Coffee Company

Mum joined me during my pre-work ritual cup of coffee, we were both quite groggy but it was nice to have a bit of company before driving out to set. I was Script Supervising again today and I think it all went pretty well, no big fires to put out or moments of dread, just a day out the office to enjoy with the crew. The drive back today though was the real killer: 2 hours basically! My energy levels are rock bottom in the evenings since the holidays, maybe I'm out of sync with the pattern of work life, but a sure-fire cure is an early night.

Dropping Balls, Picking them Up

 Tomorrow I'll be back on the floor doing my Script Supervisor thing and thought I could carve out some time to do some prep work for it. But I was bumper to bumper busy, so much so that I noticed myself dropping the ball from time to time. I hope this isn't an omen of things to come, rather an opportunity to notice I'm messing up so I can nip it in the bud. I have a horrid feeling this is what the last leg of the job is going to feel like. Work does take me away from Bristol sometimes and a small perk of today was being able to head back to see my parents and spend a night in Newbury. Unfortunately I spent most of the night doing the aforementioned prep work over having quality time, that's show business though.

Marty Supreme

Utalised 200% of my brain before breakfast as I finished up Blue Prince. Even as the credits rolled I knew I likely still had dozens of little puzzles to solve and sure enough, as soon as I started it up again an in game book with cryptic wording reassembling Kit William's Mascarade crops up, hinting towards puzzles within puzzles that I overlooked. I'll retire my notebook for now though, maybe later I'll get the urge to return and solve a few more riddles.

Today was all about the cinema trip to Marty Supreme though and boy was it worth it. Really fun and entertaining film with an intensity that's impossible to look away from. The screening was packed out when we saw it and frankly, that was the best way to enjoy this one to the max. 

Let's Go, Park Run

I usually catch up on sleep on Saturdays, but today I had a mission: Park Run.

I slow cooked some porridge to fuel up for going out in the sub-freezing temps. Rebecca kindly drove me out to meet up with a few co-workers, we the joined a gaggle of about a hundred people and set out sports watches as the run began. Considering I haven't been out for a couple of months, and I haven't done a 5K in a fair old while, I surprised myself by finishing up in good time without feeling haggard afterwards. In fact, my whole group felt the same way: invigorated by the push out of our comfort zone to be better people. We took a plunge in the cold to meetup and we were all so glad we did.

Since getting into film watching I realize a big part of the hobby is chasing that feeling of finally stumbling onto something that connects with you on a deep and profound level. That's the high I yearn for but always find it increasingly hard to come by. After Life did wonders for me, one of those where I spent about half an hour after the credits to just enjoy the headspace the film left me in.

Only ten days into the year and I've already done a 5K and likely seen the best film I'll watch all year. Hell of a way to start 2026. 

Cast Tracker

Got involved with chatting to a lot of cast agents today to check availability. Not something I've done before but I jumped at the opportunity none the less. That ended up taking most of my morning, after that I was just back to my usual duties and dreaming of what I'm going to do this weekend. I somehow volunteered myself to do a Park Run tomorrow with some co workers, watch this space to learn how wheezy it makes me.

In the Bleakest Midwinter

Kept hearing rumours about snow but Bristol only got the wind and the rain. No magic, no whimsy, just a bleak midwinter. The days work was fraught with me doing a fair bit of running around. It was our last studio day for a while so I was putting plans into motion for when I wouldn't be around, I know I can rely on myself but gifting the reins to another person never feels right to me. I also can't believe we only have one more day before the weekend. I'm counting down the minutes already, all I want to do is get back to being a Christmas potato.

Chris Roast

Reclaimed ground back at the office, we can all just about see from above the clouds. I'm still crunking through a lot of odd jobs and prepping a few things for upcoming days, I only have so much information though and the inclement weather might throw plans into chaos. But we move, we laugh and we stick together.

I popped round to Dan's tonight too to meet up with Chris and Jack, mostly we watched Chris play Zelda while we roasted him. Good times.