Open Wings
This week:
1. I worked my last day on Monday, so I am unemployed again. Having two months back in the office has really given me food for thought about what went wrong last year, so that's been useful. The last thing I had to do was a handover meeting with Passive-Aggressive Lady. It was all very polite, but she clearly wasn't going to like a lot of the improvements that New Me and I had set in place. Ah well. That's for them to argue about now.
2. So I was a little unsettled and down about that. I was surprised how much it affected me, actually. And then I slept through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, so I suspect the real problem was some sort of mild bug.
This week on Masterchef:
1. Too much habanero, too much vinegar and your pumpkin was... undercooked.
2. Sadly, your kingfish... let you down.
3. You promised us the flavour of roasted rice in that ice-cream, but it just... wasn't strong enough.
4. The puddle of runny liver is... distinctly unattractive.
Also, one of them made something he called "lettuce water".
This week in knitting: No photo today as all I've done this week is pick up the stitches for the second band. Still not finished, but surely it won't be long now.
In lieu of a knitting photo, here's a meme:
Either/or meme
Cacti or succulents
Butterflies or honeybees
Typewritten or handwritten letters
Flower crowns or oversized sun hats
Polaroids or film
Road tripping in a VW bus down the coast or camping in the woods on summer nights
Cozy beanbags or breezy hammocks
Oversized jumpers or fluffy bathrobes
Banana bread or pumpkin spiced loaf
The smell of old books or the smell of petrichor
Chapstick or matte lipstick
Macarons or éclairs
A candlelit bath or a naturally lit reading room
A matinee at a musical or a evening at the art gallery
Creamy hot cocoa with marshmallows or dippable hot chocolate with churros
Poetry or prose
Vinyl or cassettes
Antique shops or second hand stores
A heavy, rich chocolate cake with ganache and caramel or a light, summer sponge cake with cream and fruit
Purikuras or photo booths (I had to look up what a purikura is, and it's a photo booth that makes stickers. That's the same thing, just sticky.)
Cozy scarves or warm beanies
Rose gold or copper
Watching the sky at sunset from the beach or watching the city below from plane at night
Mason jars or coffee mugs (but really, china tea cups)
Puffy clouds and blue skies or thunder and lighting on rainy days
A cup of hot tea or a bowl of warm soup
Picnic on a grassy hill or tea in a flower garden
Silk or lace
Sketching in a museum or journaling in a café (I neither sketch nor journal, so... neither)
Converse high tops or beaded summer sandals
Sweet crêpes or fluffy pancakes
Galaxies or nebulae
Cuff-chain earrings or full finger rings (I do not want either of these things)
Knee socks or leggings
In bed or out in the rain
The muted colours of winter or the vibrant colours of summer
Autumn leaves or spring flowers
Summer fruits (peaches, berries, cherries, and apricots) or tropical fruits (pineapples, mangos, papaya, and grapefruit)
Malt shakes or ice cream floats (I've never had a malt shake. I had to look up what an ice cream float was, and it turns out to be what I would call a spider. So... um, just a plain milkshake, thanks.)
Smooth jazz or lo-fi
Waves lapping at the shore or wind rolling over wheat fields
Sunflowers or lavender
Enamel pins or embroidered patches
Fresh cheeses and cured meats or fresh bread and homemade jams (to be honest, I'd rather combine the two and have bread and cheese)
Fireworks or sparklers
Bath bombs or scented candles (nope)
Library borrower cards or vintage postcards
Singing and playing the ukulele while walking or singing in the car with the windows down (neither of these things is for me)
Filling your passport with stamps from each place you travel to or collecting souvenirs from every place you’ve travelled to
1. I worked my last day on Monday, so I am unemployed again. Having two months back in the office has really given me food for thought about what went wrong last year, so that's been useful. The last thing I had to do was a handover meeting with Passive-Aggressive Lady. It was all very polite, but she clearly wasn't going to like a lot of the improvements that New Me and I had set in place. Ah well. That's for them to argue about now.
2. So I was a little unsettled and down about that. I was surprised how much it affected me, actually. And then I slept through Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, so I suspect the real problem was some sort of mild bug.
This week on Masterchef:
1. Too much habanero, too much vinegar and your pumpkin was... undercooked.
2. Sadly, your kingfish... let you down.
3. You promised us the flavour of roasted rice in that ice-cream, but it just... wasn't strong enough.
4. The puddle of runny liver is... distinctly unattractive.
Also, one of them made something he called "lettuce water".
This week in knitting: No photo today as all I've done this week is pick up the stitches for the second band. Still not finished, but surely it won't be long now.
In lieu of a knitting photo, here's a meme:
Either/or meme
Cacti or succulents
Butterflies or honeybees
Typewritten or handwritten letters
Flower crowns or oversized sun hats
Polaroids or film
Road tripping in a VW bus down the coast or camping in the woods on summer nights
Cozy beanbags or breezy hammocks
Oversized jumpers or fluffy bathrobes
Banana bread or pumpkin spiced loaf
The smell of old books or the smell of petrichor
Chapstick or matte lipstick
Macarons or éclairs
A candlelit bath or a naturally lit reading room
A matinee at a musical or a evening at the art gallery
Creamy hot cocoa with marshmallows or dippable hot chocolate with churros
Poetry or prose
Vinyl or cassettes
Antique shops or second hand stores
A heavy, rich chocolate cake with ganache and caramel or a light, summer sponge cake with cream and fruit
Purikuras or photo booths (I had to look up what a purikura is, and it's a photo booth that makes stickers. That's the same thing, just sticky.)
Cozy scarves or warm beanies
Rose gold or copper
Watching the sky at sunset from the beach or watching the city below from plane at night
Mason jars or coffee mugs (but really, china tea cups)
Puffy clouds and blue skies or thunder and lighting on rainy days
A cup of hot tea or a bowl of warm soup
Picnic on a grassy hill or tea in a flower garden
Silk or lace
Sketching in a museum or journaling in a café (I neither sketch nor journal, so... neither)
Converse high tops or beaded summer sandals
Sweet crêpes or fluffy pancakes
Galaxies or nebulae
Cuff-chain earrings or full finger rings (I do not want either of these things)
Knee socks or leggings
In bed or out in the rain
The muted colours of winter or the vibrant colours of summer
Autumn leaves or spring flowers
Summer fruits (peaches, berries, cherries, and apricots) or tropical fruits (pineapples, mangos, papaya, and grapefruit)
Malt shakes or ice cream floats (I've never had a malt shake. I had to look up what an ice cream float was, and it turns out to be what I would call a spider. So... um, just a plain milkshake, thanks.)
Smooth jazz or lo-fi
Waves lapping at the shore or wind rolling over wheat fields
Sunflowers or lavender
Enamel pins or embroidered patches
Fresh cheeses and cured meats or fresh bread and homemade jams (to be honest, I'd rather combine the two and have bread and cheese)
Fireworks or sparklers
Bath bombs or scented candles (nope)
Library borrower cards or vintage postcards
Singing and playing the ukulele while walking or singing in the car with the windows down (neither of these things is for me)
Filling your passport with stamps from each place you travel to or collecting souvenirs from every place you’ve travelled to