Having previously given up on reading and on books with long words, I’m getting a woody for Will Self’s work again. He’s the thinking junkie’s answer to Bez, and it turns out that he hasn’t stopped writing since I’ve stopped reading. I’m snorting up some of his blogs right now, and toying with the idea […]
One week sober and caffeine free – the mundanity (is that even a word?) is killing me. Alain De Botton described the life of an international business man as consisting of multiple familiar take-offs and landings piloted by caffeine and alcohol. A cup of morning coffee in the hotel room to generate fake enthusiasm for
I have just finished a six week experiment in weight training, and here’s the result: working out alone in a gym – it’s thoroughly miserable. Oh sure, listening to motivational things on your iPhone is ok, as is watching bad TV. Ultimately it’s lonely and miserable though. Also, it’s fairly mentally un-stimulating. Maybe I’m doing
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