a very late summer

for all the times i whine about shit the summer is, let me start by saying the last few days have been stunning. we had the 2 hottest days ever recorded in october, today and yesterday. if it was july it would be hot, let alone october. you need to keep reminding yourself what time of year it is. the only thing that gives it away are that shadows are bit longer and the sun is a little lower in the sky, if you pay attention to that kind of thing, which i do.

we had out datacenter move again on friday night, and we were done for about 9pm as we are getting quicker at getting things done. went to a couple of bars with the guys i work with afterwards and was back into work on saturday at around 8.45 to do a few more hours. finished up around 1pm and it gave me just enough time to get home, get changed and out again on my bike to ride to the gym in the fantastic weather.

i dont need hot sunny weather in london because i am one of those people who lays in the sun tanning. it just subconsciously makes me feel better if i can see blue sky and can feel the sun. anyways, i did the same today as well and rode to and from the gym in the glorious sunshine. feel sorry for all those tourists who came over in august which was horrible and showery. anyone in london this past week will get the wrong impression of london though. its never like this. they have the records to prove it.

last few days at work i walked down to the river for lunch just to be outside. below is my lunch spot.

today i have mostly been listening to bush - sound of winter. dont bother watching the video. its so shit. is it really that hard to film a band playing their song in a studio, as opposed to filming gavin rosdale with a £100 camera walking a long the beach like chris martin in the video for yellow. anyways, the song is good.