Sunday 3 January 2010

Mad Men

Went out for my 2nd run today. -2C. The ground completely frozen. And yet, dozens of people out running, jogging & hiking. Exercising in the fresh air.

Have been watching Mad Men religiously over the holiday season - got seasons 1&2 on DVD.
Just in case you haven't heard, it's a TV series set in the early 1960's in NYC, charting the lives and loves of Madison Avenue advertising men (hence Mad Men).

In 20 hours of television drama the main characters consumed ~1,000 cigarettes and ~50 bottles of scotch. Exercise? 3 push-ups. A bit of fresh air? A picnic at the end of which all the rubbish was left on the grass. Still, the men look cooler. The women more glamorous. Is that the trade-off?

So, 20km down, 980km to go.

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