A Face from A Decade Back

It feels like every time we go to the Sunday market I bump into someone from my past. It certainly wasn't on my bingo card to run into a colleague from my days at Rubber Republic (where I first worked when I moved to Bristol). Despite the fact that almost a decade had passed they still recognized me and hailed me down for a catch-up. They were one of my favourite co-workers there so it was a swell reunion, he's since left the company to work for a model train place (a fact he was beaming about). Glad to have that moment today, puts into perspective the length of time I've been in the city now and how far I've come. 

Rebecca and I enjoyed a quiet day again otherwise, in contrast to what our social calendar is looking like in the future. Most of today we've actually had to turn multiple people down for plans because we're already doing other things. Nice to be popular for sure, but trying to slot everyone in becomes the side quest of doom. 

Good Vibes Only Saturday

Enjoyed a near perfect little Saturday that we kickstarted with some scrambled eggs and hand ground coffee (every morning should start this way). I got a haircut so I don't feel like a shaggy dog anymore and we showed my new trim off to the fine people of Dunelm Mill, where we bought some more kitchen bits, aka new roasting pans after I nuked the last one by over roasting some pork. Speaking of pork, Rebecca and I really wanted to try out a small plates grill place up the road for us. We sipped margaritas in the sun and tucked into a mini BBQ banquet. We got home a little half cut so just flopped out and played games and watched a film. Good vibes all round.

1 Week til Rivals

It's thrilling to see all the Rivals marketing coming into play around me. Social media has all the cast interviews and pictures, trailers are dropping and Rebecca even saw a bus poster today. So weird to think that little show we all worked on is coming back with a vengeance, so excited for the next series to come out this time next week.

The weather still can't make up it's mind so we did a bit of a precursor BBQ indoors today, cooking burgers for our special guest, Dan. We lined our stomachs and headed up the road for board games together - ended up staying out  a bit later than we had all expected because we were having such a hoot.  

Think of the Grilling Season!

A moment of silence for our ugly garden...

It's gone now, replaced once and for all by the construction team who gutted the garden waste in literally 15 minutes, then paved it over with zero fuss. I keep catching myself doing a double take when I look out the window now - the sight of our garden is totally unfamiliar, but exhilarating. It looks so much bigger now, and we'll never have to fear trampling in hidden cat poo ever again. All told, we're chuffed with the improvement. It'll accommodate loads more people now and it's already got me buzzing about BBQ'ing again.

Bye Bye Mud Square

Rebecca and I walked towards our work this morning. Well, for her it was a full day, for me it was just a quick trip into town to do some returns, I was back home shortly after to enjoy a home without WiFi for a couple more hours at least. The new box did get delivered late afternoon, in the meantime I sat at my writing nook and dreamt up my next cowboy campaign. Sometimes coming up with new games and stories is more gratifying than playing them.

I took one final look at our garden today too. That wretched patch of mud and weeds is at long last getting the old heave-ho. Classic me though, I almost got nostalgic for it. It's been a thorn in my side for so long now that I don't know what I'm going to complain about once it's gone. That said, I am excited to get such a big renovation done tomorrow - a little house upgrade that'll make it even more our space. 

Where WiFi?

Two immediate curve balls for me when I got up. First was my boss's car broke down yesterday and he had to ditch it on the side of the road, so I had to do one extra trip to ferry back some filming equipment. No biggie. What was a bigger biggie was the fact our WiFi box decided to give up the ghost. A replacement is en route already but for now, we're flying blind (even our mobile data is patchy in this house). Thankfully I still had some movies in the back pocket and the lack of any streaming services meant out choice was funneled tonight. It was like enjoying simpler times once again.

It's quaint now, but tomorrow I'll be desperate for some brain rot. 

No Other Choice

Totally didn't twig that today was a Bank Holiday and that I need to go into work again tomorrow. In the meantime Rebecca and I took it slow, we enjoyed the delights of Lidl and time to catch up. We headed to Louis and Rachel's again for another movie night, this time I wasn't a 'so bad it's good' vibe, rather we got round to No Other Choice, a film which we universally quite enjoyed. It's a good thing we all kinda get the Korean sense of humor and style, there were some undeniable highlights despite the overlong runtime.