Listening to Blue Note jazz and wearing a dark polo neck sweater like an absolute wanker. Anyone got a Gauloises? Stanley Turrentine - Look Out!

And now this banger to start Friday right. “Linden Boulevard represent, represent..” Tribe Called Quest - Steve Biko (Stir It Up)

Wedding anniversary trip away? Booked it mate. A little seaside trip in May to celebrate 25 years of Mrs Rich putting up with me. Can’t wait!

Also (to my earlier point) I set up a great intro call for a client today. Looks like being a really big opportunity for them. I made that happen. Me. From nothing. I’m good at what I do, even if it’s easy to be made to feel otherwise. Fuck the haters. Just keep being awesome.

Went out for an impromptu pub dinner with Mrs Rich tonight. Had a lovely time eating, drinking and chatting. Ought to do it a lot more! Does this constitute a “date night”?

New profile pic. Today, I do not feel remotely as relaxed and happy I look in this picture. The ups and downs of life I guess.

To lighten the mood, here's the t-shirt/record label/global fashion brand design I made when @louiseann.bsky.social and I were talking about the campaign to #BringBackFingering I think this was my creative peak. It's been downhill all the way since then.

Another reason that streaming services are shit. This is a fantastic album and yet one of the best tracks is unavailable.

Had a nap late in the afternoon (+10 points) Feel fucking atrocious now (-1000 points) Urgh.

Herman Melville. 1851.

Dreamed last night that I was mates with Idris Elba. I was really looking forward to the “who’s the most famous person you know” question because I could say Idris Elba. He really enjoys being Luther too. Oh and Hannibal Lecter (A. Hopkins version) was in the dream too. He was shooting people.

Greyhounds are fucking weird aren’t they? (Photo by my son)

My day job is doing outsourced Business Development for technical companies. They either don’t want to or can’t do it so hire me. But once I start and we get on calls together the OPINIONS! Suddenly every fucker is an expert! You don’t tell the plumber how to run pipe and solder joints do you?

I should also add that I don’t *only* like big butts, but this in no way affects my integrity as a person. Fuck me I’m so shit at rap lyrics.

I actually do like big butts and, while it would be inaccurate to say I *cannot* lie, I am, in general, a decent and truthful person. That would’ve been a shit song lyric though.

This a banger and I have loved it for so long. The lyrics are gorgeous too (obvs translated for a dunce like me!) @anton3ll.bsky.social will understand though x youtu.be/0a4lbYRhpQs?...

Just stopped at the motorway services and ANOTHER Irish gentleman tapped my window and asked to borrow money because he’d “broken down”. This has happened to me a few times now. It’s even more common if you look online for similar occurrences. I thought the Irish were meant to be lucky?

Last weekend: Changed a headlamp bulb in son’s BMW. Well over an hour of swearing and skinned knuckles. This weekend: Changed a headlamp bulb in my Mercedes. 3 mins of simple, accessible job. Including finding the new bulb. No swearing. #ProperCar

Also I was up stupidly late last night booking flights, hotels and an Airbnb. But… The Hungarian Grand Prix trip is officially go!! One week in Budapest in July. Definitely one of my favourite places on earth. Can’t wait!!

Morning dudes. I’m up and in my comfy chair with coffee. Mrs Rich is asleep* in bed. My dog is being a dick. Happy Sunday. *playing on her Switch

TIL that the spoken word vocals on REM’s Radio Song is KRS-One! Who knew? (OK very probably you, but I never knew this)

I call bullshit mate.

Vladimir Putin. 2021.

Bandcamp Friday innit? Just bought this little gem! Give it a listen - it’s ace. sx2music.bandcamp.com/album/powder

Back on the little, shiny discs again. I really like this album a lot. William Orbit - Strange Cargo III

Are all the geopolitics experts buffing up on winter sports for the next two weeks then?

Oh yeah my watch matched my trainers today. Which was nice.

Winner. I’ve listened to Air a lot recently so this is going on.

Help a brother out. Suggest a classic album (any era/genre) and the first one suggested that I have downloaded on my phone is going on. Brighten up this train journey please!

Acceptable public transport seat occupancy rates. Hope the tube is this quiet shortly.

Train wanker 3.0 London again. Last one for the week. Phew.

These being the Big Headphones. 40 quid and they are fucking amazing!

I’m playing with the little discs tonight. Bit of Underworld through the Big Headphones.

Things I had to explain my Ukrainian colleague when she visited London this week: The limited circumstances under which a man would offer a seat to a woman on the tube (elderly or pregnant). In Ukraine men do this in all circumstances or very scary old Ukrainian women get pissed off at you.

Things I had to explain my Ukrainian colleague when she visited London this week: That the word Hyde in Hyde park is different to the one in Hide and Seek. But I think we should definitely change this and rename the park.

Things I had to explain my Ukrainian colleague when she visited London this week: That the bridge which all visitors (herself included) think is London Bridge is actually Tower Bridge. We walked across it.

Things I had to explain my Ukrainian colleague when she visited London this week: That there’s no app for London taxis. You just stick out your hand and they stop. She was amazed by this.

Been watching Shetland on the iPlayer. Ep 1: “Damn that place is beautiful. I REALLY want to go.” Ep 6: “This is clearly the murder capital of the UK (possibly Europe) and I am never going there!”

Au contraire. Black bins tonight lads.

Gordon Ramsay or Jamie Oliver.

That London again lads.

Off to London tomorrow. And Wednesday. And Friday. Already dreading the "going home from Euston" chaos three times in the same week.

So I drink one of these and then I can eat all the sausage and chips I want, right? Right?

Not going for the full collection yet @andrewblue23.bsky.social but I’m having this on now anyway. What a debut album! Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

The typo in this is causing me so much pain.

You can keep your “Hoorah for it is February at last!” lies to yourself. I woke up on this, theFebruary 1st, to find that the dog had done a shite on the kitchen floor. Morning BTW x

This again. It’s a regular and has been for over 30 years. De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising

Going back to a total classic. My Dad’s original 1971 copy. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV

Continuing the Bristol vibe, this is going on. Loud as well, because everyone is out except my son and he can’t complain (see previous post) Massive Attack - Blue Lines

Just changed the headlight bulb in my son’s BMW and now my knuckles look like a prizefighter’s. Stupid car designers.