LA mix tape 2010 track 1

that music video i posted in my last post doesn't seem to work very well. it plays fine when you watch it on vimeo, but just not when its embedded. anyways i got something good for today at the end of this post, and it works just fine.

weather is still cold this week but i figure we are just 3 weeks from the shortest day of the year and then we start the slow climb back to daylight and warmth....though its hardly noticeable and actually the weather is usually worse in january and february, but i like to kid myself into thinking i have broken the back of this winter. don't under estimate the power of self delusion.

i had lunch yesterday with the agent that got me my current contract. i don't know why he bothered to make the trip to see me as i don't know him at all and have met him once, very briefly in the last year, and i was not going to be able to give him any good leads about any new hires my current company might want to make. i did let him know that i was not that pleased that my rate didn't get increased and that i might see what happens in the new year. that should scare him a little. i like scaring agents.

i went out for dinner last night in farringdon at smiths of smithfields with a friend of mine. we meet up like clockwork once every 6 months, and barely communicate in the time inbetween. its slightly odd but we have been doing it for the last few years and smiths is our venue of choice and its a good night out because we always have 6 months of catching up to do and there is always lots to talk about.

i doubt i will go to the gym tonight even though i really should go at least once on a weeknight. i just find that when i am on the early shift i feel a bit tired and lethargic and i know i won't give it 100% if i go. i also have football tomorrow night so can justify getting my exercise fix tomorrow. normal service will be resumed on saturday and sunday at the gym and i am just about getting my conditioning back to a point where i was at in the summer at my peak. i promise i won't miss any sessions for the next few weeks and as i am off work for a week over christmas i might even do an extra session or two then.

today i have mostly been listening to fightstar - city on fire. it reminds me a bit of one of my favourite bands, bush. i just found out that the lead singer of fightstar used to be in a band called busted, who were absolute horse shit. lets just dismiss it as a youthful indescretion. you have to give him dues for turning his life around rehabilitating himself and starting a better band with some decent tunes. i think i will start a new mix for a possible trip to LA next year and i will stick this on it. i am going to need some tunes to listen to in my mustang....or camaro....maybe.

have a lovely day.