Week commencing Monday, 20 November 2023
Quantified Self
- This week: Stand 7/7; Exercise 5/7 and Move 7/7. (90%). Morning walks: 3/5 (days in the office don’t count). Office days 0/5. Total steps: 66,809
Life
- A while ago I purchased Zoe, The personalised nutrition program but there was a problem with the glucose monitor. Monday, I tried again. Now, I’m obsessed at looking at the graph. The muffins were dry.
- Tuesday, the boiler was serviced. No issues. I need to arrange for all the other house fixes.
- The Christmas Tree arrived in Raynes Park (pictured) but they didn’t turn it on until later in the week and I wasn’t there to see it. Not sure there was any ceremony.
- Let’s face it: young people can’t understand the value of long-term friendships. Which is why I loved my Thursday drinks. Cheers, Jules. Cheers, James.
- To Shrewsbury on Friday afternoon. Difficult to have a conference call on a busy commuter train but I managed it.
- Related: Saturday lunch sat one table away from their MP. Heard complaining that the venue can’t get staff.
- Probably related: aforementioned MP almost always voted against a right to remain for EU nationals living in the UK pre-Brexit.
- Friends round on Saturday evening meant a quiet Sunday watching Doctor Who (see below). Many LOLs with Sooz Kempner in the evening.
Media
- Christmas Ad Update: Joy Ride: The Amazon Holiday ad is sweet
- Interesting insight into what nutritionists think about milk. Zoe: Is dairy good or bad for you?
- Kirsty Young is an Adam Buxton fan: this is a great interview. Next day, I went straight into Young Again. Try the “dazzlingly versatile” Steve Coogan episode.
- Lovely documentaries from BBC Radio 2 about The Whoniverse. David took the name Tennant thanks to Neil. The Star Beast was good.
Archive
To save the links getting lost in the future I checked the Internet Archive to see what they had saved for the posts linked here. YouTube links don’t seem to archive well so I don’t list them. If the source above no longer works, these should.
- Zoe: Is dairy good or bad for you?
- Adam Buxton podcast: Kirsty Young
- Kirsty’s Young Again podcast
- Radio 2 Celebrates Doctor Who at 60
- Doctor Who: The Star Beast