Hollow Hourglass

A horrible thought crossed my brain around midday today. Our Tech Recce's are a full week ahead of what I expected them to be. This means breakfasts have to be organized alongside snacks and lunches - I'll have to put my catering hat firmly on for one more rodeo. There was still technically plenty of time to do all this and I know the ropes but I oddly found myself feeling slightly panicked by the situation. The sensation of grains dwindling in the hourglass or the sun slipping over the horizon. I'll have to ratchet up my day and keep smiling all the while. That said, I'm still hitting all my marks and impressing the right people. Just keep swimming I suppose.

Gas Leak

Back to back busyness all morning. Costume van bookings, rail pick ups, printer paper problems, overflowing water coolers. My momentum was only halted when someone announced they could smell a gas leak which prompted a full office evacuation. We were let back in shortly after, I also remembered that I could delegate a bit now since the other Production Assistant has started. It's like there's two of me!

Tetris Effect

The remnants of yesterday's good time still lingered in our kitchen. I made breakfast around the mess while slowly working up the bandwidth to deal with it all. Between Rebecca and I we got the house back into tip top shape before heading out to enjoy the sunshine before it slopes away for a bit. I bumped into not one, but two old colleagues from Coffee#1 which was a sincere treat. One of them was running a market stand on behalf of a friend so it was a perfect excuse to buy some homemade tiffin which went down well alongside and iced coffee.

I picked up a remarkable version of Tetris this weekend which I just about completed on the 'Normal' difficulty level. Tetris Effect pairs every action to the music while presenting some really turn of the millennium aesthetics, all the while preaching a message about how we're all connected. It's immaculate stuff. I was never that good at Tetris, I left that one to good old Daniel who can trounce some of the most seasoned players. Maybe, just maybe I get it now? Makes me want to play more of it to hone my skills. I could be like that guy at parties who can solve a Rubex Cube super quick.

Eurovision 2024

With the plan committed to paper, Rebecca and I set out to get the house (and the pantry) ready for our Eurovision party. I hit the shops and the butchers for some beef and sausages because we had our first BBQ of the year this evening. I low-key forgot some of the biggest tips on how to use a kettle BBQ and as a result, we had a very minor false start which was quickly rectified. Burger, mushrooms, hallomi and beer boiled sausages piled our plates, while leaving leftovers for tomorrow. If anything I think we all are a bit too much because energy levels slumped immediately when we all sat down for Eurovision - but we made it through! A really solid show overall, we all saw the winner from a mile away but several of the other acts were legitimately decent, nor was there any act that could be branded as woefully poor. High on good food and good vibes right now, and the best part is I have all of tomorrow to feel smug knowing we already weekended well.

Watermelon

 The heat was merciless on our production office, but today we came prepared. A colleague arranged an air con unit for our meeting room while I filled the freezer with ice lollies. I also had the bright idea of picking up a watermelon, putting it in the fridge for a little bit, then cutting it up. People lost their minds when they saw it hanging around in the kitchen - whoever thought a piece of fruit would earn me so much clout. 

To celebrate Friday, Rebecca and I grabbed a drink near our house. We had a mission though - armed with pen and paper we planned our whole tomorrow, from chores to food shops. This Eurovision party/BBQ is going to be the best coordinated one in our postcode.

Car Smells

Picked up my Line Producer from a nearby swimming pool before work and conveyed him to the office. All the while he was treated to the smell of my car as fresh bread filled the air. That was later replaced by the smell of a 2nd hand refrigerator, a chunky one at that which only just fit in my boot. Two hours later it was full again if M&S lunches for the hungry masses. Me and my car do a lot of odd jobs together, just a few more weeks and the weirdness will be replaced with a kit bag. 

The office is really heating up in the sudden May Summer. We blasted all the fans on in our meeting room but barely made a dent in the centigrade. Friday treat will be ice lollies, I can feel it in my bones.

Kettle Wizard

So there I was, in ASDA's car park far too early in the morning, scrambling around  trying to find the release lever for my car's fuel cap. No matter, I had bigger fish to fry once I got to work, namely finding yet another fridge for our offices and rearranging furniture for meetings. My tea and coffee skills continue to be over inflated people keep requesting my wizardry over the kettle. I needed more than a bit of coffee to get me through today though because I was feeling so sluggish latterly. That 3 day weekend ruined me, I just crave sofa time like Haribo now. Two more days and I'll be where I want to be.