Mathew Browne

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As I write this, it’s gone 2 in the morning and I’m watching the WWE Royal Rumble live. (The first wrestling pay per view I’ve managed to see live in 5 years*)

Suddenly I’m a teenager again. I’m getting the feeling of “shit, I really shouldn’t watch this show until the end, I have school tomorrow”.

* Yes I know I saw Survivor Series 2003 on the night at Reef’s house, but with the constant Sky+ pausing of the action for fag breaks, bog breaks, munchies breaks, the cumulative effect was that I was watching the show on a 2 hours delay, so it doesn’t count :p

Sextupled. That’s what my workload has done over the last 7 days. Thanks to some residual festive cheer I haven’t thrown myself under a train about the matter yet, though I’m sure I’ll be a worn-down shell of my former self in a month or two. So, don’t expect many posts, not that my blog posting frequency is anything special.

Christmas and New Year were alright. Growing up means that each year these days mean less and less. Don’t you miss being a kid? Having said that, the sense of emptyness you feel come Christmas evening (when it dawns that it’s all over, and you have another year until next Christmas) is lessened too.

Snakes On A Plane is truly a fantastic film. Tongue in cheek Samuel L. Jackson greatness.

My New Years Resolutions are as follows (with current status)

1) Try to get in better shape - sitting at the computer all day means that all the extra padding settles in a hideous tyre around my waist. [I did about 10 sit ups on January 2nd, then gave up.]

2) Catch up with my friends more [Given the workload dumpage, this one's right out the window until about July]

3) Stop leaking money and save, otherwise how will I ever afford a house?! [This one I've had some success with, thanks largely to a pre-Xmas pay rise, backpaid to May last year!]

4) Be more productive at work [I guess I have no choice now!]