Recent posts - Introspection

Mornin All From elstevo17 in Introspection (403 days old)

Just posted this. Multiply seems to arrange my nloggage easier so will probably be posting more there from now on. Will link here if/when I do. As a general update freshers week is over, was class … more

Touchdown From elstevo17 in Introspection (416 days old)

Got myself a break, jackpot. Will write up the weekend's jaunt over the next couple of days, but... London was epic. Met up with M & L in Oxford for a drink on the way down, both of whom decided I… more

So Long, And Goodnight! From elstevo17 in Introspection (421 days old)

Off to l'Uni tomorrow, via a weekend in London to see some friends. Who knows if this blog will last through now the hustle and bustle of student life kicks off again? Either way, a few closing though… more

Great Unexpectations From elstevo17 in Introspection (422 days old)

Spoke to a friend of a friend last night, one I hadn't seen in a while and not regularly for a really long time. In the space of about 10 minutes she'd invited herself round next week, 'reminded' me s… more

Pictorial From elstevo17 in Introspection (424 days old)

The stream. Or some of it. Motorbike Tree on the left. The gentle slope where I learned to run quietly. The scene of my transfer from clumsy plod to deliberate foot placement. Mudslide o… more

Those Days Are Gone For Ever... From elstevo17 in Introspection (424 days old)

and this is me, just letting them go. Yes. Don Henley. Ruined. Believe it or not that, I'm probably coming to the end of my last serious stint in the area I was born and grew up in. I look at the w… more

Need A Hero? From elstevo17 in Introspection (424 days old)

Mein sister favourited this video earlier today. Seems a good idea doesn't it? Prisoner's out of cell time is spent dancing? Keep fit, focussed, force people to work together? Stll, couldn't help … more

Slaughterhouse Five From elstevo17 in Introspection (425 days old)

I read it. I didn't find it as easy to read as some reviews declare, but I read it. In fact, as far as reading goes I found it pretty awkward. I'm normally a speedy reader... but maybe that's only bec… more

Credit Crunch - Blame the Media? From elstevo17 in Introspection (426 days old)

Perusing the FT, I came across this. Here be the pertinent excerpt: Donna, an HBOS employee writing on an internet message board, accused alarmist journalists as well as traders of driving down ban… more

Das ist Vonnegut, ja? From elstevo17 in Introspection (428 days old)

Well, they arrived. Slaughterhouse 5, Cat's Cradle and Breakfast of Champions. Three books by Kurt Vonnegut suggested by a friend. I haven't read any of his material before so F - my reading any more … more

Careless Abandon From elstevo17 in Introspection (430 days old)

Words can't describe how quickly and how much in awe I am of these guys. Following my earlier frustrations with IB and after some Big4 research I was YouTubing some Stevie Wonder as a follow up to thi… more

Arse From elstevo17 in Introspection (430 days old)

Investment banking is bollocks. Aside from everything collapsing everywhere, and having spent the last few weeks actually keeping on top of it, I decided it's about as appealing as arse. Next.… more

Surprise From elstevo17 in Introspection (431 days old)

Well, I'd bid people goodnight and settled down to sleep. Just to put things into perspective I've been sleeping at least 6 nights of every 7 for the last 6 weeks on the counc downstairs. Dogbert has … more

Bucklands Beach Landslip From elstevo17 in Introspection (432 days old)

News a bit closer to home, or one of them. Bucklands Beach (around the head from Eastern Beach, one of three places I call home) has been the victim of Mother Nature. Happened close to two weeks ago, … more

30 Years Yesterday... From elstevo17 in Introspection (434 days old)

... Ronnie Peterson's life and F1 career were prematurely ended in a horrific crash at the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. He was before my time, but I've read about him, his exploits, and know that to s… more

93% Missing From elstevo17 in Introspection (435 days old)

Relevent to two conversations in the last week, and one experience from 2 years ago, this I think, is something worth emptying my head about. As always it's coming straight out, no re-write, so yeah i… more

Be Here Now? From elstevo17 in Introspection (437 days old)

'All my people right here, right now. D'you know what I mean?'Noel Gallagher, is a genius. Apart from cracking out tune after tune, he doesn't bullshit about some meaning it might have. He just writes… more

False Dawn From elstevo17 in Introspection (438 days old)

It didn't actually rain. The verbal drumroll was for nothing, the chest-beating the same. I didn't get wet, not even a little. I did go for a run though, cleaned out my sinuses, sent some adrenalin th… more

The Calm Before The Storm From elstevo17 in Introspection (438 days old)

It's deathly quiet, it's still and it's gloomy. It has been for the last 5 hours. There is an impending sense of forboding, maybe a forboding sense of impending. Either way there is an aura of expecta… more

Force of Nature From elstevo17 in Introspection (438 days old)

Vaguely topical? One, two, three, four.. Yeah I feel like a force of nature Could make you sing like a bird released If what you seek is a wise mans treasure You know its buried beneath you… more

Sunday Drivers From elstevo17 in Introspection (439 days old)

Spa-Franchorchamps, Belgium. The scene of many a magic moment in Formula 1. The home of the some of the greatest challenges a man and his car can undertake. The cars might be better, but they still ne… more

Advertising Space From elstevo17 in Introspection (439 days old)

I'm pretty sure most of you will remember the genius of Cadburys last year.... I thought the premise was class, maybe not so much the song. Not entirely sure why, I don't have any particular t… more

Any Given Day From elstevo17 in Introspection (442 days old)

"On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit.' As soon as you touch this limit, s… more

In Gear From elstevo17 in Introspection (443 days old)

ISP was dodgy yesterday, and it rained sporadically so didn't wind up doing the mowing. I did however finish my summer musings aka "Half The World Away". I think it's an accurate summary of where I wa… more

In To The Blue From elstevo17 in Introspection (444 days old)

In retrospect, going for a run last night was probably not the best idea. Well, it was a good idea, just not executed so well. This was because it tanked down just about when I'd normally go out, so I… more

Freedom! From elstevo17 in Introspection (445 days old)

Haha! el_stevo_chueco is no longer a GA. Suck on that MZ!… more

Tell You Why... I Don't Like Mondays From elstevo17 in Introspection (445 days old)

Always meant the end of the weekend, start of school again. Never much of a morning person a 6.45am start after weekend lie-ins was not ideal. It also meant an entire 5 days of early starts till the n… more

Easy Like A Sunday... Evening From elstevo17 in Introspection (446 days old)

Ooooh! I done a lot of thinking recently. More than I thought I was gonna do anyway, not that I was thinking I would of course. By the way, this isn't a mopey post like the first 3, or a meaningless h… more

Score! From elstevo17 in Introspection (447 days old)

One Wild Night on MP3 player, half an hour quick jog through woods and fields, et voila, everything is gravy. Fully refreshed but not smelling pretty. Add mud and cowpat to the aroma of grass, apples … more

Fucking Mowers From elstevo17 in Introspection (447 days old)

So yeah, after spending pretty much of the whole of the week before this mowing because the weather had been so bad over the past month, I was gonna crack on today - y'know keep everything trimmed rat… more