Just had another day on the truck - maybe my last one of the job. Things are slowly winding down and people are going through the stages of grief but right now we're in the acceptance stage. We're smiling about it ending now and looking forward to the wrap party.
In slightly exciting news, tomorrow is the final bout of my dentistry. Should be getting all the accessories removed, my teeth power washed and my next retainer passed on. Fingers crossed I'll get some before/after pictures.
Seemingly sleepwalked my way through the day, treading water and doing my daily duties. A lot of the day we spent waiting on responses and filling up spreadsheets with all th information people desire ahead of wrap. The running of the show gets in the way of that still from time to time, but we're so very close to the end now that side of things will start evaporating.
A lot of my spare moments are now spent dreaming of all the things I can do during my time off. Little creative projects and other bits that'll keep my cup full. It's been a long while since I've done anything spiritually nourishing so I won't waste any time neglecting that.
Rustled up a killer breakfast then bid adieu to Rebecca's parents. The house was our once again but we mostly just wanted to recharge our social batteries. I played games for most of the day as a result, finishing up my climbing game and watched it immediately go into my Game of the Year list for next December. I'm on a hot streak at the moment, gotta play some garbage again soon - that's how the universe works right?
Last week of filming coming up. What a blooming marathon. I'm gonna start experiencing phantom pains by the end of it I reckon but for now, as I said earlier, all I can do is enjoy it.
Rebecca's Birthday weekend kicked off with a visit from her parents. It was raining a fair bit today so we settled on doing the North Street Shuffle so we could dip in and out of shops to counteract the weather. All good Birthday meals happen at A'Capella Pizza up the road so we headed there in the evening for food and wine. Last up I did what was possibly the least subtle birthday cake prep possible, but Rebecca was still surprised when I put the candles in front of her as we sung out.
Rebecca set her alarm just as early as me this morning, all so she could enjoy a bit of time with me to open her cards and her presents before I had to scarper off to work. I say this every year, but I'm always blown away by the correspondence she gets on her Birthday. Swathes of goodwill texts and heartfelt cards land her way on the big day - a testiment to how many lives she's touched.
This year's gift was a joint effort from the whole family: a Fuji Film Camera with the ability to print out mini Polaroid style snaps. I can't wait to see what memories she starts printing off.
We went out to dinner to Honest Burger (thank you, various vouchers) and then met up with her visiting parents for drinks. The long week caught up with me finally after my second pint so I started yawning uncontrollably. Back in bed now with Rebecca, wishing her one again a very Happy Birthday.
Blinked and the day passed me by. That's how it always goes as we approach the end of the shoot, things just accelerate beyond comprehension and the next thing you know everyone has moved on. But until they get there, I'll be weighing wigs, doing paperwork and sorting the odd jobs as the come through. I just wish I could catch my breath a bit and enjoy the end of it a bit more.
Made some good strides forward at work, yet the day was still defined for me by my slip ups. All of them innocent and without meaningful consequence, but I hold myself to a fairly high standard at work and take failings a little too deep. As a result I couldn't get into a groove at work, mostly because I had to revisit old bits I thought were done to unpick them. I'm chauking it up to a bad day, I'm already ready to start anew tomorrow and return to my usual 100%.
