Day 191 – April 30th

A very short post today…….I have literally stepped through the door of my apartment at 11:45…….given the singles dinner party started at 7:00pm and I arrived home almost 5 hours later, that should tell you how the event went……….I’ll post a full report tomorrow.

Despite the fact that Liverpool have gone out of the champions league to Chelsea my mood for the day is still 8 out 10.

I’m cream crackered so am off to bed.

Day 190 – April 29th

The realisation has started to set in that the Raptors are done, and there will not be NBA basketball at the ACC until November some 6 months away…….if that isn’t depressing I’d like to know what is.  My body continues to be a series of aches and pains, my hip continues to give me grief and following my chest workout yesterday it now feels as though chest is on fire.

As a result I decided to skip my workout today and relax at home instead.

I have decided to update the pictures on my website, facebook etc, with something more mature and today someone at work took a few shots, I should have them posted in the next couple of days.  Where are the ties, where are the ties…….I appear to have lost my two favourite ties, whilst this wouldn’t usually be an issue tomorrow I am at another singles dinner party and ideally would like the purple tie.

Lots of sport today……….as for the first time ever there will be an all English European Cup Final (or Champions League as they call it now)……Manchester United beat Barcelona today and with Chelsea/Liverpool battling for the other spot in the final tomorrow there is every chance that I will be “ill” on the afternoon of May 21st.

In Baseball today, once again the win/loss stat comes back to hurt Toronto’s starting picture who throws a complete game, gives up just one run yet loses the game 1-0.

Mood for the day 4 out of 10

Day 189 – April 28th

My hip woes continue and as I write this I am not even sure if I will be able to stand up without a shooting pain going down my left leg……..despite the pain I ended up playing squash anyway and surprisingly proceeded to systematically dismantle my opponent. He is actually a pretty good player and we have had many battles in the past at Wellington however today he just wasn’t bringing it and I decided to take full advantage, I actually felt a little guilty by the end as I managed to rattle off maybe 16 points in a row.

With the extra energy I decided to do a chest workout following squash and that actually went pretty well also and whilst I didn’t hit any personal bests it was progress non the less.

I have decided to get some photos done as I don’t really have any recent photos, and should really update the photo on the front of this site, facebook and send a few shots to my mother……..in the first instance I will get someone at work to take them and we’ll see how that goes and I have also looked into some professional photographers so may get a professional portrait depending how tomorrow goes……..I have spent much of the evening searching for my blue/yellow tie as that tends to go pretty well but to no avail.

To be honest my search was a little light hearted as my main focus was on the Raptor game in Orlando and obviously the game determined the mood for the day…………..The Raptors are heading back to Toronto, to clean out there lockers after a disappointing game 5 defeat in Orlando……some of the decisions appear strange Jamario Moon who was energetic all night doesn’t play the final quarter and the Raptors appeared to just shoot 3 after 3 after 3……….considering the team won less games than last season, received the playoff matchup they wanted and went out in 5 games…….it is fair to say the team has regressed……….I feel crushed.  I will post some views on the Raptors season over the next few days but it has been a disappointing season for a variety of reasons and not just what took place on the court.

Mood for the day 2 out of 10.

Day 188 – April 27th

The wave of depression continues, I thought this morning I had temporarily recovered……only to be knocked down by another wave later in the day……..I honestly do not know what is going………I know that a) I need a change and b) Am searching for something……..however I have no idea what it is.  Searching for a needle in a haystack would be bad enough but at least you know what you are searching for…….for me I appear to be just spinning my wheels, travelling in circles and getting no where it is no wonder I am so tired.

So what has happened today not much………..didn’t get to the gym as my hip continues to give me grief, I am supposed to be back on the squash court tomorrow but to be honest feel as nervous as a turkey in the weeks prior to Thanksgiving as I get the impression something serious could happen.

In the morning I watched Ferrari cruise to victory in the Spanish Grand Prix, although Lewis Hamilton’s championship challenge appears to have staggered back into life…….in the afternoon I went to see the movie “getting over Sarah Marshell”  it is actually a funny movie, however I wasn’t really in the mood to enjoy it.

As is traditional Sunday evening, I went for my stroll, and noticed the street cars running (albeit with few people on them)…..get home turn on the TV and find that the TTC strike is over, well not over but the provisional government has passed a back to work bill….so they are now working without any agreement in place.  It is now that I am a little confused, one of the things a Union has is the right to strike, however if government can pass laws to send them back to work……then do they really have this right at all……I would say not because if they didn’t show up to work now, they would be breaking the law.

If anyone can explain if the TTC Union does or does not have the right to strike please post a reply, as at the moment I’m confused.

Mood for the day 2 out of 10.

Day 187 – April 26th

Unsurprisingly a wave of depression has descended over me as the Raptors have fallen at home to Orlando and now are stuck in a 3-1 hole…….some of the decisions on the team appear a little strange, we are in desperate need of rebounding yet Kris Humphries sits on the bench……whilst at times this would be OK….today our most energetic player was injured in the first half, didn’t play at all the 2nd and yet still Humphries remains nailed to the bench.

The big news today however was that the local transit union has gone on strike……not only have they gone on strike but they did so without giving notice and left hundreds of people stranded…….it is fair to say that the wave of public opinion has now turned against the TTC employees…..

No exercise today but whilst at home in the evening a massive “click” sound in my left hip……I am not sure if this is good or bad but will no doubt find out more in the morning.  I also have a new hairstyle…..well not style but for the first time I decided to get 0.5 all over as opposed to a number 1should help me keep cool in the summer.

Mood for the day 3 out 10.

Day 186 – April 25th

I am getting more worried about my hip now as it doesn’t appear to be improving and it has now been giving me grief for over a week, I’ll see how it goes over the next few days and if it doesn’t improve will have to go and get it checked out.

Despite the hip issue, I went and played squash against the person I didn’t know and it turned out to be a relatively comfortable 3-0 win…….with the extra energy I did a shoulder workout and then came home and relaxed for the evening.  I continue to plan for my mother’s visit in the summer and have so far secured tickets to the tennis and Dirty Dancing……..I will continue to work on the soccer and a few other things.

Whilst at the gym I got talking to one of the personal trainers and apparently when he was in England he was signed by Leicester City……whilst he never made it into a premiership game it’s quite the achievement to even make it to the squash……..this got me thinking about the pro sports leagues in North America and why there are so few teams…….the NBA has 30 teams, the NHL has 30 teams and the MLB 30 teams……whilst I realize there are farm teams and the likes I compare this to English soccer where the league is split into 7 divisions for a total of 160 teams and then there are feeder leagues below that…….the team I follow “Halifax Town” is currently ranked at number 112……..one of the things I miss about UK sport is the random nature of cup competition whereby a team such as Halifax Town could draw Manchester United and have the opportunity to create a massive upset.  In North America it is a “massive” upset if a team ranked 1 loses to a team ranked 8 in the playoffs………….1 against 8……….as opposed to 1 against 112 not exactly the same thing is it.

Whilst I was looking through the baseball teams I noticed something interesting, it has 6 divisions and in 4 of them there are 5 teams, the other 2 have 4 and 6 teams respectivly…….what’s all that about, if anyone has the answer let me know.

Not much else appears to be going at the moment……..however looking around my apartment it can be best described as a “real shit heap”……..I’ll make some kind of effort to at least get it in some kind of shape over the weekend.

I seem to have been suckered into an ever expanding project at work that appears to be growing in both size and scope with every passing day……..despite this however the deadline appears fixed…….as Borat would say “Nice”.

As I write this I am burning up in my apartment, as we have not yet switched over to air conditioning and despite having both French Doors open and a so called stream of cool air passing through my apartment it remains at 27 degrees……..fortunately I didn’t do too much and spent most of the evening listening to the song “Somebody to Love”……….Live version with Queen, featuring George Michael…..if you want to listen a quality drum beat then this is certainly a song for you.

Mood for the day 6 out of 10 (Was actually a pretty good day but the hip is certainly bad news).

Day 185 – April 24th

Fuc*ing Joy……Fuc*king Joy……….the Raps have just dominated the Magic and the sea of Red has returned to the ACC, whilst I am more than pleased that the Raptors pulled this one out …..it is the 2nd home game that makes me nervous, hopefully the team will come out with the same energy they brought tonight.

My left hip is now total agony, I have no idea what is going on but suspect it is some kind of trapped nerve, I play squash tomorrow against someone I don’t even know, hopefully he won’t be that good a player otherwise I will be in massive trouble.

In other sports Montreal came from behind to beat Philly, and although I didn’t see the game I class it as a beautiful thing…….not that I’m a big Montreal fan but given my view of the Toronto Maple Leafs I’m happy to see the arch rival doing well.

Major embarrassment at work today, as I went as Red as my squash shirts and couch……the reason, in a meeting my boss told my that when a contractor returns from vacation, because I’m pretty busy with a project I should be “able to use her, anyway I want”…………I doubt he had much of an idea as to thoughts going through my head as to how I would want to “use” the individual in question, but a couple of other people in the room did, hence my embarassment.

God bless all the Asian women.

Mood for the day 8 out 10.

Day 184 – April 23rd

I have no idea why I played squash today as my body clearly had not recovered from last few days yet I did and whilst I managed to sneak out a draw the match was unfinished at 2-1 my left hip is now total agony, I’m not sure if it is a trapped nerve or something else…….but I am a little scared because in the past it has been my right leg that has given me problems.

I also summarised my mood for day for the first 183 days and was surprised to find my average mood rating was 6.18 I will post an analysis of the results probably at the weekend.  I also went through my posts to see how many dates I have been on since my 34th birthday……..and again will post a mini analysis at the weekend………the raw number however is 16.

Mood for the day 4 out of 10.

Day 183 – April 22nd

We have hit the turn for home, as we arrive at day 183 over the next couple of days I will post some stats on the how the first half of the year, I can’t believe I am 34 and a half how depressing is that.

I was feeling tired today but decided to go to the gym anyway and barely managed to complete a 20 min workout……hopefully I will get my legs back under me tomorrow.   Whilst my own day hasn’t involved too much, there is a staggering amount of other things going on……….first up Liverpool were sitting pretty against Chelsea leading 1-0 after a couple of mins of injury time when Liverpool scored one of the most spectacular own goals I have ever seen…….with game tied at one it is not looking good for the Reds.

Back home and I am channel flipping……it looks as though the Raptors are going down to defeat in game 2 against Orlando, on the alternate channel Washington/Philly are going to a game 7 overtime and the Clinton/Obama race in Pennsylvania looks pretty close as well.  Despite the fact the Raptor and Washington games haven’t even finished I am already looking forward to the Phoenix/Spurs basketball game and Calgary in a game 7 of the playoffs later on.

I have no idea what time I will end up going to bed, probably around 1am…….this probably not being the best idea given I have meeting with my department head at 9am in the morning.

Mood for the day 7 out of 10.

Day 182 – April 21st

As I suspected when I went to bed I work up this morning with my abs in total agony, I am not sure if it was the pain of the abs or something else but compared to yesterday I had a severe crash in the early part of today. In fact by mid afternoon I was flat out depressed….so much so that in a desperate attempt to cheer myself up I started gauging on both a chocolate bunny and a croissant……..I can easily see why certain women turn to “comfort” eating in times of depression.

I am not sure if it was food or something else but my mood definitly picked up as the day came to a close…I suspect it may have been something else as around the same time I gave feedback to the agency about Janet and it always feels good to close these things off…although I was feeling a little dehydrated by the end of work…..I went out to play squash and came off court with a 3-1 victory…….although to be honest I’m pissed that I didn’t finish the guy of in 3 given I was 7-6 up in the 3rd before choking to defeat.

Whilst the loss of a game is one thing I now have a shooting pain up the side of my left leg, hopefully I will be gone by the morning.  Finished the day by watching Montreal crush Boston so that’s a beautiful thing.

Mood for the day 6 out of 10.