Mooncake Nightcap

Friday came and went, all in service of having a belated birthday hangout with Louis in the evening. There was Street Fighter, cheese & wine, couple of beers and even some Mooncake. Rebecca and Rachel were both away so today was very much for the boys, which will be in stark contrast to the upcoming Bake Off evenings. Chatting about games and our childhood never gets old with Louis, even better when we're playing games at the same time.

Happy Birthday Louis 2026

It was Louis' Birthday today, I dropped him a Steam code for a few more Street Fighter characters online while keeping my evening free in case he wanted to do something. He went to a sauna in the afternoon and literally sweated himself dry so he said what he'd like best is to just take it easy at home. I stayed back with the cat after work, Rebecca is up in London again meeting friends, leaving me to have a bachelor evening at home: oven pizza and video games. What a dreamy Thursday.

Nose Deep in Scripts

Quietly kept myself to myself at work so I could finally bury my nose into the scripts. It always helps to do this so I can answer any wacky questions that typically blindside use about animals, SFX and the like. That and I enjoy being an oracle of knowledge on a very niche front - that makes me useful in a bunch of different ways. It certainly beats lumping office furniture around anyway. In classic Production fashion, we only really got busy in the last hour of the day which meant we all left a bit later than we would like. I'm trying to draw better boundaries on this one about home time, so far it's working out.

Barista Life Beckons

Found cause to print off my ever handy 'How to Brew with a French Press' cheat sheet. It's a little document I've been fine tuning on jobs and often blue tack it to cupboard doors for the team. No matter where I go, the life of a barista beckons me back, especially when the show runner wants a good coffee.

After I packed the laptop down I met up with Mark, Lucy, Dan and Jamie for some drinks in town, because Jamie is a Doctor now! He's earned his PhD and that was worthy cause of celebration. Just kinda sweet to get everyone around a pub table on relatively short notice too. 

Sound Booth Be Gone

Our team got a little bigger, taking away a few of my covering responsibilities like the lunch run. Now I'm full time behindy desk, reading emails and quietly getting on with my work. The hardest part of my day was actually after work at Louis and Rachel's. Their Mk1 sound booth needed removing, which instantly triggered flashbacks to us putting it up in their bedroom - to this day it might just be the heaviest thing I have ever lifted so I went into this job tentatively. Turned out this was an easier gig, still some heavy lifting but mostly dealing with stubborn screws. Our work really freed up a lot of space back in their room, a job well done for sure, Rachel has already promised us baked goods as payment, and with Bake Off returning next week my body is so ready.

Cocktail Coma

Thank goodness I set the cat feeder last night, otherwise I'm certain the cat would have nudged me out of my cocktail coma. Calling it that makes it sound a lot worse than it was, in reality I was just lethargic and sleepy for most of the morning. My lunch consisted pf last night's leftovers which I scoffed while waiting for Rebecca to come back home from London. I treated her to the first cottage pie of the season when she came home - the first of many I'm sure. The last couple of hours were all about pushing down those end of the weekend feelings. Back to it tomorrow, let's see what next week brings.

Tex Mex

My circadian rhythm woke me up at the crack of dawn. Usually I'd try to roll over for a few more winks but a golden opportunity to play Starfox presented itself. The remake came out earlier this year and I got it for my birthday. I can remember getting the original game from Software Exchange in the very early 2000's. I knew nothing about the game minus the fact it had a big robot in the cartridge and it was with the budget afforded by my pocket money. Louis and I took it home and immediately fell in love. This many years later I found myself playing the shiny new imagining of the game, the same beats made me smile and the music still made my heart swell. Call it nostalgia goggles I guess, but this one lives in one of the softest spots in my heart.

That took me to 8am. Where I then said goodbye to Rebecca who was off to a baby shower. I had the day to head up the road to a local bake sale, then to the shops to gather ingredients for the Tex Mex dinner party I was attending. It was a everyone bring a dish situation so I locked in and made Cowboy Caviar, which has virtually all the best beans and peppers mixed into on delicious side salad. On arrival it was clear that everyone made a big effort too, the desert in particular was a knockout. We just drank margaritas, chatted and played a few parlor games til today turned to tomorrow. The highlight was the pinata we busted up. His carcass was left with me which felt so natural in my hands - probably because of the pinata short film we did twelve years ago. Time flies, but the good times keep coming and our films stay the same age.