Oh chocolate, you have broken me.
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| The Mini Egg bowl - one week later. |
If all the Mini Eggs in the world could just quietly fade into the background and remove themselves from my sight, that would be helpful. I just can't stop popping them into my mouth. Like grapes or Smints, just with a hard sickly shell, it's becoming a real problem. Meanwhile, what with the past week being decidedly non-standard (school holidays, family visits, and a sad-but-lovely friends' gathering) I've not had a balanced meal all week. Is this how you get scurvy? I'm currently craving savoury food that contains nutrients. What have I become?
The good news is, we've got a few weeks of normality before anything interesting is happening in my life. I shall embrace it wholeheartedly, whilst ignoring all remaining chocolate.
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| Me, several times a day, right now. |
Oh man, this indie-publishing lark is mired in stress. I think I'm getting there, but I still have to pause now and then to scream into the void.
The current problem seems to be getting past the initial automated part of the process. I keep being told via email, that my manuscript's bleed edges are too small. When I check them, they seem bang on. I re-upload the document and wait for it to be bounced back again. We're now at the 'contacting the help desk every couple of days' stage of proceedings. I'll get there, one day. Hopefully soon.
Culture
Meanwhile, in a bid to unwind after a long day of stress, I've been hoovering up some cracking telly.
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| The reboot of Scrubs feels effortlessly done with authentically written characters for twenty years later. Quite the feat. |
Scrubs is back! I loved it then and it's marvellous now. A new series has dropped on Disney and it's great. Next, is Rooster. Steve Carell is a less-Michael Scott version of Michael Scott but this time on a university campus. Also great. Jury Dury Presents: Company Retreat may well be worth your time. If you watched Jury Duty, then this is more of the same. Heartwarming and lovely. Finally, I've started to rewatch all of Hacks. It's been truly necessary to distract and unwind after screaming at my laptop all day.
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| Thirty centimetres! |
Check out my quiche! I made it for Easter Sunday when assorted family members came over to my place. As the rest of the buffet was comprised of opening packets, I wanted to make one thing that was impressive, hence my quiche. It was sweet potato, feta, and spinach, but that's not what was exciting. What IS worth noting was it had a diameter of thirty centimetres! A mofo! It fed everyone on the day, as well as providing left overs for the week. Hurrah. A quiche win!
Out and About
My thrice-weekly walks are finally becoming pleasant. We're in the tiny window when the icy drizzle of winter is over but the cancerous rays of the sweaty summer sun are yet to materialise. Bright spring days that still require a hoody, are here. I'll take them for now.
Whether you're actively avoiding sugar-based snacks, or having work-related stress of your own, I hope this is the week it all comes together. Either way, I'll see you here next Monday for a debrief. Good luck to us all.
Have a lovely week, folks.
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