Potter Paint

 Bathroom fully painted now and looking better than ever! Yet another little weekend project with a big old tick next to its name, not too many DIY jobs left to do now before it gets to cold and wet to do anything. Rebecca and I (but mostly Rebecca) have done some much it feels like, everything we do makes the house more and more our own, very proud of us. After washing out all the paintbrushes we just collapsed onto the sofa and channel surelfed on the first Harry Potter film and ended up watching a lot more of it than we expected. It's a wholesome movie now, I can see why people feel so nostalgic towards it.

Paint Smearer

 Next housework job on our hit list: painting the bathroom. I typically make good use of the big paint roller when Rebecca and I split up the duties, suits my personality better I think - big immediate results with the roller. Though, I did managed to totally bodge the ceiling somehow, too much paint in the roller meant I applied too much Jasmine White and ended up smearing around the place rather than actually applying it. The first coat I did was embarrassing poor, luckily we managed to rectify it before I had to sleep knowing I'd messed up our bathroom beyond all repair. 

Wasn't all work this Saturday: games with Mark and Dan took place and a takeaway burger was quickly consumed. Feeling a little decompressed now, all I got to do is have a good Sunday, then I know I'll be fit to fight another Monday.

Bonfire Night 2021

Down a Base Runner today so I helped fill in the gaps. Mostly just put food orders in for the cast and crew and did some extra leg work - all while de-rigging our truck for the location swap. A lot of elements to juggle and I daresay I actually felt a little overwhelmed at one point. I'll chalk that up to the overly-hot heating and the overly-potent coffee playing with my senses. Took myself away for 2 minutes and came back ready to take on the world.

We wanted a little bit of Bonfire Night action so Louis, Rachel, Rebecca and I all went hunting for smoke and fireworks. We trudged for a while with nothing to show for it, until we unwittingly stumbled into a battlefield. Chaps were lighting fireworks only a few couple yards from us, the bangs were intense. Even better, another group in the school were popping off a few of their own fireworks just behind us. We kept looking over our shoulder to see who had the better display. What was almost a disaster night turned into an organic evening that couldn't have happened anywhere else except our nearby park.

Independent Union

What a beautiful morning! Driving to work was legitimately soul stirring, leaving the confines if the city to head out towards the countryside in Autumn was such a pleasure. The day's work was steady and everyone was a lot chirpier which made everything nice and easy. An email came out saying everyone would need to work on a Saturday on short notice though - a threat to disturb the new peace... Instead all of the crew literally laughed at the email and just said 'fat chance'. Apparently we are our own union and we may have wriggled out of a weekend workday.

Car Park Curry

A decidedly better day was enjoyed by all. Warmer attitudes aided by a manageable shooting schedule perked us all up. Funnily enough, my new gloves won the hearts of many of my coworkers and we're the unfettered talk of base for a hot minute this morning - maybe they were the good vibes we all needed.

I actually had a steady stream of work to get on with too which always helps, but I still had enough time to perform a Tarot reading on our 2nd AD. Someone recently purchased a Tarot set for our truck and it fell to me to digest and memorize all the cards, it was well worth it though because the lady I did the reading for left with a brand new lease on life. Maybe I got myself a nice little side hustle. 

Just before the sun set I was invited to share some homemade food with some of the Unit Driver's. One of their wives made a delicious curry with the most perfect level of spice I've ever experienced. As I stood in the Unit Base car park, huddled with the cool kids eating curry out of an open boot I felt very accepted. Those guys are big sharers and I'm delighted they want to always get me involved.

C'mon Team

Another slow and somewhat rocky 12 hours for me. My work load is diminishing by the minute and I keep thinking I ought to be helping out more. Not much I can do though, filming is in the hands of the higher ups and the best I can do is try and keep morale up with tea, coffee and the occasional mockery of myself.

Off-Day on Set

Morale took a bit of a nosedive across the board on set. The bad weather never helps and the long, dialogue-heavy days are always the hardest to get shot in the day. I wished I could do a little more to help as I had some long spates of naff-all to do, then again, even I was dropping the ball a little today. Nothing beyond repair thankfully, but just not operating to my usual standard which makes me a bit frustrated in myself. We all have off-days though, I've already told myself tomorrow will be better and that's half the battle already.