Day 337: Full to Bursting

I watched this today. Thanks, Grundel. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AIXUgtNC4Kc
Apart from the massively gross bit in the middle, I loved it. It makes me dizzy/giddy, but it's ace. 

Today (GET ME!) I cycled to the pond, went for a run with lovely South African Mel, swam in the cold pond (11.5) and then went back for a monster porridge breakfast before going to Islington.

Hyde Park for a delightful meeting with Philip. A good connection (thanks, Doug). I'm not sure yet what we'll work on together, but there's masses of potential and he was a throroughly nice man with some really good ideas. Thanks for the Jester idea, Philip. Your stories made that happen and I love it. 

A chat with Rob from the bowels of Waterstones in Gower Street filled me with glee and the same goes for a meaty Lilleysnip earlier in the day. Such. Good. People.

Then up to St Pancras to meet potential new coach Corrina. Yes. She seems sorted, intelligent, skillful and clear and enough of a ball-breaker to cut through bullshit and get on with what needs to be done. Count me in. Thank you, Clare. If there were any more ways you could rock, you just did it again.

Finally, more work on my pet project, which was subsequently pulled. Ah well. The work we did do on it was BRILLIANT. Worth it even if we didn't get paid for it (but we will). It's great. And I got to talk to Vic. Result!

Yesterday, she said a thing that delighted me. She said that she can say that I love what I do. I left my job to spend more time doing what I love. Yesterday, the conference I was part of used the 'Do what you love, love what you do' slogan. Last night Vic said that and today, Corrina and I discussed it. That's why I left a job I still really enjoyed. There was a period where I realised that I was settling for what I thought I had to do to get money and I was spending a lot of my time doing work that didn't stimulate me even as much as Hasbro did. Now, I spend huge amounts of my time doing things I love. It's rare that I do a job that I don't enjoy. I love it. For this, I am grateful like you just wouldn't believe. So much. So much.