Walk it off. That's what they say if you're upset, or if you've eaten too much. Walk it off. It's the solution for something fleeting. A cure-all for the ephemeral grumps. I'm a firm believer in the walk. If you've got a problem, and it can be walked off, then it's not as important as you thought it was.
While testing this theory earlier on today, I was satisfied by the soft transition of my autumn glooms. I left the house with a rain-cloud on my shoulder, and padded the canal run with a listless gait. Despite the sun, despite the peace, I was melancholy. I had gotten myself into the loneliness spiral. This was all dashed apart, of course, when I spotted a barge stuck under a bridge.
Three Men in A Boat, I guess, has come to Ireland at last. The show, originally aired in 2006, featured Dara O'Briain (pronounced breeee-un for those who aren't quite sure), Griff Rhys Jones, Rory McGrath and a dog called Loli. They sailed from Kingston to Oxford in a skiff, matching Jerome's Victorian novel of the same name. They broadcast a couple of sequels, and now it looks like there's a new one in the making.
How would I know? I was stomping down the path and I passed a man in a brown suit, muttering to himself like a Thespian, one hand on his chin, the other pocketed, rocking back and forth on his heels. Griff Rhys Jones. On the return leg, I noticed the barge had become unstuck, there were cameras, many Londoners on walkie talkies and Dara O'Briain was standing on deck with a slim black hound leashed with a blue collar. At that moment, the sunlight was showing off, dappling the canal through faerie brush, so it must have made for a grand shoot. Not wanting to bother anyone, I continued on my way.
By the time I got back I'd felt much better. Ahhhh, I breathed, and sat down with a cup of coffee. Off it had been walked.
DIARIT: 7/10
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