purplerabbits

Well I am back at work and feeling much more functional. I have re-realised that I do have many coping mechanisms for depression, including such slightly unorthodox methods as getting my hair dyed, going to the gym and eating fried strawberries. Fried strawberries are nice, especially on pork, but they do fall apart a bit quickly. Of course taking a couple of days off sick is also a coping mechanism, and one that comes highly recommended...

So, yeah, I did go to the gym, and came to the conclusion that The Commonwealth Pool is if anything slightly worse than Marco's. The gym is smaller and the machines are very close together. It's also got big windows onto the outside world so people can see you going all red in the face, and the music is blaringly loud, so I couldn't listen to the Pod.

The main reason I got pissed off though was that I couldn't have a shower, and I only realised this after doing 75 minutes CV exercise and feeling like I was about to die. They do indeed have showers, but you can only get in them if you're wearing a swimming costume, which I didn't bring since I don't swim. Grr. I will be trying to go to Marco's tonight where nudity isn't seen as inherently obscene. Plus it's cheaper.

Other good stuff I've done while I'm trying to think positively: ( Read more... )