c138

Mon Sep 13th 17:57:52 2004 *

I went to see a sports doctor/physiotherapist about my knee and was pleased that he actually knew what he was talking about compared to the guy in Accident & Emergency, but not so pleased with his diagnosis. My problems arise out of the fact that my left foot pronates quite significantly, which has led to iliotibial band friction syndrome where the band of muscles that connects the thigh to the knee and down to the calf rubs over the knee and causes friction that is highly painful but quickly subsides when the activity stops. Long and short of it is, I need to get some new running trainers and some orthopedic instep for my shoes to correct my walking action. It's strange how I'd never noticed before how my left foot is like it is. Oh, well just need to soften up the muscle band and hopefully all will be well again soon.

I also handed in my notice at work, which is the end of an era for me because 've been there a couple of years and made some good friends despite the alarming labour turnover. I won't be going back though; certainly looking to get a better paid and more enjoyable job next time around.

Comments [ 15 ]  |  Add a comment

Wed Sep 8th 17:21:34 2004 *

"My knee seems to be getting better now..". How wrong could I be. I went for a run today with the guys and my knee is now wrecking. Not good. I must go and see a sports physio about it.

In more uni news, I found out today where I'm going to be staying. I don't know much about it but I'm paying #90 GBP a week for the priviledge but that's cheap for South Kensington so who knows, but I'm hoping it'll be nice enough. I'll find out soon enough..

Comments [ 10 ]  |  Add a comment

Tue Sep 7th 14:58:08 2004 *

Lots of stuff has happened since I last blogged but nothing of real significance. Imperial have been sending me loads of forms to fill in and stuff and it's only about three weeks until I leave so I'll have to start getting things ready pretty soon. Seems hard to believe that I'm actually going :p

My knee seems to be getting better now, and I've been cycling up and around a local hill to build up the muscles without the impact involved with running frequently. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed mountain biking; it can be so exhilerating. My fitness has really suffered though, as this has been the longest time I've been inactive for as long as I can remember, but I'm hoping to sort that out now.

I ordered a Laptop and PDA a couple of days ago so hopefully I'll be getting them soon. Can't wait.

We were going to see The Terminal last night but instead saw Dodgeball, which was a good film. Anyway, I'm rambling because I can't think what else to say. Off to get my hair cut - it needs it.

Comments [ 0 ]  |  Add a comment

Thu Aug 19th 20:31:05 2004 *

Well it turned out pretty well after all. My grades were AAAA;

Computing [A] - Rather fortunate with that one. Sort of neglected this hoping for the best, and it worked out :)

Maths [A] - Worked really hard for this so I'm really happy with it.

Law [A] - This was my highest points score out of all of them which came as a real surprise, but I guess I put in aquite a bit of work for this too.

Business [A] - I had a very solid grade from the previous years work, and from my January exam so I didn't have to work much at this as I did the others.

Needless to say everyone seemed to be happy especially my Law and Business teachers, but I would have liked to have seen my patronising maths teacher :p

Well done Mike and Crisp on your results, and I'm sure rel did equally well too :)

I've just come back from my leavers ball/prom thing and it wasn't too bad, and I went to a club afterwards and was getting really friendly with this girl when it all went wrong for her with unrelated major disappointment so that was the end of the night for us. Amazing day though, maybe I'll say more another time but I think it's time for bed now. I saw a lot of friends though at the club which was nice. I'm going to miss this place, a little :p

Comments [ 10 ]  |  Add a comment

Blogagism

Tue Aug 17th 16:54:47 2004 *

Had my 18th birthday recently, which was most enjoyable and it's good to be finally 18 when the very large majority of my friends have turned 18 way before me.

Exam results this thursday (19th) which will be crucial to what happens for the nextfew years of my life, so understandably I'm a little nervous but as always hoping for the best. All the best to Mike, rel and Crisp with your results too guys :D As always there'll be the usual commentry in the media about how the A-levels are getting much easier which takes some of the gloss of for those people that have put a lot of effort in to achieve their grades, however good they are.

I've got my 6th form end of year 'Prom' thing coming up soon also, which has the potential to suck, but hoping to make a good night of it and go out and celebrate our results or commiserate, where applicable ;)

I was sure I had some more things to blog about but I can never remember them when it comes to this, so I'll sign off here.

Comments [ 16 ]  |  Add a comment

inebriated

Mon Aug 16th 17:30:54 2004 *

Had a few more drinks than usual tonight, but not too many that I can't type coherently. I have some things to say but I'll leave it until tomorrow I think. Good to see me friends tonight, some of which I haven't seen for while. Anyway, long day good victory in the cricket. Night...

Comments [ 5 ]  |  Add a comment

back

Sun Aug 1st 18:23:13 2004 *

Well, I'm back off holiday. It was fun; not much more to say really. Bought even more books.

Got loads to do atm which is good. I should get to bed now so I can get up early tomorrow and start on it then but it's not going to happen. It's nice to be back to the good old routine of late night sessions on the internet and going to bed in the early hours of the morning, as the sun is rising. It's a real pity that we have to sleep at all really as it is often so amazing at that time of day when it's really peaceful. I'm never going to be able to get up that early though after having gone to sleep so I have to enjoy it it when I'm going to bed which seems a waste.

My knee seems to be in the final stages of recovry but still a long way from being completely healed and still gives me hassle. I had hoped it would have been fine by now as I want to be able to run competitively this Saturday,. I'm going to see how it goes when I test it out tomorrow evening and I'm hoping it'll cope well otherwise I'm going to be really disappointed. best thing is though not to let it get damaged further just for short term happiness. The future is far more important.

Things certainly have been busy around here while I've been around here which is a great sign. Tye, could I have some sponsorship codes please? I don't have any at all, and don't recall using my original quota. Thanks :)

Edit: Forgot to mention to that I went to see the test match (cricket) between England and the West Indies today in Birmingham. It was a great match, and as expected we won quite convincingly and the atmosphere was great. I saw my old business teacher there which was a little wierd. Didn't think she was the cricket supporting type. Shows how inaccurate my judgement can be.
I finished the day off with a lovely balti at a strange place in Brum. Perfect :D

Comments [ 3 ]  |  Add a comment

Sat Jul 17th 17:44:18 2004 *

Spent an interesting day in Birmingham with Zakfab and Mike Warren which was also most enjoyable. Came home and almost immediately went bowling, and stayed there for several hours so it's been a long eventful day.

I'm going on holiday on Monday morning so it means I've got to fit packing all my stuff and a game of snooker and hopefully some work in to tomorrow. It'll be really nice to get away from everything and as much as I enjoy technology and computers; it's important to have a break from them and take some time out to really relax. That said, I should be getting to bed; good night :)

Comments [ 6 ]  |  Add a comment

thoughts..

Wed Jul 14th 16:36:34 2004 *

A few thoughts about version 1 that I or others may have mentioned before but just popped into my head so I thought I'd share them;

• Guests allowed to post comments
• More than 10 comments viewable
• Better character support
• Customisable themes
• Cookies
• Ability to change password
• Memberlist

Comments [ 3 ]  |  Add a comment

Knee Problems

Tue Jul 6th 12:23:31 2004 *

Well it seems like I have 'sprained a ligament' in my left knee, which on doesn't sound too painful but I assure it is. On sturday I could barely walk, as bending my left leg at all was excriutiatingly painful. It's slowly getting better, but not as fast as I would like. I went to see a doctor about it, and he assured me that it was nothing serious and I've done a bit of research on the net and it doesn't seem to fit the description for any of the recognised knee injuries, mostly because there isn't any swelling at all. However, he also said that it takes about 6 weeks to fully heal. Unfortunately that is the best part of the Summer, and so I'm not able to do any sport at all. Which means no running, football, rollerblading or tennis for ages. To tell the truth, I'm gutted. I've become more fond and fond of running lately and I'm really going to miss not being able to run, and compete. At least it'll give me time to work on my upper body muscles and read more and do more stuff on the computer I probably wouldn't have got done.

On a more upbeat note; I got paid today, so I think it's time for some retail therapy :D

Comments [ 2 ]  |  Add a comment