God damn it. I have been doing so well.
Yesterday game and went a bit too fast to manage a post. I was due to go to Glasgow and had to miss that (gutted) and then I, well, I missed the rest of the evening.
Good squash today, but I’m in pain now, so I’ll go.
-j
1. I need new glasses
2. I like walnuts
3. I’m wearing blue socks
that’s all.
-j
It’s been a day.
A good day, to be fair, but an exhausting one.
Up early for the morning meeting (meetings should all start at 06:45, right?) and then a meeting with Mr Fraser with a potential new Franchise. We’re really kicking off on the Franchise front, which reminds me – have taken a table of 10 at the Scottish Franchise Breakfast, must fill places!
Andy and I left the office just before 19:00 tonight, and we headed out to have dinner together. We haven’t had much of an opportunity to do that lately, and it was great to be out as mates for an evening. There are times when the business takes over so much, we don’t really have as much time to be, well, mates.
Business is feeling good. I feel strong right now, like I’m starting to flex my (proverbial) muscles.
It’s been a long fight. A hard fight. And I’m really tired.
(but I still want to win)
bon huit!
-j
Just a quick note in passing. I’m feeling a lot better today. I’m still suffering a bit from the sniffles but I can deal with that. My head feels a lot better and my fever is gone.
Heading up to town today to see a guy from Angel’s Den. Should be a productive first meeting.
Got quite a bit of planning and writing to do for MCL this week as we’re really going after organisations now.
I may have time tonight for a proper entry, and I may not. I’m either having dinner with someone tonight, or I’m not. Confused? So am I :p
-j
Memories.
Suddenly reminded of valentine’s day my last year at Mount Allison. Emily A left a bag of cinammon hearts and three condoms with heart stickers on them in my notebox.
Made me smile then. Makes me smile now.
I miss em. She was really a lovely person and a good friend.
-j
Ho hum. It’s Valentine’s Day.
I’ve never been a massive fan myself. Surely you don’t need a Hallmark moment to do something special for the person in your life?
Six Nations game is just about on. I’m curious to see how well England play today. Ireland was pretty dire against Italy last week, so England needs to put in a performance.
I’d like to see England play well. They looked a little better against Wales, so let’s hope they can pick up the pace and play some exciting rugby (or is that asking too much?).
Regardless, my Valentine’s Day is set – I’ll be watching sports on the couch. Wee haw.
-j
Today I am in love with lemsip.
And whisky.
And not a lot else.
-j
Meh. I just knew it was too good to last. I’ve managed to stay away from getting a cold for ages now. And it’s happened.
I took much of the day today to drink oj and sleep, so I’ll hopefully have staved off the worst.
So that’s all for today.
-j
I tried to watch ‘Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull’ last night.
Shite Shite Shite Shite Shite Shite
(I told you none of them were good)
On the other hand, some things are good. I’m meeting someone for lunch tomorrow who seems really, well, interesting. That doesn’t happen a lot.
I’m also getting my first ‘graze’ box delivered next week.
That’s all I can manage today.
-j
It’s a fault of mine. I can’t help it. Regardless of what state of mind I’m in, I have a distinct lake of filter between those feelings and my facial expressions. Happy Jordan is obviously happy. Angry Jordan looks really fucking annoyed. I have got to do something to develop a filter.
Last night was a good example. I attended a networking function at Hawke & Hunter. It was started up by H&H and my mate Craig McKenna. It was a nice night, overall. Pretty relaxed atmosphere. Having said that, the food was pretty bad and the speakers were more of a distraction than a help. But I like the idea and I think they’ll get better at it.
At one point Craig introduced me to a chap from Scottish Enterprise. We’re doing more and more business with high-growth companies, so Craig thought we could have a productive discussion. What a mistake. The guy was actually a complete and perfect example of a government employed tosser. I’m really glad we pay his salary.
My point, of course, is that I had trouble concealing my annoyance. I finally left. And left the event entirely.
This parallels my state of mind on the squash court. If I get down on myself, I can’t stop from getting further down. I can’t seem to let things slide off my back.
But I have to learn. So I’m starting today.
-j