This is another pizza that Geth and I had in Inverness. We shared this one for lunch while exploring the town.
This pizza was perfect for lunch as it’s really light. The toppings were lovely – gorgeous-tasting chopped tomato – but the sauce was a little bland. Definitely one I’d have again though!
I did my recovery run this morning. I felt a lot more comfortable than I did on Saturday, even with all the aches and pains that have shown up this week. Fingers crossed for a manageable long run at the weekend.
It’s been a bit of a slow afternoon as I was tired post-run, but I got a lot of admin done and made a start on the list of agents for sending out my pitch later this week.
Hoping for a more productive day tomorrow.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Sam Smith and Normani – Dancing With A Stranger
Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
T’Pau – China In Your Hand
Cliff Richard – Wired For Sound
Hozier – Take Me To Church
Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – Human
Lewis Capaldi – Grace
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Robbie Williams – The Road To Mandalay
Who knew there were so many ginger beers in the world? I didn’t. This is another one I discovered when Mum and Dad were in town last month.
This one tastes kind of retro. I can’t really explain it. It just sort of…reminds me of something that I maybe drank a very long time ago, when I was very young. I think I need a few more of these to try and work it out.
The hearing aid saga is at an end for now! (I keep thinking of it in a ‘you’ve finished a quest!’ sort of way, which shows that my resumed videogame habit is already starting to affect my thinking. That was quick!) I went to pick up my new earmoulds at the hospital today. They’ve got that ‘new earmould smell’ that is making me nostalgic for early 2016, when I last got new earmoulds. I didn’t even remember that such a scent existed!
I’ve spent the afternoon getting on with writing and admin, and am looking forward to another quiet evening with my 3DS.
Tomorrow, I will finally have the chance to get on with this book pitch that was originally supposed to be sent out about six weeks ago!
Today’s earworm playlist:
Duran Duran – The Chauffeur
The Specials – Ghost Town
Pinkfong – Baby Shark
Sigala, John Newman and Nile Rodgers – Give Me Your Love
The Killers – All These Things That I’ve Done
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?
Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus – Nothing Breaks Like A Heart
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
A couple more recently released videos for current chart hits.
Khalid – Talk
I really like the colourful sets and costumes in this one, even if there is a bit of ‘standing around by a car’.
Roddy Ricch, Chip and Yxng Bane – How It Is
Fairly typical urban-set video with lots of smoking and designer labels. I do like that there’s a scene in a launderette, which is a classic music video setting!
Back to the ’80s next Monday.
A more relaxed Sunday than usual, seeing as I got my long run done yesterday and didn’t have any travelling to do this weekend! I spent the morning doing a bit of housework (I really need to do some work on the house over the next few months because I’m finding it really depressing), got a bit of admin done, and am now looking forward to an afternoon and evening spent videogaming. It’s probably a bad time to have rediscovered my 3DS given how busy I am at the moment, but I’m finding it really relaxing!
Back to work tomorrow.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Queen – We Will Rock You
Years & Years – If You’re Over Me
UB40 – One In Ten
Tears For Fears – Everybody Wants To Rule The World
This is a ginger beer I tried last month when out and about in Northumbria with Mum and Dad.
This one’s not very spicy or sweet, but it was nice and refreshing for an afternoon drink. It’s also not too calorific!
This is the first of a nice run of quiet weekends leading up to the London Marathon! Geth and I have been away a lot recently so I’m really happy to be able to spend the next few weeks at home, getting on with the final and most intense stage of my marathon training and ticking off the things on my writing to-do list.
Due to the snow (and latterly Geth’s decision to go to a gaming tournament this morning), we didn’t go to parkrun today. Instead, I did my weekend long run, and it didn’t go that well. Due to a few setbacks, I wasn’t able to run for as long as I’d planned. However, I’ve got enough wiggle room in my training that I can swap weeks around, so I’ve decided to count this last week as a ‘rest week’ and try the same distance again next weekend. This means I’m still on schedule to do my longest long run on the correct weekend. Also, on the plus side, yesterday’s broken glasses have held together with the superglue, and so I was able to see while running!
I’ve spent the rest of the day relaxing with my 3DS! It’s been really nice to get a bit of videogaming done again.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Pulp – Sorted For Es And Wizz
Squeeze – Up The Junction
Chic – Le Freak
Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
The Human League – The Things That Dreams Are Made Of
This is a pizza that was on the menu at the restaurant at the Jurys Inn where Geth and I stayed in Inverness for the half marathon last week. We ended up eating at the restaurant all three nights, because it was a bit far to trek into town when we needed to save our racing legs.
This pizza was the perfect size (especially for pre-race carb loading!), with lots of veg and a really tasty sauce. It was so good I had it three times, which may explain some of my appallingly vast weight gain this last week!
I just had another pair of glasses frames snap on me. Two pairs in two days is beyond comical.
This time, it was my running glasses, which are even more essential than my prescription sunglasses and therefore can’t wait for me to buy a new pair. As such, I am currently attempting to stick them back together with superglue.
I am not one of those people who gets digits and limbs and furniture and everything else accidentally stuck together with superglue. I am one of those people for whom superglue just won’t work at all – it simply doesn’t seem to hold together. Glasses are currently on the kitchen table, weighed down by various things to hold them in place, with superglue on the join in the vague hope that it will decide to (a) stick and (b) set. Judging by past experience, I’m not hopeful.
In other news today: I got some really tedious admin and accounting stuff done (which is a relief), and I may be rediscovering videogames after a couple of years of not having the time, which is a bit alarming given the amount of other stuff I’m supposed to be getting on with at the moment.
Today’s earworm playlist:
Calvin Harris and Rag ‘N’ Bone Man – Giant
Boy George – Everything I Own
Duran Duran – Is There Something I Should Know?
The Wonder Stuff – Unbearable