Wise words from Tim Minchin

Wise words from Tim Minchin

I wanted to write a long rant blog about people making up and/or believing in nonsense – one of my goals for 2012 is to tackle idiocy head on more this year….

then I remembered this beat poem from Tim Minchin… so good that they made it into an awesome animation.

This video pretty much says everything I’d want to… 100x better.

Watch it:

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Time for a refit in 2012

I think it’s time alukeonlife had a bit of a refit… an overhaul, new theme and a bit of love.

Luke Williams could do with some content, or something too.

Personally I’m working on a lot of cool things in 2012:

  • A TED talk at TEDxHull in Feb
  • Cycling John O’Groats to Lands End
  • Doing the 3 peaks challenge (hopefully in under 24hrs)

I’ve also got a new years resolution: not to eat cadbury chocolate fingers one pack at a time.

 

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another new beginning…

well you know I like them!

I’ve accepted an offer to merge SocialTech into RT Media.
(click for full press release and photo)

It’s taking some re-adjustment to get into the whole working in an office thing, plus they’re based in Wimborne so I’m cycling 20 miles a day (or getting the slowest bus known to man)… but that’s good too, it helps with the ambition to do JOG to LE on ym bike so I’ll bump up the training while commuting. WIN

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Taurine addiction and a morning balancing act

I find it hard to get going in the summer, a kind of hay fever induced grogginess is only counteracted by taking a tablet of some description (tried most types Loratadine and hexy-whatever) with a taurine drink like red bull.

I’m wondering if I actually have trained my body to the point it needs one energy drink a day – that can’t be good? I’m too sluggish for words unless I have the combo above… but I don’t like this legal high balancing act in the morning.

Time to try and stop, I think I’m going to start (now that I’ve retired from DJing) getting up early (6/7am) and working out first thing each day.

Can you get addicted to taurine? I know caffeine has addictive traits in that you suffer from withdrawal symptoms if you don’t have a hit.

Hmmm… damn these drinks companies…

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