"My Kayaking for April 2008"

All but gone! Kiss me baby!!



Just the three paddles during April. And all over, up, across at Ealing Pool. Ian keeps on at me to get a play boat, and Karol says I have 'Blue Balls'! Hey Karol, My blue balls are all yours dude:) He even tried some self defence techniques on me in the pool and almost broke my neck! I'm just happy to do hundreds of lengths up and down the pool, let Tara steal my goggles and splash her little brother;)
The weather was still pretty shit for outside paddling in April, not that that has stopped me before, but since that incident in the Mole back in March, I don't fancy the cold just yet. This month (May) is a blinder so far!! The temperature has rocketed and paddling in the Thames has become a pleasure again...despite all the midges!! But, you'll have to find out about that, the swan egg & other things next month.

Unfortunately, I don't have any photos of me kayaking (or anyone else for that matter) so you will have to make do with a pic of my left arm where I had a blood test to see what my HIV status was. They took my blood on April 8th and I was told that my HIV is still undetectable twenty days later on the 28th. Which means I am almost exactly the same as you...sort of;) Good huh!



Thursday 2nd April 2008 @ 21:00, Ealing Pool, was in a little pain tonight due to a sore wrist and neck!

Thursday 10th April 2008 @ 21:00. Ealing Pool, tested out my new underwater video camera...it was shit!,

Thursday 17th April 2008 @ 21:00, Ealing Pool, Daisy came tonight, Eoin helped her to roll a kayak.




Jason

Happy Birthday to Shelley for the 9th:) xxx








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My Dad The Anal Bazooka!

For My Dad....The Greatest Farter in the Universe!


What a weekend eh! Just a little overwhelming in a strange, emotional kind of way.....but what a weekend to remember:)
Not only did I get to meet several wonderful forum members over at Covent Garden on Saturday but on Sunday I got the chance to meet the equally wonderful Annibee who you may have met over on the forum. She just recently arrived back from New York to her homeland that is England and who has just finished her tx last month. She would have been with us at Covent Garden if her friends wedding hadn't prevented her. She is a breath of fresh air and always so busy and full of life. And she looks so well too and is very well I might add. She is a wonderful person to be with. Her recovery since coming to the end of her tx was fast and obvious for all too see.

And this week too (so far) has had it's fair share of emotions. Yesterday I was due up (& duly attended) at the Royal Free Hospital for my 6 monthly combined HIV/HCV clinic. I hadn't even thought about it's impending arrival on the calendar because I have been so healthy and well and also busy with meeting so many new people from the forum etc, I had completely forgotten about what the apponitment I kept seeing glances of on the calendar was for. But as it turns out my HIV is still hiding away somewhere behind the 3rd & half of my 4th rib on my right side. My drugs are working and they were very pleased with my progress! And utterly amazed at just how well I am doing on my Interferon tx. I was quite happy during the train ride back home. Although really in the back of my mind somewhere I new I was alright.
And today also was quite an emotional day. I popped up to see my upstairs neighbour (hi Debs;) this afternoon for a coffee and some very tasty mince pies and well basically I told her all about myself, not for any reason in particular. I new she would understand as she is one of the kindest, friendly, warm and welcoming people I have ever met! And her husband too! I was feeling like I was hiding something and because it is such a massive part of my life and when we chat and have coffee and when I have been invited up for dinner I felt like a fraud and a cheat somehow. I can't really explain why I felt like I wanted to tell her. I just thought it silly of me keeping it a secret.

But I don't think that the rest of my week will be as wonderful as the weekend and the first half of this week! You may remember I had some dental work done last month. Well tomorrow is the day I have to go there again for the other side of my mouth to be done. I only hope it goes as well as last months! Oh well. whatever happens it will be all healed and more importantly pain free before Christmas dinner;) I shall tell you all about it in another post in a day or two. I HATE DENTISTS!!!

So in between all that I went cycling on Monday eveing and got covered in muddy rain spots from numerous puddles that dot Bushy Park and the tow-path along the Thames........basically my number 2 local figure of 8 route (number 1 being Richmond Park) I do that comprises The Palace in Hampton, Kingston bridge, Teddington Lock and then back home. Tonights ride was much better wet wise. But the wind!!! I had trouble even moving at some points! But then at others I was even helped along by the wind. One minute you can hear the wind blasting by your ears and nothing else and the next you could hear a pin drop when the wind catches you up. The speed you can get in these little pockets are phenomenal. Just the hum, hum, hum of the tyres gently crushing the gravel track as you pedal away and even the chain passing over the tiny rear cogs on the rear derailleur can be heard, meaning a little oil is needed for the next ride.
It is my Dads 66th Birthday today also. I went to visit him and we played Tiger Woods golf on the PS2 and needless to say I beat him;) In 18 holes I got 13 Birdies, 4 Eagles and 1 hole in one:) And $300,000 to boot:) He alright in small doses and can be very funny at times, but I do miss the way he was when my Sisters were younger.

Happy Birthday Dad:) I hope you like the photo. I took it where the kids go skateboarding down by the South Bank the other week.

Jasonxx





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