Wii Fit Injuries

So I may have written previously that I had purchased a Wii Fit, and it has been a welcome addition to the household. Up to a few weeks before writing, I had only been interested in Wii Sports and more specifically, Bowling!! I have become addicted to it, and hope to bring this new found interest to the lanes of the LeisurePlex I just wonder if I will score all those strikes and spares? Hmm..doubtful! More recently however, I have jumped headfirst into Wii Fit and what it offers. I started off not taking it too seriously, creating a profile and doing a few of these step up exercises. They are fun and I really didn’t think it would do any harm..hey! I may even lose some weight! It was a case of “Let’s see!”. Days turned into weeks and before long I was taking a more avid interest in the programme, gaining more trust in what it had to say. Hey, it even had a friendly instructor that shows you the steps and gives you a reassuring word of advise if you are piling on the pounds! Anyway to cut a long story short, on Friday, I did an exercise created to tone up the calf muscles at the back of the legs. Somehow I managed to pull a muscle in my back and it has become the bane of the weekend. I’m not sure if it is a good thing that my back hurts but I will see how I feel like in the next few days, otherwise I will get this checked out.
I don’t mind pains and aches in my legs and shoulders, I have had my fair share of them. Kind of takes the enjoyment out of what is a game console! Ouch!

 

The Last Man Turns The Lights Off…

It was only a matter of time before I seccumbed to writing again. It’s been so long that the page itself has slipped my mind. I have come up with so many different excuses not to write and it even got to the stage where I was about to delete the page. There was no real need for that though. I’ve managed to peek in and say hello to whoever is viewing this.
My last few weeks have been good on the whole. Work has picked up mainly due to the bad weather here in this fair isle. The “recession” never holds people back from travelling to relax in the sun. And with new business aproaching, it appears that we will have a busy summer. As you may have seen in previous posts, I have sat an insurance exam back in February. The results are out and I’m pleased to say I have passed. The next exam is October 2009. Roll on! Won’t be long before I have a few letters after my name!
I have spent the last few weekends either in Croke Park or watching Manchester United close in on the double! The Heineken cup semi final was played two weeks ago and now Croke Park is back to hosting GAA for the summer! The first match back is June 7th, between Dublin v Meath. It should be a good game but either way, there will be a full house at headquarters. The business end of the season is usually the start of July right up to the end of August. Let us see what the future holds. Another thing of note is that Croke Park will host a Dublin hurling match against Antrim. It should be interesting to see what kind of a crowd come along for that.
I have been devouring new music in the last month. I don’t know where to begin really. I have been listening to a bit of everything from The Radio Dept, Air France, Grizzly Bear, Animal Collective, Styrofoam, The Crystal Method. If you threw these names at me a few years ago I would gasp and asked if you were joking! But my music taste has taken a sharp turn…for the better I think. Previously I wouldn’t listen to any music if there wasn’t a guitar in it..I think I have gotten over that though! I am loving the Doves album, it is on repeat at the moment.
There is not much else to write about to be honest. Ireland has local and european elections to look forward to in the next few weeks. This should be fun. People who generally would never vote are deciding to this time around. I guess they are looking for some kind of change. They may get it but we will wait and see. Personally I have always voted for the present government but things may change! Until later, ciao!

 

Typing while I think!

I just thought I’d pop my head in and let you know what’s happening here in Dublin. I’m currently on a break from work until Tuesday, something I’ve been looking forward to for a while. Ordinarily I would travel to the country, places like Wexford, Cork or Galway, but I have an exam upcoming so I need to work on that. My usual un-organised self..leaving everything until the last moment..drastic stuff!
It is Good Friday today and while some people believe that this is a Happy day, I was brought up to believe that this is a solemn, quiet and mournful day….like someone had died, I guess! While that was the case, times have changed since then, people get on with their lives and the Easter season is not as much on our minds as years gone by. I have to admit I love devouring choco eggs, which have nothing to do with Easter I am back to work on Tuesday, after a Bank Holiday on Monday. No rest for me though. I have a few hours to read over “The Law of Tort” for insurance purposes. Boring!
Moving on, I am a Man Utd fan for more than 20 years and while I am so used to them winning, it is very hard to take watching them play bad, or lose convincingly, like they have in the last month. I still believe we can win the Premier League but this season is not for fans with dodgy hearts. As far as I’m concerned, and there may be United fans who disagree with me, but I don’t believe we can win the Champions League. Barcelona have that sown up and while it would be great to win or even take part in the final, our performance against Porto surely made Barcelona fans snigger!
Right! I better log off and get some study done. The next few weeks will be busy for me. I will be twittering during that time and I hope to post again very soon.

 

Yikes…where has the time gone!?!

Ok, I’ve a serious apology to make, not only to this blog but to all readers. I keep meaning to update this every so often but rarely have the time or the patience to do so. Even on weekends. It is a pity because I used to have great enjoyment writing posts when I started. It was a good idea to start off with but I’m not so sure. I’m not so good with commitment
I have been paying most of my attention to work, study and when I can to last.fm. I can’t believe its over a month since I wrote my last post!! Since then I have enjoyed St Patricks Day, I have watched Ireland overcome Wales to win the Grand Slam and have also taken up an interest in classical music! For no apparent reason may I add.
Ok, so the plan is that I will keep this blog open, write on it whenever I can and try not to age too much. Don’t forget to follow me @clearskies if you wish! Talk soon.

 

Madin Mohammed

This kid is amazing! Only saw this today and apparantly Chelsea and Man Utd are checking him out..

 

One more exam over…

It is Thursday evening at last. The week has dragged in and all my thoughts are on the weekend..roll on! The last few days have been a bit manic and I haven’t had a chance to do what I would like to do when I get home….go for a walk, listen to some music and even write something on this well neglected blog. I am due to sit my annual review any time this week and have been preparing for that. It has not happened though. After the end of each day, we were promised it would be the day after..maybe tomorrow? I just need to get this over and face the music as I did last time. I have no problem accepting constructive criticism..I love getting feedback but this feedback is getting boring now. Very repetitive! On a positive note, you remember me posting that I was sitting an insurance exam? Well I passed it! Being relieved is an understatement. The minute I heard they were out, I rang home, asked for the envelope to be opened and to my amazement I was told there is a big “P” beside my name. A voice inside me screamed but somehow the whole office heard it! Should have kept it to myself as I knew some had failed it. Two more exams to go and I am qualified in what ever I do..daydreaming or something like that! I have the Tottenham match here on telly as I write so I’ll sit back and hope for a Shaktar Donesk win Ciao!

 

Spoiled for Choice

RTÉ Sport: Sunday’s Live Sport

Well today is probably the busiest day for Irish and UK sport in a long time. Not only are Ireland going for two wins from two in Rugby as they play Italy, there is a host of hurling and football games throughout the country. Dublin play Galway in both football and hurling while Kilkenny start off their campaign against Limerick.

Further to these, the FA cup continues across the water with Manchester United square up with Derby..AGAIN! And added to this is the Old Firm derby in Glasgow! TV viewers will be spoilt for choice as viewers who are not into sport will need to find other activities to take part in!

Personally speaking, I will be working in Croke Park, not at an Allianz league match, but at the All Ireland Intermediate and Junior Football finals. Approximately 4000 fans will be in attendance and somay may wonder why the GAA bother to open up the ground for this challenge match. Anyway, I shall go with radio in hand listening in to all the news.

 

Rub of the green in Croke Park

Rub of green keeps lucky Trap smiling – Soccer – Independent.ie.

Ireland were, once again, very lucky to win. This time against Georgia in Croke Park. It was a very cold night with an estimated 50 thousand watching. A goal in the 1st minute by Georgia was completely against the script as there were alot of talking about how many would Ireland score! Luckily on the 74th minute, we were rewarded a penalty and to be honest the Georgians were hard done by. It simply wasn’t a penalty but Robbie Keane didn’t protest as he kicked the ball home to level the score. Four minutes later, Keane scored again to put us one ahead. From then on in, Ireland sat back and soaked up the pressure. It was a good win but very painful to watch. If only Ireland could play good football.

 

Cielo Líquido

I’ve become more and more of a visitor to this little website “Cielo Liquido“. Liquid Sky it means in Spanish, I think. Basically, it is the website for a radio show in Spain playing up and coming bands, not just from Spain but from the States, Ireland and UK. Music that is not played on radio is played on this, along the same lines as Small Hours on Today Fm.

There is a stream on this site that plays the shows going back a good while and while you may not understand the presenter, you may appreciate the music that you hear. Enjoy!

 

Scolari sacked as Chelsea manager..

I was surprised to see this piece of news online this afternoon. Scolari being sacked by Chelsea is not something I wanted to see….not just yet! He is a colourful manager and although he has made some tactical mistakes, he should have been given a bit more time. There is really no one out there who can fill his position now that they are mid season and 7 points behind Man Utd. We shall wait and see what happens next.

On other news, Tony Adams was sacked by Portsmouth, which was hardly surprising given their dreadful run of results.