Bananagrams

Landed on set and I was immediately being pulled in multiple directions for requests. Splinter units, questions about dialogue, reference photos and complimentary copies of board games, it all, very suddenly, came my way. I rolled with the punches though and got through the day A-Ok. Our final day out in a remote location to be exact. Literally everyone was so excited to up and leave, it felt like a Friday. Just one more day though and then I can enjoy the first idle weekend of 2025 - cannot wait!

OJ's Glove

I clicked my heels together as I left my hotel room early this morning, for today was the day my new touchscreen gloves arrived at a nearby parcel pick up point. I got dressed, popped out, greeted the high street, picked up my post and dreamed about how useful the gloves would be on set. Returned to the hotel room, ripped open the parcel to try them on and they were far too small. I was like OJ in court trying to squeeze them over my fingers. The gloves didn't fit, so I had to acquit... To the expensive return policy of the website.

So yeah, that was my morning. The days work was same as before in this location - continuing one scene while the sun was up, then onto another bunch once the sun had set. The whole time I kept thinking to myself 'I wished those damn gloves fitted'. At the very least we got to pop into the hotel bar this evening with a few crew. The very nice staff member kept extending the closing time for us and continued to pour us drinks. Ready for one more day on the road before I'm back in my normal bed.

Fleeting Spring

Managed to play video games in my hotel room this morning without completely losing track of time. Driving in was leisurely too because the sun was shining, so much so that a lot of the crew were stripping off all their winter coats. Of course, they all went back on again the second the sun went in but it was a fleeting glimpse of Spring. After dinner the day really felt like it was dragging along. I kept thinking it was Thursday but we're not even halfway through this week. I told Rebecca I'm missing her, and I never thought I'd say this, but I'm also missing the cat sleeping on the bed with us. I'll be eating my words soon enough, but the idealisized image of my bed is what I'm longing for the most.

Time Froze

Repacked my bags and re-steeled myself for another Monday. I'll be living out of a hotel and doing night work for most of the week, video games and maybe a movie or two will have to keep me company in the mornings. Not that I'm homesick at all, but it will be nice to be reunited with Rebecca and my own bed to sleep in. Thankfully the days are going quickly, being out in the cold makes you forcefully will time to get a wiggle on it turns out - the week will go by in the blink of an eye.

Cold = Character Building

 Did the Sunday sweep from London back to Bristol, but we stopped in briefly on my parents. Rebecca and I always joke to brace ourselves for the chill of the house and today was on another level. I was passed a blanket more or less on arrival so we could drink coffee in some degree of warmth. Having grown up with it I don't mind it so much (older generations would call it character building), but it still makes me chuckle to remember waking up in my old bedroom before school being able to see my breath. Maybe that's why I like to sleep in colder spaces to this day...

Another week fo filming lies before us, hopefully we won't get snowed off again. I'll be living in a hotel for most of the week, it's a pretty Dickensian room with single glazing and a large writers desk inside but it's plenty charming and near to location. I'm just hoping I don't turn into a popsicle again.

Loads of Limonchello

 Back down to London for the last of the Christmas engagements with Rebecca"s family friends. I was blown away by the fact most of them had watched (and loved) Rivals so I was flooded with fun questions to answer for most of the night. Better still, for the past month I had been preparing a batch of limonchello for tonight which I finally got to share with everyone. While it wasn't perfect, it was pretty good for a first ever concoction but everyone loved it. While I know I can sometimes be a fairly quiet guest at finner parties, sometimes I bring the goods.

Where's My Kettle?!

It was only after I left my hotel room that curiously didn't have any tea/coffee making facilities in the room is when I realized exactly where my tiny kettle was hiding. Not that I got a chance to use it because I misread the callsheet and my start time for this morning so I was in a manic dash to get out the door. I landed just in time though for another day stood out in negative temperatures. Never have looked forward to sitting in a heated car more in my life, and even after an hour long drive home I hadn't quite thawed out. At least I'll be back in my own bed this evening with Rebecca and the cat to keep me warm.