I'm not too great actually, Darth.
Had a rough break-up woes Christmas. It's been a constant saga since the summer. Been pretty miserable. Rattling around in a flat on your own is never good fun when you're down, but at the same time I really haven't been up for seeing family.

Also I'm having to work the next three days, so that blows.

Still. There's light at the end of the tunnel. I think I'm near the end of the whole sorry business and I'm looking forward to hitting 2012 like a greased up motherfucker from the planet Big Bollocks.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:24, 3 replies, latest was 14 years ago)

Sorry to hear that mate, sounds like no fun at all
Did you get moved OK? Hope you can make a fresh start and all that
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:28, Reply)

It really isn't. It wasn't my choice either, which makes it worse.
I've found it difficult to let go as we were together a long time. Still. Onwards and upwards.

Yeah move's all good. Am looking forward to the new bash season as it'll be easier for me to get in for them now.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:37, Reply)

Are you closer to London now then?
Please bear in mind that my knowledge of the geography of the south is shockingly poor.

All the best with moving on - I assume you'll be knee-deep in clunge as soon as you feel up to hitting the singles bars.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:40, Reply)

Yeah, I'm just outside the M25 now.
Not quite night-bus range, but with the travel costs being lower I won't feel the pinch of a hotel room as much.

Haha, yeah, sure. I have never had women queuing up as long as I've lived.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:59, Reply)

but I heard you were a perfect physical specimen

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:02, Reply)

I may have been exaggerating for comic effect.
I have a heroic immune system, that much is true.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:05, Reply)

lies?! On the internet?!

( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:06, Reply)

boo :(
but yay for greased up big bollocks
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:28, Reply)

A new year always helps.
It's only a date, but it's significant.
(Bear Pookie The Frankly Challenged. Halloween is coming to town., Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:31, Reply)

In my case it's an aid to procrastination
I've got various plans for the new year - the usual stuff like lose weight, build muscle, do more dance practice, etc - which I'm excusing myself putting off starting until January 1st
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 10:33, Reply)

I've been told that I'm getting fit this year. I fully expect to be bullied into it.
It'll be interesting to have toned muscles for the first time ever, but I can't say I'm looking forward to the intial feeling-like-complete-shit stage.

Still, being single seems like the appropriate time to get hot, I guess.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:01, Reply)

There's no feeling quite like the endorphins following a decent session
It's not QUITE sufficient to outweigh the searing pain required to achieve it, though
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:06, Reply)

Excellent motivational pep-talk there, Darth.

( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:08, Reply)

how about
thinking there might be girls at the gym, some of whom are there as a desperate attempt to meet boys
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:09, Reply)

I'm certainly not going to the gym.
It smells of sweaty socks and they rob you blind.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

A friend of mine swears blind that everyone who goes to the gym does so because they are consumed with self-loathing
and people stop going once their self-esteem is sufficiently built, not their biceps.

I'm with Kroney on this one, I'm not paying £50 a month to use machines which will have much the same effect as "going for a fucking run", which is free.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:15, Reply)

well, um
I'm a low-self-esteemed-chump then, I'm off to the gym later if I feel less sick.
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:19, Reply)

I never said I subscribed to this theory
I know plenty of gym-goers who are narcissistic cunts. Not you, obviously. Oh, Jesus.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:21, Reply)

*taps foot impatiently*
get out of that hole*, foxtrot

*fnarr fnarr
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:22, Reply)

Let's discuss this over dinner, shall we?
You do have breasts, right?
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:26, Reply)

breasts are so helpful for
social interaction
( Citizen Cavy Admires your passion for conformity, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:32, Reply)

They can reply when I talk to them?

(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:35, Reply)

It's more the reputation they have for snidely
re-establishing your direct debit when you cancel it and so on that bothers me. I've heard so many stories along these lines from people that have tried leaving gyms that I'm not going to take the risk.
( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:22, Reply)

I'm not your personal trainer mate
I can lie to you about how massively enjoyable weightlifting is, but you'll be really annoyed when you find out the truth.

Top tip - if you're doing free weights at home, watch a DVD at the same time. Find a TV series you've always meant to get into and LoveFilm it, tailor your workout to be about the same length as an episode. Works for the treadmill too.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:10, Reply)

Now this I might try.

( Kroney, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:13, Reply)

It's particularly handy when you wake up at 7am
and your brain says "So the choice is, do 45 minutes of free weights, or stay in bed for 45 minutes?"

Add in "whilst watching Battlestar Galactica" and it gets much easier to do.
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 28 Dec 2011, 11:16, Reply)