Almost a year!!!

How ridiculously diabolical!

Its quite scary to think athat almost a year has flown by in that time I've made to move to another country have been back twice on holiday became a diver dropped about two dress sizes, but am still quite the miserable cow I've always been!!!  I'm glad to see that nothing has really changed.

Coming back home on holiday I've seen the state my siblings are in and one has me more concerned than usual.

I don't mean to come off like one of those people who have finally started to consider themselves to be grown up and so huff, puff,  snigger and roll their eyes at anything anyone who is more that 12 months younger than them has to say.
I'll admit I do occasionally pop the casual remark into my conversations that "when I was that age all we had to entertain ourselves with were colourful marbles,Tamagotchis, comic books (or pop up books for those slightly slower than the rest) and the occasional game of Mortal Kombat or Mario Bros (one dimensional level version, mind!) played at the home of the only kid in the neighbourhood whose parents allowed him to have a Nintendo/SEGA "  
I'm of the opinion that kids born in the '90s are growing up way too quick and are either totally hopeless (Jeremy Kyle style fighting with an equally retarded girl over a useless specimen of a man, arguments that could in fact have lasted an eternity had it not been for Mr. Kyle himself ruthlessly interjecting with less that helpful and rather painful remarks. Fully justified though, have you actually tried to settle a disagreement with such a person? I tried and failed hopelessly...) or freakishly ambituous (full BSc in applied mathematics by age 12...)

Joggers.
Totally random I know, just the way my brain likes to function, but since coming back to London and having no free gym at my disposal, unlike my place of work abroad I have taken to intermtittenly pounding the street (no not as a hooker in order to get some cash to afford the ridiculous fees...)  Just excercise in the great outdoors.

I CANNOT KEEP UP WITH THESE MANIAC JOGGERS!

I run, slow down, walk and then run again.  I actually thought that this is how most people jog.  I was so wrong.  I live right on the border of a leafy picturesque area of London so there are joggers here in abundance, but I keep seeing them running ALL THE TIME, no powerwalkers, two speeds sprint and fast jog... Thats all.
Today I was sort of put out of my misery I saw a guy turn the corner and when I caught up he was walking so my guess is that people tend to jog/run when they think they are being watched and then when they think they can't be seen they drop their super-bionic super-sonic superfit and super-fake persona and act like the rest of us... I mean me. *cough*

Saw my cousin yesterday who got married last weekend, now I'm not one for big fancy weddings... Am of the persuasion that smaller is better for weddings and that one should go all out for the honeymoon.  Right!?!?
She took the dress out and literally forced me into it at gunpoint (white lie) with the heels, the veil the engagement ring... Rather odd behaviour for her, methinks she was re-living the day through me, can't complain we both got something out of it. I was at the time totally oblivious to the weirdness of it all as mesmerised as one could be with their own reflection I stood there gazing at my virginal bride  reflction,  you wouldn't have been able to lure me away from the mirror even if you waved the latest techno gadget and a cheeseake (my vices) in front of me!  I'm almost a convert to the idea of a fancy wedding with the huge dress,  the following morning in the harsh light of day my sensible self kicked back into gear, financially its just not worth spending shit-loads of money to feed and entertain a bunch of people you barely know, having to act a certain way "its the proper way for a bride to behave"  As much as I think my community have progressed I dont think they are quite ready for  "the running man" for the bride and groom's first dance.  So as enjoyable thate experience was, an intimate do for the families and close friends and a nice long extended getaway is the way to go!

Thats it for now, I'll see what else I can come up with hopefully in less than a year.

Keeping everything crossed...