Night out

Well sort of.

I spent a good part of the day writing a speech before going to the gym.

I've gone back on creatine having been off for a while, so I wanted to make sure I put it to good use with a big session at the gym.

TW: 50 pull ups, 50 side to side pull ups, 200 bicep curls (the most I've ever done in one session), 50 standing bar raises.

And tonight I went out to celebrate the birthday of a friend, Bowral Girl. I've not had a big night out for a while, and to be honest I didn't have a big night out tonight. There comes a point when going out and having a lot to drink loses its appeal. As it happens, it lost its appeal for me about a year or two before I stopped doing it. It eventually occurred to me that going out and drinking a lot and trying to crack onto girls and being hungover the next day really wasn't that interesting. (Really. Not even cracking onto girls was interesting.) As a result I've spent a lot more evenings either alone or with friends recently.

Still, it was interesting to be there. I've not seen Bowral Girl in a while and she's about to leave the country and then move away from Canberra to Sydney. The atmosphere is not the atmosphere I have recently been accustomed to, although it once was.

It was also interesting to get a refresher course in drunk and horny etiquette. BG and a friend of hers had to put up with the depredations of Middle Aged Drunk Guy Who Is Barely Awake. Yes MADGWIBA was still trying to meet girls outside after I left. For my part, I had my ass grabbed not once, but twice by anonymous strange women, one of whom was passing by with some friends, and one of whom had nearly been copulating in the corner five minutes previously. Like I said, not my atmosphere, but BG had chosen the place and I was willing to put up with some of the hijinks that went on. No aspie stress at all. I guess I was in a good mood. If I wasn't all the touchyness and the loud music played by Generic Cover Band would have given me an acute case of stabulence.

A Busy Day Which Is Somehow Relaxing

I was up early, and made my way to church for the first time in a while. There was a sermon on the Kingdom of God compared to the Kingdom that was the Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Judea. Basically the idea is that the Kingdomis not one based on conquest or armies or power as it was conventionally understood at the time, but a Kingdom based on love that is headed by a King who lives amongst ordinary people to demonstrate just what it's like. It was a good sermon and I was glad to get back to church, but I didn't stay long.

Then it was off to work to write a speech that will be delivered at some point in the coming week. Then it was off to the gym with Coffee Snob and her boyfriend who was visiting from Melbourne. The sauna was ridiculously cool. It was barely over room temperature.

TW: Core - 100 medicine ball crunch throws, 100 medicine ball drops, 100 reverse crunches, 100 back raises, 100 left twists, 100 right twists, 2 ab centuries. I'm already a bit sore from the exertion, and my arms ache a bit from yesterday's arm curls.

Then it was off home to drop off my gear and to have a bit of a snack, then off to the factory outlet shops in Fyshwick. Shopping decisions are not easy for me to make, but I'm ok when shopping alone with plenty of time. At some point I will need new shoes for work and the gym and could use some new work shirts. I considered a pair of RM Williams boots as I have before (given that I work for the Nats) but I'm not sure they are really for me. They were a bit of a pain to get on. In the end I think both my work shoes and workout shoes will last a bit longer, and I prefer to make these decisions after having had time to think about them.

After this I had a drink and a bit of dinner and a bit of chat with the Advertiser.

Overall it was a long and busy day, but one that was nearly devoid of stress. I felt active and purposeful. Hooray!

Oh, and I cut my hair this weekend so now it feels all short and cool.