February
Yesterday I completed a month of daily blogs. It's not exactly been the catalyst to write lots of top calibre stand-up comedy that I had hoped. But I've enjoyed doing it, so I'll continue. I neglected to mention that I passed my opening AAT exam on Friday. Given that I knew little to nothing about the technical workings of accountancy a month ago, I am genuinely chuffed about this. There are greater challenges ahead but it's a promising start.
Due in part to the inclement weather in this part of the world, I was stood down from my duties at Chartwell today. This gave me the opportunity to watch the majority of the Australian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. I came in at the start of the second set and was treated to a whirlwind 80 minutes of twists and turns, with Murray deservedly taking the set on a tiebreak. What happened after that felt somewhat anticlimactic, as Murray meekly surrendered an even looking third set before slumping to a 6-0 whitewash in the fourth.
Visibly frustrated and turning on his back room team, this was the petulant Murray of a few years ago. He had a poor year by his standards in 2014 and has been playing his way back into form during this tournament. But I suspect it'll be a long wait for Murray's third Grand Slam on the evidence of today. Djokovic is technically superior to Murray and you would expect the Serbian to beat him 9 times out of 10 at his best. The fact he was nowhere near that today and still won comfortably is cause for concern.
Elsewhere on the sporting front, Sunderland got a much needed 3 points with only their second home win of the season vs Burnley. Having seen Hull and Aston Villa perform lamentably on television this weekend, it's given me some hope that there are three teams worse than Sunderland in the division. It also provides a boost going into the FA Cup 4th Round Replay at Fulham on Tuesday. I will be in attendance, hoping for a less dispiriting afternoon than the one at White Hart Lane. Manchester United also came through with a solid if unspectacular 3-1 win at home to Leicester and finish the weekend in third following Southampton's defeat at home to Swansea.
It's also the Superbowl later. I have an interview tomorrow and fully expect to wake up at 1am filled with dread and anxiety to the sight of men wearing too much clothing and standing around because the game has been stopped for the 88th time. Not a fan.
Due in part to the inclement weather in this part of the world, I was stood down from my duties at Chartwell today. This gave me the opportunity to watch the majority of the Australian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray. I came in at the start of the second set and was treated to a whirlwind 80 minutes of twists and turns, with Murray deservedly taking the set on a tiebreak. What happened after that felt somewhat anticlimactic, as Murray meekly surrendered an even looking third set before slumping to a 6-0 whitewash in the fourth.
Visibly frustrated and turning on his back room team, this was the petulant Murray of a few years ago. He had a poor year by his standards in 2014 and has been playing his way back into form during this tournament. But I suspect it'll be a long wait for Murray's third Grand Slam on the evidence of today. Djokovic is technically superior to Murray and you would expect the Serbian to beat him 9 times out of 10 at his best. The fact he was nowhere near that today and still won comfortably is cause for concern.
Elsewhere on the sporting front, Sunderland got a much needed 3 points with only their second home win of the season vs Burnley. Having seen Hull and Aston Villa perform lamentably on television this weekend, it's given me some hope that there are three teams worse than Sunderland in the division. It also provides a boost going into the FA Cup 4th Round Replay at Fulham on Tuesday. I will be in attendance, hoping for a less dispiriting afternoon than the one at White Hart Lane. Manchester United also came through with a solid if unspectacular 3-1 win at home to Leicester and finish the weekend in third following Southampton's defeat at home to Swansea.
It's also the Superbowl later. I have an interview tomorrow and fully expect to wake up at 1am filled with dread and anxiety to the sight of men wearing too much clothing and standing around because the game has been stopped for the 88th time. Not a fan.
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