Boxing Them In

Although i like to think I'm open minded individual,and don't believe in stereotypes; It was very interesting this evening to find out what the boxers talk about when drinking. I don't know why i think that boxers are beyond cool, always, as i realised tonight they are just normal people.

The two subjects predominantly covered in conversation at the pub tonight were:
1) Internet dating.
2) Crap TV.

I cant believe that these are normal topics. but both were well received and everyone, but me, felt able (AND WILLING) to make comments. It seems a real shame that good looking, fit and healthy, fun people cannot find partners in real life and have had to resort to the numerous Internet sites to sell themselves. What happened to the eye contact, the gut feelings, and good old body language. Its like we are doing away with the old fashioned flirting, which would get you comfortably past the awkward clashes of personality and interests until you find the common ground you do have. If you start off on the Internet choosing all that you have in common, surely all else there is to find out when you meet are the things you disagree about!?

And as for crap TV, i am not immune to this, i like my share, but i naively thought all people agreed that it is noble and good to try to cut down on TV watching, knowing that its as important as world peace, no? Taking up other activities and to be able to happily declare dismissively- 'oh, I'm too busy out having fun to watch TV' is vital. But no, IT IS OK TO WATCH TV!! yippee. However, i could not join in, as I'm currently too busy to watch TV apart from the quality Neighbours, Skins, The Inbetweeners, Scrubs, Project Runway, etc, etc, etc.

I returned home and realised that i cannot handle one beer after training, as i then experienced a WW3 style battle trying to 'cook' and eat my dinner. There follows a list of 'Things that it is not good to do once having a Sol after doing boxing circuits':
a) pick up boiling pans with your jumper pulled over your hand with the thought that this will be sufficient to protect it from the hot metal,
b) decide that everything is cooked very shortly after putting it on because you are bored and don't want to stand up anymore,
c) despite knowing that you are wearing a top, white enough to be on a Daz advert, continue to eat with a plate halfway down your front which obviously means that the top gets ruined.