Weeknotes 2025-W43, W44 and W45

Yes, three weeks' worth of notes in one entry. My life, I feel like, has become fairly disorganised - or rather, I am being fairly disorganised, and I've ended up skipping a bit. A lot is sort of... not really falling apart exactly, but hardly going perfectly. It's really not so dramatic, and apart from the fact that I have gained a bit of weight (a bit under half a stone), it would be hard to tell from the outside that my internal state feels a bit more "chaotic".

So, I'm not going to do three sets of Monday to Sunday as I normally do, with half the days saying can't remember or did nothing. Instead, I'll just indicate the highlights.

Raffaele's Mandolin Workshop

On the 25th, Raffaele la Ragione hosted a mandolin workshop. We played Danses bijoux, but didn't get time to play Calace Siciliana.

It was really good!

Jools Holland

On the 30th, we went to see Jools Holland. I didn't really know JH, but the music was fantastic, if a bit too loud. We recognised the saxophonist - Derek Nash - who me and mum saw before.

Arch Enemy

On the 1st, I went to the Hammersmith Apollo to see Arch Enemy, who played alongside Eluveitie (a band I absolutely love!), Gatecreeper and Amorphis. It was incredible, and I need to go to more metal gigs.

Greek Music

On the 9th (today as I write!) we went to see some greek music in Camden. It was (like everything else I've mentioned here - I am listing the highlights after all!) very very good.

A few other nights out

I've also been out for work drinks, drinks with my mates (a very late night on the 8th!), etc.

Getting things back on track

From next week, I want to try to get things back on track. I need to:

• Actually put time aside to get my coursework done. It has to be done by February (less than 100 days left!) and I am barely even started. Essentially, I need to try to get say one question done every two weeks.
• Diet and exercise. I haven't been to the gym, or been swimming, for a good while now. I have also been eating very poorly, which has caused a bit of weight gain and I think some muscle loss. Basically, I need to get back on it next week.