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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m having a bit of trouble with my back at the moment. Lower back pain, probably sciatic I think (had it before, waiting to see the docs). Anyway, found something wonderful last night, a stick-on heat patch. Slap it on the problem area, and then it warms up.

I wore one all last night, and I can’t tell you the difference, it is unreal. It has just helped to get rid of so much tension back there, I hurt so much less. Obviously if you have a back issue, the first thing you need to do is speak to a doctor, but if you need something to soothe the pain, you have to try these. What is making me giggle today is that I rejected patches for giving up smoking this time (still going by the way, lost track of how long that is in the scheme of things, but it isn’t an issue at the moment), but I end up wearing one for my back instead.

Well I can’t really complain about that for a weekend. Lots of relaxation, got some good chores done around the house, walked to town and bought loads of fish (you need to have me cook fresh scallops from the fishmongers in the covered market for you. My word they were good). Got some good doses of sport and animal crossing in, watching both the F1 GP from Australia, and half of Wrestlemania. Will watch the other half tonight.

Also a bit of geekery, for one it looks like the transfer from 1and1 to textdrive has worked okay. If you have any thoughts, that it is getting to you faster/slower, let me know. Looks slightly quicker to me, and also I think the site is now out of its frames hell.

Just to let you know, I am changing the dns on the flotsky domain this weekend. So we could disappear for a bit. You should be able to read the rss feed still. See you on the other side!

I was thinking today about the extended album version of Rasputin by Boney M. What I liked about it was that rather than just extend the groove as most dance records of there age did, they wrote another couple of verses, so you learn even more about the history of Rasputin. My only regret is that it wasn’t part of some larger concept album to teach European history. I can’t think of anyone else who could effectively relate the rise of Hitler, the French Revolution and the establishment of
the EEC over a disco beat.

There was a total eclipse today as well, but it was only very partial here in Britain, and we didn’t really notice it. I saw a proper one in Cornwall in 1999, one of the strangest and most wonderful experiences I have had. What was also odd was that I stayed there for 3 days, just along the coast in Devon, and every day we were there, we drove right through the little town where my future wife’s parents lived. During the eclipse I was looking across the bay back at Exeter, and at that very town also. I feel there was a little connection, a little glimpse of future being made there.

Tonight thought, it is just raining a lot.

My brother-in-law has started (after a little nagging from me) his first blog, mainly devoted to following Liverpool Football Club, and reviewing games. Well worth a look I say.

The Smiling Assassin

Once upon a time there was a juggler called Chris Bliss. Chris had a routine that was the finale to his act, where he juggled in time to a Beatles song. It was quite impressive, to the untrained eye (I am mainly an untrained eye, let me say). Watch it:

Now, this video did the rounds on the internet. And caught the eye of a juggler called Jason Garfield. Jason wasn’t that impressed by the video, he felt it was simplistic compared to his skills. So he made the Chris Bliss Diss, where he mimicked the original routine, but with 5 balls, and mocked the pomposity of the original act. I have never seen sarcastic juggling before. See it yourself:

There are moments in this second video that just had me wide-eyed at the skill. Now when I said earlier that I am mainly an untrained eye, it is because I have an interest in a similar area, the Diabolo. I’m alright at it, but watching these two videos suddenly got me wondering if there was any Diabolo activity on youtube now. Yes. Yes there is:

I’m not up to this standard, but I can do some of the tricks, and am using this as inspiration to try more. If I ever got really good, I would try and recreate the Chris Bliss Diss in diabolo form. A lot of work mind.

I did it. I went and set up a wrestling blog. I know.

Wrestling With Consciousness

It is an almost all-wrestling (with some occasional cheese reviews) blog, and gets me writing on a consistant single subject, which I think is a more formal blog environment. Good writing practice, and means you don’t have to read about it here. Bonus. If you do like wrestling though, I recommend you give it a go.