Dog Poo

I had my nose deep into my phone as I walked to the bakery this morning, at least, that's my excuse for stepping in dog poo so early on. Is that good luck these days? Bird poo supposedly is, but I think any kind of floor poo works on a 'shame on you' kinda way. Was I any luckier today though? Jury is still out on that one. I was busy enough and a handful of the more ropey jobs just disappeared before I had to action them. I also beat Rebecca at this one board game for the first time ever today. Chalk it all up to the dog poo. I won't be doing that again tomorrow morning though as hosing down my shoe before work wasn't my ideal way to spend a Monday morning.

Sunday Writer

Before I had even opened my eyes the Sunday blues had sunk in. I feel like I'm drifting through my days at the moment since I don't have anything definitive to sink my teeth into. I'm lacking a game to play, a book to read or a TV show to watch. Nothing exists right now that fills my little heart with glee whenever I think about engaging with it. I'm riding it out because I know circumstances will quickly change when something comes along but for now I'm just coasting. I did return to my writing desk briefly to crack on with an opinion piece on behalf of another games blogger who wanted me to contribute to their site. I put off doing it for a long time today but I ended up really enjoying myself - a little no pressure time tapping on a keyboard turned out to be a good time with something potentially to show by the end of it. That'll be the legacy of this Sunday.

Chest High Wall

There wasn't a cloud in the sky so we took the opportunity to do some swift gardening. That horrible red weed thing crept back in, flourishing across every patch of soil that didn't have another plant firmly anchored in place. We filled two sacks almost exclusively of the stuff and the garden looks all the better for it. With great waste comes great responsibility so we booked in a trip to the dump. Rebecca disappeared into the cupboard under the stairs and managed to pull bulky trash from there like a magician. We filled Rebecca's car to the rafters, hocked it over a chest high wall and felt good about ourselves for the rest of the day. For bonus points, we took the picnic blanket out into the park, sat down and sunned ourselves in mid-April. Gotta enjoy it while we got it..

Deal In Principle

With most of the 'grown ups' out the office, today turned out to be easy going. It's what the team needed in all honesty, a day to get stuff done but also have a few laughs. I didn't even get sent out on a run, but I made more phone calls than usual which made me feel more like a member of the team and less like a gopher. That said, I had to low-key say goodbye to them as I got confirmation today that I'd soon be transitioning away from Production and into Script Supervising for this job. I am thrilled but it's a little bittersweet because my team are legitimately great and I'm headed into slightly uncharted territory. It's a new challenge though and they've already asked me to go out to all their future socials - an offer I gladly took up. Maybe this is the start of a whole new chapter.

Soft Boiled Eggs

The bread and pastries were still warm as I plated them up for breakfast - and as if that wasn't enough we also made some soft boiled eggs for the visiting executives. It truly was a spread to behold, it was only a little bit of a shame when they didn't eat it... Guess my hungry production team would have to step in instead. The grown ups were out on a recce once again so that gave us some breathing room to crack on with our day jobs. I struck a lot off my to do list but still found myself feeling mentally scrambled. I look around my team and the feeling is mutual. We're all still smiling but the busyness is strangely all consuming right now.

Salted Butter

I took a load of bread from my local bakery into work and within 2 hours it was gone. Apparently I love making rods for my back because now that people have gotten a taste for the finer things (fresh bread and French butter, the kind with hunks of salt dotted throughout) then they can't live without it. Guess I've turned into craft services once again, a role that is anathema to me but it keeps people on my side. I'll be at the bakery early again tomorrow morning. And probably the morning after that.

A Rainbow

Pulling out of our road I spotted a full rainbow arching over the park. This was at 7:15 when I left to get groceries and snacks for another recce. It was an early start but I had a lot to crack on with, every beat I hit with good timing, even after the occasional wrench was thrown into my timings.

One of which came as a missed called from my PM - usually this means something big brewing that I'd have to quasch. In reality, he had tee'd up a meeting between me and the Script Supervisor to discuss me coming onboard as an assistant Script Supervisor! I shoved the recce lunches into the hands of the HOD's and raced back to hop on a Zoom call with who could become my boss. We got on really well and she provisionally said she'd be delighted to have me on board as long as the higher ups are all good with it. I rode that high for the remainder of the day, which culminated in a pub session with the Production Team. Finger crossed that rainbow was indictive of things to come.