Happy Easter 2026

 I'm going to bed with a very full belly after a day of eating delicious meals. Hot cross bun breakfast, lamb roast lunch and picky bits dinner (mostly leftovers). I ate modestly too but everything was so tasty I just had to sample a little bit of it all.

Highlights of this Easter was going on a short walk through Newbury and going down a rabbit hole of listening to Eurovision entries, including a bunch from this coming year which got me hyped for the big day... If we don't boycott in some capacity that is. 

Customary Curry

Nearly Easter so eggs were on the breakfast menu. Creme fraiche is an underrated ingredient in scramble, whenever we have some on hand over the weekend it's guaranteed to go in my pan. Rebecca took some convincing (despite the fact I've done it multiple times before) but she was converted quickly. 

We drove to Newbury for the holiday weekend AND to wish my Dad a happy birthday. Louis had to do an emergency trip out to get some beers after the batch he ordered with plenty of time didn't arrive. But Dad got his gifts a-ok and we all headed out for a customary curry in town.  

Good Friday 2026

Mostly hung out with Rebecca this Good Friday. She's still a little jet lagged by her own admission so I had most of the morning to myself before we headed out for coffee. We headed up the road for board games too for an extended session where we had plenty of time to chat with the owner and debrief about our various holidays. Tomorrow we head out Newbury, first real visit there for me since Christmas, very much looking forward to it.

Cat MOT

Been a little while but I was free to take the cat up to the vets today. I always remember she hates going in that caged cat carrier, and to the surprise of no one she still does... And she lets us know this with some very distinct and sad sounding meows that could melt frozen butter. The vet appointment was just for her annual checkup (or cat MOT as I like to call it) and she got a clean bill of health. 

Since it was such a nice day I also took a walk into town, wearing my sunglasses for the first time this year. It's already looking like beer garden weather in Bristol and I suspect I'll be sat around many a bench nursing a pint this Summer - can't wait. 

Strategizing the Stag

I really unwound myself today, with nothing in my schedule at all I committed myself to finishing a game I got recently and then some pottering about. I did do a little bit of planning for Mark's Stag as well, he's taken it upon himself to organize the key beats (which is how he wanted it so I'll respect that). We're basically doing a souped-up canal boat weekend near Oxford so I plotted our stops and researched some nearby pubs. Unless we beach the boat, we're gonna have a blast.

Panelist

When I said yesterday how I'm over my jetlag, I forgot to factor in actually getting to sleep in the night... I took me over two hours to finally drop off last night. 

My only commitment today was being part of a speaking panel about being in the TV industry. I got sent the prep questions early so I had time to get my head around things, but when I arrived and saw the stage and the microphone my nervousness bubbled up. But in reality I was in a room with people who were all super keen and eager to listen to what we had to say. I would have killed to go to events like that when I was starting out of Uni so it was nice to be a part of it. Best thing though was bumping into a lot of familiar faces, after it was all done we headed out for a single pint to catch up, then it was time to hit the road. 

Just Lag Be Gone

I really feared my jet lag would be the slow death of me, but to my surprise all it took was a couple of painkillers and some coffee and I was right as rain. Rebecca and I took the day to goof off and get ready for the week, playing some games together as we went. All our holiday laundry has gone through the works, all bags unpacked and all debts to each other after all the dinners out have been squared off. I'm going to be playing house husband for a while so I'm going to settle into that role as best I can, gotta enjoy it while it lasts.