I have never smelt so badly. Pat has given me the best workout in my life, playing me in table tennis. I’m sore from neck to toe and I feel as if I’ve been running all day. Even my ass is sore. How the fuck is my ass sore?

Pat and I are so evenly matched that after playing for two hours he won only by a few points. After the first twenty minutes sweat was pouring into my eyes. They started stinging as if they could taste the salty enthusiasm exuding from my skin.

I’ve never felt so exhausted but so exuberant at the same time. I’m determined to do this more.