Weekend Part 1

Friday night gym was a bit of a washout. I couldn't do my regular legs session due to the gaggle of fists hogging the squat rack. One pair were using the rack to do bench press; to do so they actually had to climb into the rack between sets so that they could spot their partner.

I enquired as to when they would be finished at the circus and was told that a pathetic pair of cretins had already reserved the rack so I would have to wait even longer.

Infuriated, I consoled myself by doing chest and triceps.

Then it was off to the cinema to watch the Proposal. I went in fearing the worst: a soppy, boring romcom that I would have to endure for the best part of two hours. However I actually really enjoyed it and it's definitely worth seeing.

On Saturday morning I had rugby training again and it was different to what we had done previously, but again, really enjoyable. It involved lifting, wrestling, hitting rucking shields, sprinting and sit ups.

After that my partner and I drove to Falkland Palace in Fife for the Big Tent festival - http://www.bigtentfestival.co.uk/ . My partner had some work to do at this festival and as I had missed out on T in the Park this year, I thought that I would head along too.

Needless to say, it was nothing like T in the Park. The Big Tent is supposed to be an eco-festival so I felt pretty aggrieved to see just about everyone hacking trees up whilst listening to recordings of the sounds of whales mating and making furniture / bird boxes / other odd implements.

Trees are our friends aren't they?

I stuck out like a sore thumb - walking around in jeans, trainers and a bright pink Gant polo shirt, sipping a can of Diet Coke. Everyone else seemed to be wearing hemp sarongs, jesus sandals, eating vegan snacks and drinking fruit wine fermented through crusty dreadlocks.

The weather was good though and I learnt how to grow mushrooms and I tried some Black Isle Brewery Beer - http://www.blackislebrewery.com/ - AND it was nice to get out of Edinburgh so I can't complain.

On the way back to the car we stopped and watched a local cricket match. Basking in the sun was very relaxing after a week of work and training.

We drove back to Edinburgh and went round to BG's for dinner which was great as I was exhausted! I couldn't have been bothered to cook and tidy up etc. It was a good feed and I just spent the rest of the evening sprawled on the sofa only speaking when spoken to.