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If / when she rocks up at the G I'm leaning more and more towards going to see her now. I've never been dismissive of her, but equally based on what I'd heard I had her marked down as impressive but not for me. Had a proper listen to Midnights when I went out for a run the other day and hot damn there's some good stuff on there. Mastermind and Anti-Hero are bloody good. Rethinking a bit!
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9 minutes ago, Neil said:
Its about standards .
Or just having fun
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14 minutes ago, Crazyfool01 said:
New hat for next year … build will start when / if tickets are secured …. Still got some updates i might try on that one if they arrive in time …
Just the presence of daft punk with The Streets scribbled up the side that made me chuckle
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4 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:
Done …
It's like you're just not really putting the effort in anymore 😁
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1 minute ago, Toilet Duck said:
That all sounds like you’re in a good place, lifting, running 20k, Glasto should be a breeze! Heavier exercise is something I haven’t approached yet (hate gyms, but love being out walking). I travel a lot for work, so my next step is to make use of the pools (and the dreaded gyms) in the hotels I end up in. Don’t mind the rowing machine, so might give that a go.
I think the key bit that keeps coming up is finding ways of exercising that you enjoy. I'm lucky(?) in as much as I genuinely enjoy all of the things that I do these days, so although there are easier or harder days it doesn't feel like a chore on average. Sounds like you're bang on track!
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4 minutes ago, Superscally said:
Do it! Do it! Do it!
Get me a podcast slot and I'll consider it 😂
"How To Be Averagehuman"
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4 minutes ago, Superscally said:
I'd be keen to do one, one day, but my swimming would need a lot of work...
I can do all the individual bits, just never tried stringing them together!
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On 7/30/2023 at 12:56 PM, guypjfreak said:
Lady Eliza turns 5
She had a great day
That's a fantastic sight pal. Been such a journey for her!
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1 hour ago, Toilet Duck said:
Got pneumonia twice before Christmas (not Covid, just common or garden community acquired pneumonia). 4 weeks on high dose oral steroids pushed my blood sugar dangerously high (32mmol/L fasting!…actually couldn’t see). Doc said it would go back to normal when I stopped the steroids, but it didn’t. Stayed in the high 20s. Very matter of factly just says, you’re diabetic now. Put me on metformin. I took it, but the whole thing frightened the life out of me. It was the jolt I needed to realise I was no longer bulletproof. Stopped eating sugar (more or less) there and then, gave up pasta, white bread, processed food, knocked the takeaways on the head and engineered more exercise into my day. Lots more fresh fruit & veg. Over the last 6 months, lost a quarter of my body weight, off the metformin, glycemic control perfect, and haven’t felt as good since my early 30s! Missed out on tickets this year, raring to go for next year! (Need to buy some new clothes though, I look ridiculous in massive shirts!).
Nothing major then!
Doing OK so far since kicking back off again, sticking to my 3 days on 1 day off routine and settling into a rhythm. Starting to see lifting numbers creep back up again, and stretching out the running distances to just shy of 20km last week so on track for the September half. Weight isn't doing much yet, but noticing it in other places so not too fussed.
Challenge at the moment is high stress period at work, so having to fight really hard not to fall back into stress eating. Fell off the wagon a bit over the weekend but will do a food shop later and make sure I've got all the good stuff in.
Also starting to consider a new challenge at some point. Anyone on here done a triathlon before?
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Went back to pilates on Sunday @Amy Lawn. The only difference when I stretched to reach my toes was a change in facial expression. Don't end up like me.
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First run up in the hills for over a year. Nice easy start as well; 1.5km straight uphill out of the car park, 120m elevation with an average gradient of 7.5%, 22.5% at its worst. Absolutely blowing.
Still, just under 12km and kept the pace just under the 6min/km mark. With the bastard hills in there I'm pretty happy with that.
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6 hours ago, Crazyfool01 said:
Have you escaped the carparks yet ? 😀
Honestly, you lose your car and spend an hour looking for it just once and you're never allowed to forget it
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2 hours ago, gooner1990 said:
Can't make it this year as I'm away on honeymoon, but me and a couple of mates are looking to go in 2024. 🙂
I can see next year happening too. Normally go with my brother and he's gutted I'm not doing it this year, so reckon we'll make it a thing again next time.
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Sadly not this year, too much other stuff on
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What did you do this year that you've never done before?
- Climbed the Ribbon Tower (another as part of an efests / VM group)
- Made it to The Temple and had a boogie
- Saw Wheel Of Four Tunes
- Watched a late night Cabaret act instead of a music stage headliner
- Watched some acts in the Big Top
What you have yet to cross off your Glastonbury to-do list?- Drink and dance at the Mezcal Yard
- NYC Downlow as I'm certain I'd love the music in there, just never got past the idea of queueing
- Have a fully vegan festival
- Meet a few efesters I keep meaning to but never get round to!
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Gabriels is the only one on my radar this week
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Week one done. Why aren't I fit and ripped again yet? This is bullshit.
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28 minutes ago, Suprefan said:
Because......
One, his time for being a relevant headliner has been and gone. If you look at his discography no-one's really going to know any of his songs since 2003. Stuff's generally sunk without trace, and his position at or near the top of the cultural tree has slipped massively.
Two, when he was relevant as big as was he didn't have the cultural impact or massive influence on what came after in the way that heritage headliners with limited recent output like GnR, The Cure or Elton John.
Three, and recognising this is entirely subjective, I don't want him there. The though of Party Like A Russian being played as part of a Pyramid headline set is making my brain bleed.
Legend slot I'd have no argument with, although it's unlikely I'd be there because he makes my teeth itch. But no way do I see him as a headliner.
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6 minutes ago, Wooderson said:
James Taylor would do bits if they want a similarly chilled Sunday apres midi buzz.
Hadn't even thought of JT. I'd be all over that, parents used to play his stuff a lot.
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6 minutes ago, SomeoneListeningIn said:
That's funny, it's somewhat the opposite for me at Glasto. In the day a I'm predominantly seeking out the acts that I've been listening to a lot over the past year. Normally I've never seen them live before, though.
In the night I go exploring and see what I can find.
I meant to say that as well but clearly got lost! It's a mix of bands I've been listening to and new stuff, but in general I like ot try and see a band I've not seen live before if they're available. But even stuff you've been listening to in the run up will never be as familiar as the song you've heard on the radio a thousand times!
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1 minute ago, Harry3 said:
Tbf in every video they just end up in a silent disco or bar singing along to classics
Its weird to me that thats what people want to do at festivals when they could do the same thing any weekend of the year in pubs and bars all over the country but hey ho whatever floats your boat.
For me it's a bit of a mix. I spend all day seeking out new stuff and trying to see things I've never seen or wouldn't normally see, so it's nice to be able to balance that with the familiar as well. The more familiar things are the bigger the potential community at that point as well, think of the big sense of togetherness at something like Baggy Mondays.
Sometimes when you've spent your afternoon earnestly listening to a blend of drama school performance art and shonky accordion playing, you just want to get pissed and belt out Livin' On A Prayer
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Yeah, definitely considering jumping on board the F&B train as well
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Legends Slot 2024
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This is the thing with Williams, for me at least. His schtick / persona / character / personality or whatever has now got to the stage where he just makes my skin crawl and my teeth itch. And I can't get past that.