards! Joy!
May the force be with you.
May the force be with you.
