4999 - Bony Tony's funny bone on loan

What did I achieve today? First video
In well over a week. Mainly tiredness
Stopped me doing more, a few days ago
But this weekend I didn't wanna face
Doing one, funny bone had gone some place
Half-four in the afternoon, sky gone grey
Sat in my seat, packet of mints in place
But beyond eating them on film, to say
I lacked inspiration was no foray
Far from the truth. So decided to go
Out for a walk. During the week I miss
The chance, too busy, but now think I may
Do it after work, or maybe before
It would keep my weight down and reduce stress

4997 - I Can Get Me Some Satisfaction

No time to write this yesterday, busy
All the way through from morning to the night
First with work, then socialising on the
Internet til I was all out of fight
Early as eleven turned out the light
I do find it hard sometimes to join in
Sometimes I can't be bothered, don't feel right
But usually I do get some enjoyment
And that leaves me with some satisfaction
Which then keeps me more mentally healthy
Like anything, must make it a habit
Or else the habit becomes forgotten
Laziness wins, atrophy, apathy
Where nothing matters, life becomes a blight

Fri 1 May

4975 - From beer to eternity

Very tired after lying awake for hours
Last night, because I was so energised
Unable to stop a flood of ideas
And thoughts. Then slept a bit, but paid the price
Today. I was too tired to exercise
But buoyed by it being the last day before
A long Easter weekend, with some blue skies
My plan was to doze off on the sofa
But messages kept coming from Tanya
And Ian. However, fun interferes
With rest, and it stopped me closing my eyes
Now I was even more tired, so drank beer
Intended for tomorrow, let the fuss
Die down, get to bedtime, no more duties

Thur 9 April

4968 - Justice in time

So tired, woke early, put in a long day
No energy for videos tonight
On and off, had the TV news on. They
Are talking 'how many?' - the usual great
Interest in fatality numbers. Spate
Of dramatic 'stories' as news folk call
'News' items, the more harsh some poor guy's fate
The better the 'story' of that guy's fall
What happened to Weinstein? So forgetful
When something 'better' comes along. But they
Banged him up just in time, before courts shut
Up shop, and juries couldn't congregate
Celebrities film themselves, there's no way
To find camera crews. We feel for their plight!!

4967 - No holiday - celebrate

I was tired, woke early, but lots to do
At work, and did it all, and even more
Had to celebrate with drink when all through
So soon bed will be welcome, I am sure
Slight headache, even, tiredness plus beer
But it's been a good day, no doubt of that
Ready to do tomorrow, when it's here
Played uke, no recording today, but had
To listen repeatedly like a mad
Man to the tracks I'd hoped yesterday to
Play just like that. Realised I had to hear
Them more to play them well in film format
Will listen further tomorrow, renew
My knowledge, will be all the better for

4965 - Walls have ears

Woke up early, but had gone to bed late
Knocking back booze watching Amy Winehouse
And Michael Jackson documentaries. State
I was in, I did well, worked extra hours
Worked until six, with calls that time devours
Or is it the calls that devour the time?
Missed exercises out, ate, while ideas
About tonight's video were in my mind
I sat in the hall between doors, trying
To find a way to sound-proof, insulate
My embarrassing sketches from neighbours'
Ears, speaking too quietly. Almost a crime
I feel I must whisper, harming my art
And reducing the YouTube view numbers

Mon 30 March

4960 - A day in the laugh

I need an early night, with no drinking
It's no fun when you're tired, really, is it?
But before it's too late in the evening
Each of the last few nights I've done a skit
Or song of some kind for the internet
Seven in a row since starting this scheme
Of daily comedy videos and yet
I'm not worried I'll run out of a theme
I could just waffle, won't run out of steam
Now that I've started, there'll be no stopping
This sonnet diary, that was just the start
Since September '06, how long I've been
Writing it. Now I can add one more thing
That's daily - a video comedy hit!

4940 - Dahmer drama

So tired, my fault for late night film-watching
American Assassin had a great
Opening scene, with bikini-wearing
Girl machine-gunned, victim of racial hate
The hero plots revenge in various states
As Russia sells nukes to Iran for use
Against Israel. Tonight's film 'celebrates'
The teenage years of Jeffrey Dahmer, whose
'Fame' was murdering people, dissolved in juice
At least it seems so from the beginning
Years of his weirdness, well at any rate
According to this biopic, the views
It seems of a friend who did some drawings
And a graphic novel on which it's based

4923 - Relax, don't do it...

So tired, not enough sleep, but sanity
Prevailed, Helen cancelled, so the whole day
In the office, not film-watching, drunkly
Getting all excited the Helen way
Dashing back home, then to Piccadilly
And the late night airport train, then to sit
In that noisy chaos, exhaustedly
Unable to relax, feeling like shit....
No, it was not to be - grateful for it!
Finished more work, though not done completely
Saw sense, better to go home anyway
Order a taxi for middle of night
Or rather, 4:15, and til then, be
Comfy on my sofa, dozing, TV...

4910 - My continuing struggle

Although I felt better last evening
Today at work, perhaps through tiredness
After a broken night's sleep following
Sunday comedy, Monday's early rise
A day's hard work, and then that sleeplessness
I had minimal energy today
But some were nice to me, some do seem nice
As though they know what I've gone through. Do they?
And do they know that some want it that way?
Today it all felt a bit depressing
As work piles up, squeezing me like a vice
Most colleagues are also struggling to stay
On top of their workloads, but not suffering
From feeling like others couldn't care less

4891 - What? Another year?!

Yes, tired again come the evening, but what
A day. Yes, work is coming first right now
In the office early as ten to eight
And worked like crazy until half-past four
Did all I could as far as time allowed
Exercised once home, second time this week
Only Friday to go, then I'll be proud
To be the birthday boy, with fantastic
Things on the horizon, I've had a peek
And Louis' thirtieth on Sunday is quite
A landmark for the old boy! Let's enjoy
This big weekend, then, though out come the freaks
Is hardly it, is worthy of some sort
Of celebration, as onward we plough!!

4890 - Vegetable Man

I'm super-knackered, two days' early rise
And a late night last night
And super hard work which, surprise surprise
Was not enough to do all that I might
Intended to sleep briefly back home, slight
Recharge, but changed my mind, thought it better
To carry on and keep active, to fight
The tiredness. Played uke well, first time for a
While, good use of my time. Rediscovered
Syd Barrett's The Madcap Laughs. It supplies
Some good lovelorn weird thoughts which resonate
Animal images which swim and purr
Druggy and wasted, vegetable eyes
Tripping on love, though sad, darkness and light

4878 - What a Scene

Wow, what a meal at Scene - so different from
The meagre lunchtime menu that I knew
From work lunches there. It filled up my tum
So much, I couldn't finish the meal through
Huge chunks of lamb, with naan bread and rice too
Pearl, on her birthday night, also could not
Finish it off. We both sat in a stew
Even now, back home, I'm all in a bloat
Not much room for beer or staying up late
I feel slightly ill, tired and overcome
But it was nice, glad that I was there to
Celebrate my girl's birthday, as her flight
Back to Milan is tomorrow. Now I'm
Going to transfer her some birthday dough!

4876 - All isn't quiet on New Year's Day

I'm tired now, although I stayed in all day
I was up late on New Year's Eve of course
And what did I do with my time today?
The main thing was sorting my videos
Getting them all on my computer, those
Awkward ones that seem to take forever
To upload to Dropbox, but the year's closed
With all of them watched, uploaded, all there
And put on YouTube ready for viewer
Enjoyment. Finished Disgraceland, will play
Two albums talked about on Jake B's shows
Namely, Todd Rundgren and also rapper
ASAP Rocky. The twenties underway
Hope things remain fun without any pause!

4807 - A date to remember

So energised yesterday that, half-ten
I went out for a bottle of wine so
I could bring on some sleepiness again
Listening to funk, until drunk and could go
To bed and drop off, which I did, although
I woke up two hours later and I stayed
Awake for almost an hour, doncha know
So no exercises today, afraid
I ain't got the energy. But I played
A blinder yesterday on the mat when
I did 95 press-ups in a row
That's the most I've done in recent years, mate
Just heard from Tania, Josephine's dating
A footballer's son. Wow - I didn't know!

4805 - Parliamental

Feeling a bit weary partly because
I woke at 5 am and dozed and lay
Awake once more. Now I'm paying the cost
Also at work it's been a busy day
Soft drinks levy, Brexit, choosing which way
To work from now on with my staff of one
It's going well right now, I hope it stays
That way, and all acrimony is gone
So busy didn't know the goings-on
In Parliament, whether MPs would choose
Brexit today, tomorrow, or someday
As predicted, the speaker has said 'Non'
Tomorrow is when the UK withdraws?
Don't bank on it, though the pundits say 'Yea'

4798 - A night at the races

Felt a bit low on mental energy
Maybe cos was awake from four til six
Thought maybe tonight would hear from Louis
But no, so watched England and some racist
Abuse from the Bulgaria fans. Score? Six
Nil to the Whites. I mean, the Mixed Races
I mean the Three Lions. Much better since
That poor show in Prague. They tied their laces
Properly this time, ended with glad faces
Aside from that, the Queen's speech Brexitty
In nature, poor dear looked old, frail, bewitched
By Boris's manoeuvres, some traces
Of disagreement visible, maybe
Or is she a leaver, Elizabeth Rex?

4792 - Bint stint

Poor sleep last night, with my cold now full-on
Meant I was exhausted today for sure
But still stayed til 4:30, work all done
Then went home, hoped for nap on the sofa
Didn't get it, then walked to Manchester
Met Justyna at the Frog and Bucket
We crossed the road and went round a corner
Then came back thinking time to go in, but
For another half-hour we had to wait
And once we got in, there was still a long
Wait, as there always is. I still think there
Were enough great acts, award-winners, it
Was 6 of them, all were funny women
We got picked on, me in particular!

Tue 8 Oct

4791 - You've got to be in before you can be out

Tired, partly from my own weekend excess
And also I seem to have caught a cold
Out again tomorrow, so I must rest
Tonight, try to recover and enfold
Myself in duvet and sheet. The uke flowed
Tonight, played old rock tunes from a playlist
Made by Spotify, and more practice showed
How great it is to persevere, that is
The secret of art and of fruitfulness
The harvest of my labour through the years
That little uke, so small and light to hold
Brings to life vibrations from my cortex
Some from my childhood. But so much descends
From and depends on young experience

4785 - Spare him the cutter

Took ages getting to sleep last night. Not
Till at least 2:30, or later. Those
Sods next door were shagging, that had a lot
To do with it, I'd say, and I propose
To cut off his willy... No, wait, I s'pose
The main problem is her, the sex maniac
You see, she came here from old Mexico's
Shores. That may not mean she's Remainiac
Since she's not from an EU state. Alack,
Many times she's left me in a s state. Spot
The man who can't drop off, though tired, can't doze
Tossing and turning, half-insomniac
Oh well, I'd rather shagging than laughs, shouts
Or parties, with music and thumping bass