Back in the Saddle again

I'm back in the saddle again after a week of treating my body like a rubbish tip. Today is by far my best day in a couple of weeks. Not only did I manage to maintain a perfectly healthy eating record for 24 hours but I also kicked in just under 2 hours on the bike. All in all a very satisfying result after the fortnight that was. Too make things even better I put in a solid 6 hours at the Uni library today breaking the back of one of my current assessment pieces in the process.

So as you can see it was a pretty impressive day all round. Time to see if I can string a few days together now. I have to say how much I'm enjoying the time on the bike. Take away the somewhat numb butt and crotch and its all positive. Its another one of those things I avoided for a long time by convincing myself I wouldn't enjoy it. Note to self, "Don't do that anymore". The bike is opening up another world of opportunities for me in both fitness and social activities. I've done a couple of rides with a touring group and am seriously considering an offer from my brother-in-law to join him on a 9-day tour later in the year. It will take some serious commitment juggling to achieve but I think I'd really enjoy it.

So much have I enjoyed my rides that I've now committed to buying myself a starting road bike. I've managed to scrape together nearly $1000 towards it so will soon be ready to make a purchase. Fortunately I have a mate who owns a small bike shop and he's promised to look after me so I may be able to get a bit more for my cash. The next step of course will be to deck myself out in a decent lycra outfit (Yes you'll be the first to see the photos I promise).

My trip to Melbourne may have left me with a mountain to climb in the battle of the bulge but it delivered more positive results regarding future employment. I met with officials at Richmond FC while in town and discussed, amongst other things, possible future media related jobs. It's not my preferred career path but if I had to do a sports media & communications role I'd love to do one at Tigerland. More importantly I had a meeting with Tony Greenberg, ex editor of Inside Football magazine. He's now works full time for Richmond in a content creation and research role but has agreed to help me secure work experience in Melbourne between semesters, utilising his extensive contact book. First stop will hopefully be a week at Inside Football.

I am facing a bit of a dilemma in the next month though with respect to my wardrobe. I have a week of TV news reporting followed by another week of News anchoring for QUT News as part of my practical work for Uni. The problem is that at the moment I'm in between suit sizes. The one I used last year now looks like a hand-me-down from Luciano Pavarotti and my older (slightly less stylish) fits ok but is a bit too black for TV work. I'm really a bit unsure as of what to do. I don't want to invest in anything new yet and hiring for two weeks seems counter productive. So if anyone has any other suggestions, please off them up now, HELP.

OK that'll do for now. I'll give you a break for another day or two from my incessant ramblings. anyway its late and I need to hit the sack.

P