Mundane Monday
Hello there kiddies!
It's Mundane Monday again. Who knew we'd get this far?
Why've I posted a picture of a key?
It's my key to my future...
... My health future, anyway.
On Thursday I joined the gym on a GP referral. That's why.
And the machines don't work with putting the key in. The future is a wondrous place, isn't it?
So let's see if I can keep this up and get a bit healthier.
I'll catch you later, I'm just gonna sit here and wheeze for a while.
Matt.
Mundane Monday
Its Mundane Monday once again. This week was a special one.
This week I fell over in the shower when I lost my balance, slipping on some shampoo and banged the hell out my knees and then chest. My knees did look a bit bruised after it happened. And the next morning they still looked like knees:
There wasn't much extra bruising visible in the morning. But they still hurt like hell and have been very sore ever since. It wasn't helped on Saturday when I spent most of the time scrambling around on the floor at improv.
It seems I've been losing my balance a lot lately. Hopefully I'll get over it soon. If not, I'll have to start taking baths instead.
Mundane Monday
It's Mundane Monday week 35. Sometime last week I hurt my shoulder, and I'd been very careful not to injure it further. So on Saturday, I wanted to do a bit of writing before improv, so I took most of the stuff out my bag and went to Manchester.
I managed to do a bit of writing, but when I got to improv class, it became clear that people had stuff to give me.
I'd lent DVDs to a variety of people and Saturday was the day that I got them all back. I got the Conan O'Brien DVD from Ash, Community DVDs from Stef and my Newsradio DVDs from Bron.
In addition, Bron lent me a book on John Belushi. It was a fantastic book, and I read it in one night, but it was very heavy. I put all the stuff in my bag and had to lug it all the way home. Because of the snow, I nearly slipped a few times and by the time I got home, my shoulder was killing me.
So when I got home, I put all the stuff on my bed and took a well framed photo of them. But then I took another photo and posted that to this blog instead.
Have a good week.
Matt.
Mundane Monday
So it's Mundane Monday again. Week 34 and showing no signs of stopping.
This past Saturday was a blinder. I went to ComedySportz improv workshop and had an awesome time. It was a lot of fun. Props to Sam for a great workshop. This followed by 2-4-1 pizza in the bar next door. Pizza is always a good idea, especially when it costs £2.73 per person.
After the pizza I headed over to the Lass O'Gowrie pub with two of my favourite ladies, Ash and Stef, for 2 brilliant comedy shows.
The first show was Danny Pensive's Map of Britain. An excellent show by John Cooper. It was the first time I'd been able to catch Danny Pensive live. It was great and well worth the £3 ticket price.
The second show was Let's See What Happens, an Armando improv show featuring the ComedySportz crew of Bron, Darryl, Jade, Rachel, Rob, and Sean. It featured monologues by John Cooper and it was one of the greatest shows I've ever had the privilege to pay £3 for. If you are ever at the Lass O'Gowrie on the last Saturday of the month, I highly recommend this show.
The day would have been perfect apart from one thing: My phone crashed at the end of the first half of Let's See What Happens. No doubt it just couldn't take all that hilarity.
So I was without a phone for the rest of the evening, because I couldn't remove the battery as my phone has a fairly bulky case on it that I couldn't remove in the semi darkness of the The Lass O'Gowrie's Salmon Room.
So I waited until I got home and then removed the case. And managed to detach the battery and restart the phone. It's amazing. I'd forgetten how small and light my phone (HTC Desire HD) actually is without the protective case.
So after all that preamble here is this week's Mundane Monday snap:
That's right it's the protective case of my phone.
Exciting isn't it?
But at least you found out that I had a good Saturday.
Until next time,
Matt.
Mundane Monday
It's week 33 of Mundane Monday.
This week finds the posts of this blog graced with the presence of a true Southern gentlemen, David Reece, as he made his way from Birmingham to the mean streets of Manchester this past Friday:
He didn't seem to like the grimness of t'North at first, as can be seen as I blocked his escape into Manchester Piccadilly train station.
But as I managed to drag him away from public transport, I placated him with the promise of booze.
And so we spent most of the evening in the Lass O'Gowrie drinking G&T.
I tried, but it'll obviously take more than one visit to make him a proper northerner.
Mundane Monday
That's right, kiddles, it's Mundane Monday - Week 32: Special Edition.
And do we have a very special one for you today?
Well, it depends upon your definition of special, but I would say so, yes.
Not only did this past Thursday see the debut of season 6 of 30 Rock, but it also saw the arrival in the post of this:
That's right, it is Season 5 of 30 Rock. And you probably can't see from the angle of the photo, but the shrink wrap on the DVD has a lot of little pin holes in it. Probably so the cast could breathe during transit. Doesn't look like it worked for everyone, though. Kenneth looks like he could use a few deep breaths.
Now that I have the DVD, I can catch up with last year's Liz Lemon adventures and it will finally mean that I will understand what the hell this tweet from @BogNeSpava means.
Mundane Monday
It's Mundane Monday again. For whatever week it is. (I'm kidding, I know it's week 31.)
This past weekend, I went to Manchester for the first time this year.
Okay, it wasn't actually Manchester, but Salford. (But try telling that to Salford University.)
And the reason I went to Manchester (Salford) was to do a bit of improv practice before I started with ComedySportz classes the week after next. I was there with a group of people that I met via ComedySportz. The improv was fun, even though I was quite rusty at it, and I got to meet 6 new people to boot.
And after we had improv practice, I walked back to the station and had a conversation with Lee. Thing was, we were going in opposite directions: Lee was off to do a gig in Yorkshire and I was off home alone, so we had the conversation over the tracks. And no, it didnt turn out like the match.com advert.
It was a fun time, even if my nipples were a little cold, there was too much talk of Lionel Blair and there was a lot of monkeyfucking.
Mundane Monday
That's right kids, it's Mundane Monday all over again.
And since nothing else of note happened anyehere in the world over the weekend, I'll talk about something that I have been working on since September 2011.
I've been taking an online sketch writing course with Second City, and this past weekend I finished the final module.
At 4.10am on December 31st, 2011 I wrote the final words to end the final sketch:
I'm glad that I did the course, and I'm kind of sad that it's over, because I now have no one pushing me to write a sketch every week. But hopefully, I'm going to continue writing a sketch every week, taking on board what I have learnt over the past few months. I might even post them on the website, where they can all be ingored for posterity, and not posterior, though most of them will probably be arsey.
Mundane Monday
It's Mundane Monday again folks, though much less Mundane than normal thanks to the public holiday here in the UK.
Back in my Comedy Sportz Christmas Party post, you may have seen this picture:
Well, seeing as yesterday was Christmas Day, I decided to open the presents.
I'd actually opened the card from Lynne a few days earlier to get the most out of it, as you can see from the expression on my luscious moustache-less face (above).
Of course, next came the Secret Santa gift that was given to me the day after the Party when I went to the CSz Show in Sale.
The Secret Santa gift was great, an Incredible 3D Doodle Kit! I'm really looking forward to doing doodles (not the one from the Tweenies) with it, and I'll probably even scan and post them. (Because I know you all have 3D glasses at home.)
The final gift that I opened was, of course, from Jenpops.
It was an awesome gift from an awesome person and I'm really enjoying reading it. And the book is great, too. 
Mundane Monday
It's back, Mundane Monday is back for the 28th time this year. Can you believe it?
No I can't, either. But this week's image is a special one.
This year I was invited to a non-work related Christmas party!
And I actually went. (More on that on Wednesday.)
But now we're in to the last few days before Christmas, and all fun must come to an end. So that means that my smart suit, shirt and tie go back in the suit carrier, until the next time someone dies.
Merry Christmas,
Matt.
