Adrian’s All – fairy tales of a beta male

Adrian Phelan

Post 24

A receding hare line

Welcome to this week’s blog. Post 24 no less; like an angsty Keifer Sutherland. Don’t forget I promised another prize at 25 so make sure you keep coming back.

I’m starting off with the serious job bit so as a trade-off I’ll give you a joke. ‘What do you call a line of rabbits walking backwards?’ A receding hare line.

The Job bit

As we’re about to enter a new quarter and financial year, I want to open with a request that wherever you are in the world you continue to keep me in mind for your projects that need extra capacity. Securing my next substantial role remains crucial. So if you’re accruing some of your budget or have just secured funding for new projects, I could be a valuable piece of the jigsaw. My CV is here and I’m also on LinkedIN.

Wrong Coat Season

Following on from my clothes confusion piece when we had unexpected warm weather, someone else (cleverer than me) has hilariously coined this phase of spring as ‘Wrong Coat Season’. It simply is a roughly six-week period when anyone can be wearing anything; even the Costco guy. I still need all the pockets in my big coat, or I risk wearing a bumbag and that’s too close for comfort to socks and sandals and then you‘d have to call the police, fashion or otherwise.

But remember you are forgiven for whatever you wear over the next few weeks, to a point.

The ‘wha’ of march?

It’s the Ides of March, whatever that means. I knew it was a filim from about fifteen years ago but never questioned what it was all about.

It turns out it (15 March) is the day in 44 BCE when Julius Caesar was assassinated and so it’s considered a bad omen. I’m not superstitious myself but having it two days after Friday the 13^th is a bit much. And this year it’s two days before St Patrick’s Day so by the 19^th there’ll be no hope left. Shakespeare is responsible apparently for keeping it lit in his play of the same name. He liked a pint of the black stuff on St Patrick’s Day as well apparently. It inspired some of his best work.

Physical jerks

I had another physio appointment this week. My ankle is the best it’s been for years but that might be down to the fact that I’ve not been doing a lot of running. I’m not torn by the choices mind. I’d rather get back into running with a bit of discomfort than carry on the hiatus. The Bourbon Creams are winning the battle at the moment, and I can’t let them win the war.

But I mention this again because I am so grateful to the NHS for the support, they are giving me to make my ankle better, and all signs are there that it’s working. I will aim to be a good patient and do my home exercises to keep it strong.

The filim bit

Even if it’s not totally the same, The Bride gave me similar feels to Poor Things (Emma Stone, Willem Defoe) and I also thought there was some resonance with the last Joker movie. Both contain dance routines and other eccentricities. It’s not easy to describe but it’s a kind of road movie that pauses in various places to facilitate some whacky and violent capers involving our co-leads. Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley star as Frankenstein and Frankenstein’s Bride and the rapport between the two is spot on. You would think they had been acting together for years. The story is possibly secondary to the point which is, If you thought Jessie Buckley was good in Hamnet, wait and see what she does in this. It is one for the cinema so go and see it.

Jumping to the TV briefly, the next series of The Capture kicked off on Sunday, and it went off with a bang. You don’t need to have seen previous series to get into it, so give it a go. You have nothing to lose.

Happy St Patrick’s Day/Week/Year

I mentioned in a previous post that St Patrick’s Day was the one respite day from Lent for most kids, so sweets will be had. In my case you might replace sweets with pints but nonetheless there is lots going on over the next few days and with the finale of the rugby as well there will be great craic.

To round off this bit with a nod to friendship, I’ll be welcoming a good friend to town to watch proceedings in the Six Nations unfold. Come on Ireland. (Last minute insert – it wasn’t to be)

Do Good Well

As it is St Patrick’s Day this week, I’m going to share a link to the fundraising page of Gary Dunne, who is running a half marathon in aid of the London Irish Centre who do great work to support the Irish living in London. If you have a few quid, do donate.

Goodbye and thanks

So, thanks for getting this far. We’re almost at 25 which is another milestone. I’ll round off as I began with an ask to consider where your projects might need capacity and keep me in mind as a plug for that gap.

See you next week.

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