British Summertime Has Begun

In the summertime when the weather's high,
you can stretch right up and touch the sky,
when the weather's fine,
you got women, you got women on your mind.

• Summertime, Mungo Jerry

I'm sure you remember, but we put the clocks back last week, and it was reasonably warm as well- just about shorts weather, which is pretty good for March in Northwest England.

This is a good enough reason for a round-up of recent events in my life. Hence:

I've grappled for the first time in about two years. Last week I did a submission wrestling class at MMA Studio  in Manchester. 

The club, formerly known as Manchester Ground'n'Pound, offers a range of martial arts classes throughout the week. I didn't do too badly and I'll probably be taking a membership out in the near future. I need to get back into regular martial arts and letting that strengthen my mentality and confidence.

 

Babestation babe Preeti Young retweeted my blog to 3000 followers. Her twin and co-presenter Priya retweeted me a few weeks back, as well. They are both STARS in my book.

I subsequently took advantage of an invitation from a porn star from London. The lovely Carmel Moore (3000 followers) tweeted an opportunity to “ask her anything”. I cut to the chase. “What's your favourite part of a monkey?” I inquired. “Paws,” she replied. “Good Choice!” said I. 

Well. Just remember where you heard this ground-breaking revelation first, people. Oh, and she also gave me a blog retweet. Respect.

I found my way into an online Manchester newsletter for the second time recently. Inside The M60 is a city-based news website.  The organisers compile a daily newsletter that they promote through their Twitter account. This post I wrote about the Literotica forums was chosen as a link. Thanks, Inside the M60! 

I'm going to Tenerife in May for a family holiday. I've not had a six-pack since I moved out in November 2010, despite smashing the gym pretty much daily since then. Can I get back to my pre-move-out physique in eight weeks? Let's find out...