matt jones

Spotify Private Mode

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:16:00 +0100

To be engaged when listening to stuff you want no one else to know you listen to, ie Kate Nash, 30 Seconds To Mars, Girls Aloud.

Not that I listen to that kinda stuff. Obviously.

WHAT MAKES YOU FEEL BETTER WHEN YOU ARE IN A BAD MOOD?

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 22:43:25 +0100

Food, drink, music, girlfriend. Any separately, but all at once is better.

Exercise, weight, I'm a fat, lazy knacker.

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:18:07 +0100

Started a new workout plan last night. Finished the 9 week EA Sports Fitness plan and lost a chunk of weight and gained some muscle but definitely tailed off towards the end. I was slightly frustrated by a lack of new exercises by the final stages so I think some boredom crept in.

The new plan seems to be loosely based around P90X. Seems to be a nice stop off before doing to real thing. Did the first exercise last night, Chest & Back, and I’m definitely a bit sore. The good kind of sore though.

I took some pics last night for a ‘day 1’ style post but I think I’ll keep it back to the end for a comparison pic. Not sure Tumblr needs any more pictures of half naked, slightly overweight guys.

tailofbunny: 【SHERLOCK-Lovely idea】本本封面~

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 20:28:57 +0100

tailofbunny:

【SHERLOCK-Lovely idea】本本封面~

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Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:44:22 +0000

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:11:56 +0000

Bobby Womack - Please Forgive My Heart

General frustrations re KONY 2012

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:44:30 +0000

(This is really being written for Haroon and Sophie who were on the end of my frustrated tweets last night)

My problem with the campaign isn’t necessarily down to the goals, and in fact I think that anything that get any young people involved in political discussion is a great thing. Barrow is a town that wallows in apathy, the fact that over 350 people have joined the KONY 2012 Barrow Cover The Night group stuns me. Admittedly, a good chunk of them will be bandwagon jumping tossers or the people who just accept any shite that comes their way on Facebook, but if we say that 50-100 of them now are excited by social causes then it can only be good news.

My issue with this whole thing is that it’s far too easy for the “YouTube generation” to to watch a flashy, well produced video and believe that what they’ve seen is the absolute truth when really it’s no more than glorified spam. People wouldn’t believe an email from Nigeria that asked for a money to help their long lost uncle, yet for some reason they watch a 29 minute video and instantly believe that ‘stopping Kony’ will solve the problems in an area that’s more complex than most people can imagine.

Our generation has minute attention spans, that’s why 2 days ago everyone was talking about Kony, today it’s quietened down dramatically and by the weekend they’ll be more interested in whatever inane bollocks Kim Kardashian is tweeting about. They’ve seen this video and now think that this one guy is the embodiment of evil within Uganda, casually ignoring the fact the the social and political problems in Africa run considerably deeper and will obviously take more than arresting one guy who may or may not even be alive. The Ugandan military are well known for their rapes and killings, the Government is hopelessly corrupt and let’s not forget that they advocate the murder of homosexuals, but hey, Rihanna told us to stop this guy so that must solve it all, right? She’s an expert on this stuff.

"Round and round we go, Where’s it gonna stop? I ain’t been paid And I ain’t got a lot. It’s us..."

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:25:00 +0000

““Round and round we go,
Where’s it gonna stop?
I ain’t been paid
And I ain’t got a lot.
It’s us against whatever babe…
Us against whatever.””

- Ghostpoet - Us Against Whatever Ever

Pretty much on loop right now.

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:14:36 +0000

Pretty much on loop right now.

“Come quick, there’s been a terrible...

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:07:24 +0000

“Come quick, there’s been a terrible accident!”

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:28:54 +0000

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Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:12:27 +0000

Ah, so that’s why it’s a Weight Watchers meal....

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:58:19 +0000

Ah, so that’s why it’s a Weight Watchers meal. There’s fuck all in it.

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:46:32 +0000

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Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:45:55 +0000

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:44:18 +0000

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Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:40:30 +0000

Treats - Sleigh Bells

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:46:06 +0000

Treats - Sleigh Bells:

It’s December, Sleigh Bells, gerrit?

[500] Days Of Summer

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:50:02 +0000

[500] Days Of Summer:

Headphones in, head down.

Run fat boy, run

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:31:48 +0000

Shitting fuckballs, I’ve got fat.

A combination of stopping my Couch to 5K plan, my girlfriend’s mum’s lovely home cooking and being blissfully happy has led to a sneaking increase in my weight. I’ve not really noticed the weight but I have realised that over the last few weeks in particular I’m feeling more lethargic.

I’ve avoided the scales. Every time I walk in the bathroom or get out the shower I can see them sat in the corner, taunting me. This morning I could take it no longer and decided to find out the extent of my expected weight gain. Surely just a couple of pounds, yeah?

I’m not telling you what the weight was, rest assured it is heavier than I can remember being.

Serious steps need taking.

Calorie counting starts today. I’m a snacker, I quite happily grab a bag of crisps and a chocolate bar and munch away, need to pack that in straight away. Want to know how many calories are in a Double Decker? A fuckload, let me tell you.

Diet needs to be sorted. Lean meats, wholegrains, fish. Not pizza, kebabs, burgers. Got to start eating breakfast! I’ve avoided it since leaving school because it makes me feel a little sick but I’ve just got to bear it. Breakfast kick starts the metabolism.

Back on the running plan, starting tomorrow. No, that’s not me delaying it. It makes more sense when I’m doing 4 runs a week that my ‘running week’ starts on a Monday. It’ll be Couch to 5k again because I feel that’s a measurable method and isn’t overwhelming.

I’ve just bought some weights. Yes, hilarious I know but I need to mix up the cardio and weights to keep it coming off and hopefully build some muscle. A 5x5 routine of 6 different compound exercises, split 3 a week will do exactly what I need.

Half a stone off before Christmas.

Hard days ahead.