But I Can't

And I spent ages today farting about with video files. So I made some .mp4 into much smaller .avi files, tried to put them on my website, couldn't. OK, went back and tried to put the .mp4s on, still not working. So I had almost given up, looking again and again for answers on that Interweb when I came across summat which said "Your bandwidth will cost too much, put it on youtube" and 'Doh, of course', that worked

Wow

Then Sam did my head in (more than usual) at gym, I was on the stretchy thingy and she looked at me and said "Just crawl backwards" which I just did. Then we were doing various balance exercises, lifting each leg in turn, then each hand etc

It was just really strange, doing stuff that I would have said "No, impossible" tio even a couple of weeks ago

-ing

So as usual we went shopping in Aardvark s'morning and found everything that was on my list

Oogie Woogie

And it was as entertaining as usual at Iechyd Da (noisy link). As usual Timmy didn't approve but I liked it

Politics

We live in a ridiculously capitalist world

Washing Up

And I did the washing up after lunch today as we are going out to Caffi Iechyd Da tonight

Cycle... to the moon & back

So in gym s'morning with Timmy I repeated the cycling 8 km thingy. I was obviously lazy, it took me 25 seconds longer today than t'other day. So yes, I didn't have a rest until I had already cycled 4 km, which used time be a total session involving 5 or 6 rests. That was the only test, that 1, in my 8 km today

Farm Foods

We were in Farm Foods tonight buying more tea/coffee/sugar for the staff on my petty cash card when I glanced at one member of staff and nodded "Hello". She saw me and immediately came over. She said "Remember you asked but we didn't have any? Well we now sell Sweet Potato Oven Chips"

And I think they might be nicer (as well as cheaper) than the ones I had to buy from Tesco

Good-ish News

And Alex has just announced that as he is full of the cold we can't go swimming today. So hooray etc but he is gonna take me to gym for loadsa exercise machines as I just went on the Tour De France yesterday

And I went in and did loads of lifting exercises. One of them, lifting straight up from the shoulder, I was only able to do 3 or 4 times last week (because my right arm is fscked). Today I was able to do 18 lifts. I am just getting better in so many ways

Skiver

So I wasn't skiving today when I forgot but after Alex reminded me I got stuck in and did my sara-cises for the afternoon

Alex Mender

And Alex got stuck in with a hammer and the filing cabinet in my living room now shuts properly like it hasn't for a week now

So ta Alex....

Tommy Ducked

So today we went to gym and I got on one of the exercise bikes. And I cycled further that I have ever cycled on an exercise bike, 8 km (autoplay video, noisy) I did, I used to struggle to reach a few km

But yes, I am Tommy Ducked now, but I don't have too much to do s'afternoon

Smelly

And I used the first section of my spraying deodorant today. I wouldn't say "No problem" as I need to think about using it especially spraying it with my right hand but it worked. The future is now......

Swim A Long Way

So today in the pool with Timmy I swam 6 lengths breast stroke. And my right arm is much more able to do the strokes, keeping in position etc which it wasn't doing even last week

6 lengths, I used to struggle to do half a one

Small Ways

Lordy, I am still improving day by day in small ways

IxiFun

And there was a lot of fun had by folk on the Ixion do, oop in Yorkshire this weekend. I think I may go next year (more mobile etc) but dunno, it is such a distance away

Ha Ha Ha

Oh dear. These are just 2 of many but they got me......

Walking

So I was sat at the dining table at lunchtime realised that I had forgotten summat from the fridge. So I stood up and walked to the fridge without using my walky stick, I just left it on the back of my pushy trolley

I am so much better/more confident now

Smelly

And today I got it together to not just look at at and actually burnt some incense, but I was right, my nose is too fscked to actually notice a difference

Rugger

And we are gonna watch the first Wales game in the rugby world cup in a bit....

And I had to just watch the first half then bath/nap etc

So it started with Wales losing....  then it went on to them losing even more, but then Wales got back in touch and in the end they won by 40summat to 9 points or summat