Now: 3 February - 9 February 2025

A large advertisement displayed on a wall outside a building. The ad features the text "LE WHOPPING DISCOUNT by Lidl Plus" in bold letters, with "15% OFF" highlighted. Below, it notes the promotional period of "From 30 Jan - 12 Feb." The background is dark blue, and images of various products, including scented candles and lotions, are visible. Another smaller sign on the adjacent wall expresses gratitude for fundraising efforts, mentioning £10 million for the NSPCC. The surrounding area includes a paved walkway and a gray building wall.

Led a lesson on space at Scouts on Tuesday; was very nervous leading up to it but it turned swimmingly. With a little guidance kids will basically teach themselves, it feels like. Maybe it’s just the good kind of kids that go to Scouts.

On Wednesday night I was feeling a little peckish so I made an entire bag of sugarfree cookie dough mix. The cookies tasted like chemicals and the sugar simulate made my insides roil. At least the mix is no longer in the cupboard, tempting me.

I got a new pair of running shoes at the end of last week, and spent this week breaking them in. Road shoes! Not to be found on my Footwear Bingo card for 2025. I took them out for a long run at the weekend as a sort of dress rehearsal for an upcoming marathon and was pleasantly surprised. The Shoe Industry will make a conventional runner of me yet.

White waves on a grey sea, with some slimy rocks in the foreground exposed by the receding tide
An aluminum engine block sitting on a heap of porous white stones

Spent the rest of the weekend eating—first a Jamaican takeaway (from Easington of all places!) and then a homemade barbecue out of the 4 Rivers cookbook. I consider a ruined baking tin a small price to pay for better pork than most British people will eat in their entire lives.

A table set with mac n cheese, pulled pork, bbq beans, and bread pudding, with a woman sat at the side of the table spooning out beans and watching University Challenge on a laptop

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