My Day Off

11.3 miles of Hackney loveliness

Today I take day off to make practice for half marathon.


Distance: 11.3 miles
Time: 2hrs 1 min
Speed: Slow
Mitigating circumstances: 
i) Having to stop to buy tissues
ii) being cold
Outside temperature: approx 2 C


Other thoughts: 
Things that I overtook while running today: a goose


Things that overtook me while running today: all other 2 legged creatures

Jubilee Line Fantasy Minutes

Jubilee line
Your code colour is grey
The handles in your trains are yellow
But your heart and soul are BLACKened
like grit
or coal
or a black rat

"3 minutes" you say, almost singing
“So few!
"Th-rr-eeee (la la la)
"Yes just (la la la laaa) th-rr-ee-ee-eeee
“Such cause to be happ-ee"

But you lie!
I know you lie
Because thanks to more honest technology
I have
a
watch

So I know that your th-rr-eeee (la la la) minutes
Are actually
FIVE AND A HALF MINUTES

And oh it grates
Yes, it saddens me
That with all your shiny yellow handles
And your smart grey line
You are in fact a ROGUE and a FIEND who is laughing, laughing
At me
And my lost faith
My tragic discovery of
The Jubilee Line Fantasy Minutes

Thoughts on Eggs

I used to be against eggs.

But now I am coming round to their point of view.

Eggs last for a long time without takingup fridge space.
Eggs are good for you (mostly).
Eggs go on toast.
Lots of other things go with eggs.

Good old eggs.