PARADISE B[R]EA[D]CH

After what seems like a lifetime since my last post, I'm going to try and fill you in on the things I have learnt in the past few months.


ONE] Positive thinking actually works - and who would have thought it? I am now living in London very  
         close to where I work and even closer to my favourite person in the world. Now call me crazy, but
         a few months before I was offered this job I read up on how the mind controls the body and the
         effects of positive thinking. Whilst I didn't turn into a water-heating, brick-breaking monk, I did adopt this
         way of thinking and, within a few weeks, I was topping up my oyster card and refusing a London Evening
         Standard. I urge you all to give this a go unless, 
              a) you are friends with Breivik and think you're part of the Knights Templar. We don't need any more
                  positive-thinking murderers on the loose who don't know what century they were born in [is he best
                  friends with Judas too?] or, 
              b) you work for E!. The presenters on that channel are far too happy already [for people who talk about
                  the Kardashians all day] and don't need further encouragement.

Kim Kardashian - Style Icon

TWO] I CAN go a week without pizza. Really? You don't believe me? You can clearly see the evidence strewn
         across my face whenever I walk past Firezza or even [forgive me] Dominos and have to peel my eyes and
         hands from the window. This is good! No-this is not good. I have found myself substituting this doughy
         feast for another starchy surprise - The [seemingly innocent] Plain Bread Roll. This can be bought from
         any [literally any] shop you walk past which is bad because, 
              a) i have no will power and, 
              b) I HAVE NO WILL POWER
        This week I have set myself the challenge of limiting my bread dosage to the days I am running ONLY. As
        my colleagues may read this I [probably] have no way of backing out. I'm going to need a lot of luck and a 
        lot of distractions so please, if you can, help me.

Genius. They keep your feat toasty and double up as a snack. I'll take ten.

THREE] Holidays are expensive! Well done for stating the obvious Stavrini - but it has really come to my
             attention this year. If you want to book a five day holiday in June to a not-very-exclusive resort in
             Europe, you need to have not eaten for a month and stayed at home for about two. How do people
             manage it?! What tricks am I missing? What deals aren't being flung my way? Why is the sky blue?
             Who knows? All I can say is if you have any advice/websites/deals you wish to share with me for this
             year or the next, please get in contact. I will show my gratitude by:
                a) writing a review of my wonderful trip and/or
                b) sending links to people left, right and centre and/or
                c) sending you a postcard

That's me at the end of the pier under the tree IN MY DREAMS.

SO [in summary] if you are a positive-thinking-bread-busting-holiday-making genius I need to become your lunch buddy.


Until next time, 
Stan
[The runner. I've become one of those people you dodge on a really skinny pavement. See me with a face asd red as a beetroot three times a week around Angel]