A quick May review.
Starting with the miscellaneous.
- Interest rates went up for the first time in about 10 years
- Instant panic in the media that people can't afford a 0.25% increase
- NZ have already had multiple increases prior to any change here
- The election is finally over
- A relentless six week media campaign
- An overdue change of leadership
- 50% majority seems unlikely in future elections
A standard month of running again with no races for another month. Just four parkruns including an 18:00 and two new events at Toolern Creek in Melton, and Williamstown. I had two sharp stabbing pains at the top of my right calf during a training run that felt like being stabbed with something, but managed to get through it without any injury developing.
Now to try and focus a bit more on half marathon training and get to the Gold Coast race without an injury. I've been having some weird running mechanic issues when trying to speed up during training sessions that I don't understand, it feels like the left and right leg don't want to go at the same speed.
Another horror months in shares, highlights including 10% down in a week and 5% down in a day. It has a bit of a short to medium term impact on things like holidays and house plans.
Something good in the world of sports, the Sydney Kings won the NBL championship for the first time in about 20 years. It would be great if the Golden State Warriors can do the same in the NBA but it's not off to a good start. The NBA finals schedule doesn't work out well with my current work schedule so I won't be able to watch all of the games.
The to do list.
- Blog
- Finally done with the 2021 review and 2022 goals
- Nothing too specific in these, just general objectives and not very personal
- Running
- Decided not to do Brisbane
- Next interstate options could be Adelaide in September and Canberra in November
The work project has been delayed again, could even go into next year. As mentioned in my 2022 goals, I think 2023 will be the year to evaluate future career options.
That's it for this month.
- Books
- None
- Movies
- None
- Music
- None
- TV
- Better Call Saul season 6 - first half
- Another good season but some episodes were too slow
- 7 out of 10
- From season 1
- Feels like it will be cancelled before reaching a conclusion
- Started good but doesn't have as much depth as a comparable show like Lost
- 6 out of 10
- The Wilds season 2
- Didn't really add much compared to the first season
- 5 out of 10
- Video Games
- NES
- Zelda Reloaded Randomizer
- A good quality randomizer which changes the map too
- One play through got stuck because I couldn't get the ladder
- 6 out of 10
- Xbox One
- Call Of Duty - Modern Warfare
- Finally done with this game after so many 100 GB updates
- 3 out of 10
- Forza 7
- Just playing through some of the remaining championships