Wet Legs

 Did a wee bit more mental prep work for my big day as a Script Super tomorrow. I also took a peek at the weather forecast tomorrow which looked like the definition of grim. So I went out and bought myself some waterproof over-trousers which loads of people on set tend to wear. The more prepared I look and feel the better I'll be able to sell myself I reckon. Feeling good about tomorrow though, I think it will be a bit of fun. Alarm is set for early o'clock, let's do Wednesday!

A Couple of Butterflies

Reacclimated myself with the role of Script Supervisor as I begun my prep work for Wednesday. I keep getting those kind of pre-job interview butterflies whenever I start to really think about what I need to do on the day. It will be totally fine I know, but I just want it to go well and leave a good impression. I got the script on my software now though which is half the battle, tomorrow I'll do the final re-treads and the. I'll be waking up nice and early for the fun. I don't miss the early mornings I can tell you that for free.

Bonfire '23

I like to use the 'Rebecca out of town's days to catch up on black and white movies and video games. That was my morning before the supermarkets opened up, then it was back to chores and weekly shopping. We had Louis and Rachel round for another glimpse at the Victoria Park bonfire which always burns bigger than I remember. We put Classic FM on for the cat and that seemed to get her through the fireworks... She's going to have better music taste than me if people keep the pyrotechnics up for much longer tonight.

Vampire Survivors

A workman popped round this morning to install our new radiator, which is also the final piece of the puzzle for our hallway renovations for the year. Hurray! 

So I spent a few hours this morning huddled in a room with the cat but still making myself available to the chap in case he had questions. I was browsing the app store on my iPad and spotted they had the game that won last year's BAFTA for best game. Vampire Survivors is exactly what I expected it to be. A dopamine drip pipe where you watch numbers go up as screens of bad guys disintegrate thanks to your holy weaponry. I got to a point with it today though where I unlocked so many power ups that I literally just left the game running and did the washing up. I came back 10 minutes later as the game played itself - all the attacks happen automatically so minimal input is required from the player. I had a horrible epitome. What the hell was I doing with my life? I was watching a game play itself. I'm actually rendered speechless when I remember it's a BAFTA winning title, every person who included it in their end of year review write up boasted about how many hours they sank into it. You can't just guild a time killer app to justify your how you spent your existence on watching tiny numbers go up and enemies melt. No one in their deathbed will say, 'Damn, I wish I played more Vampire Survivors'. I just feel embarrassed of ever having played it now.

A Fine Writing Desk

Despite our decorator flaunting his 'dust free power sander', I found every surface in the dining room had a fine layer of Timeless™ dust over everything. This served as a good excuse to reclaim my writing desk that has previously been my dumping ground for work - old paperwork, holepunchers, broken pens... You name it, it was there. I paired it all down and sat there again to get a feel for using that space for work and remembered why I still have fond lockdown memories of doing personal projects there. Come Monday, I'll be there doing bits and pieces to nurture my soul.

Protect the Paint

Our decorator finished up in our hallway today and it looks great now! No more salmon pink from the render, it just looks like a nice, normal space now that's so much lighter. No doubt I'll act extra careful around the space for the next few days in fear of scuffing it but we can't be too precious in this life.

I met up with my old Production Manager for a few games around his house on the river. The storm recently meant that it's close to flooding down there, shame because he's now the co owner of a boat and I'm keen to take it for a spin. Was great to catch up with him though and get a sense on how he's been doing since Rivals finished.

Hot Pizza

Spruced up the old CV today, adding in all the relevant bits from Rivals and made myself sound more like a dreaming Script Supervisor. I did this in between making batches of pizza sauce for our guest tonight. I made the first load of it and tested it on a piece of bread to create a poor man's pizza - it was super tasty but I was heavy handed with the chili flakes so I whipped up some more without the spice. It was all for nought though, when it came to making my custom pizza I got greedy and overloaded it with sauce! Let that be a lesson, less it more when it comes to toppings sometimes...