If the themes of the past few years on this blog were about booze, hangovers, the lack of love, studying and life in the uk, then the theme of the past few months has been solely about work. I'm now too busy to even stop to think about the lack of love. The booze and hangovers are a thing of the weekends (pretty much without fail), the studying is not something I'll be doing for some time (MBA in 3 years??) and life in the uk? Well, that's almost like a sweet dream that I can't believe actually happened.....oh, if only I could remain asleep.

The past 3 nights I've averaged 5 hours of sleep at the max (yes, I have been working late into the night) and it's having an effect that is most detrimental to all aspects of my health (of course the MacDonalds I had today for lunch did not help, nor was it a good idea)....my face is breaking out, I spend my waking hours either buzzing from the caffeine I take to stay awake or feeling like the living dead. I am determined to get at least 7 hours tonight for a change. Wish me luck!

Choonage: Hello Kitty Kat - Smashing Pumpkins

Poem of the Day:

Get On with It

Inject me with some coffee,
My eyes are almost shut.
I need your sound advice,
And a swift kick up the butt.
I'm practically an automaton,
Oiled with the stress,
That comes with working hard,
And not getting enough rest.

Tim'06

Choonage: Erotic Discourse - Erotic Discourse

A sentence made up of words summing up the past week (yes, I am that busy/lazy/stressed/knackered and writing an epic blog entry is just not possible at the moment):
Work Meetings Leaving Late Office Chat More Work Trepidation The Vegetable Orchestra Austria Germany Colleagues World Cup Beer Beer Beer UberBurger Fusion Food Friends GENE FARRIS (!!!) Chicago House Suba Jacking Bumpin' Filthy Beats Vodka Redbulls Sore Throat Ear Ache No Exercise Church God COME ON ENGLAND!!

Choonage: How's Your Evening So Far? - Josh Wink and Lil Louis

My colleague gave birth to a beautiful baby girl today and I found myself in Mothercare earlier tonight after work, buying baby clothes, muslin squares and "cuddle and dry robes" (among other things) for the first time ever. It just so happened that something in me decided to take stock of my life there and then (methinks it was the melodic lullabies for babes on the sound system that was the catalyst for sparking off this thought process). After the initial shock of realising (for the umpteenth time this year) that I am well and truly single (as I have been for years now so really, no surprises there), I started to think about the potential future and I must admit that I found it mildly disturbing (and yet, sadly amusing) when I realised that in a matter of years, if things go according to plan, this could be my own kid that I'm buying clothes for. First of all, I need to find a suitable mother for my kids though. Hahahaha.....the paternal instincts are beginning to stir. ARRRRRR......

Choonage:

How's Your Life (Original) - Tortured Soul

The past few weeks, I've been running on reserves of energy I didn't know I had. I think it's time to go a bit easy on myself. So, I'm intending to spend this coming weekend taking it easy. As I type this, I was supposed to have been at ye ol' Zouks, dancing to the Cuban Brothers! I think my liver can afford to take a break from its usual weekend booze bingeing. I need one or two good night's sleep and to call upon my PMA (Positive Mental Attitude) once again. The clock is ticking away and September is drawing closer and closer....Yikes!! Soon, the IMF,World Bank Meetings will be here. I really need to brush up on my time management skills.....apologies to all of you, I'm really not feeling particularly inspired the now.