Random musings—mostly for me, but you might accidentally find something useful too
💼 Final week of training… done! Join my team next week 👍️
🍹 Popped into Vintro Lounge in Blackpool for a cocktail and picked up one of these little passports. Let's see how many stickers we can get! 📘
🎟️ Nobody 2 (2025) ★★★☆☆
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.4 kg
📡 Booked tickets to watch Interstellar at Jodrell Bank in October as part of their sci-fi season 😍
🐓 Cheeky cheat meal: KFC chicken and gravy with homemade mash 😋
⛳️ Hit the driving range for some practice for the first time in over a decade; playing a round next week!
🎟️ Weapons (2025) (IMAX) ★★★★☆
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.8 kg
📝 Finally completed the formal training at work after five straight weeks. Met my team and new boss; think I've landed on my feet! 🥳
🌞 Another warm spell; about 25°C every day this week
🏋🏻♂ No weigh-in this week as my friend used one of her “hall passes” (and it applies to both of us). Took advantage and ate well, but back on it again now.
As the year goes on and I'm 60+ films deep (and I look back at last year's 100+ ratings), it's dawned on me that I rate far too many films as 7 or 8 out of 10 and very few films 5/10 (I don't think I've ever given below a 4/10).
It skews my ratings artificially high and devalues the top ratings for those films that deserve it. Conversely, the stinkers don't get singled out either. To demonstrate this, my Letterboxd ratings are were* a mess. A different approach is needed.
*Letterboxd ratings now amended!
🥳 My daughter turned 21! 🎈🎉
🍕 Pizza and a catch-up with my sister; was going to watch a movie but yapped until nearly midnight instead!
♟️ Started learning to play Chess with a paid subscription to Chess.com and following the lessons. I've known the basics since I was a kid, but it's been a great refresher and I'm also learning plenty of new stuff. If you want to play with me, my username is: MRN44T
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.3 kg
🍺 Went to the pub for a pay-day pint after work with my new colleagues
🃏 Played in our monthly poker league on Saturday; only six people this time, finished second. Extended my lead by four points with four games to go.
🧯 Completed the Fire and Bomb Warden training at work. Scored 100% on the test, so I can now officially put out fires with the correct extinguisher and defuse bombs. Maybe… 💣️💥
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.75 kg
📝 A full week of technical training and lots of note-taking. Looking forward to getting properly hands-on with some things next week.
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.9 kg
🗼 Finally made it up to the top floor of the new office building to check out the views from the café…
💼 Started the new job! An entire week of induction training, but totally enjoying it all. Got a great group of people I'm working with; we've all clicked really quickly. Next week we move on to technical training.
🇮🇹 Made a pretty good Spaghetti alla Carbonara for two (authentic, except I couldn't get guanciale so had to make do with pancetta) on Friday evening 😋
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –1.1 kg
🐶 Found a fantastic dog walker for Ollie who will get him out while I'm at work; he'll be going with a small group of other Frenchies (four girls!) on lots of adventures; can't wait to see the photos and videos! ❤️
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.4 kg
🥱 Had a nice relaxing week pottering about doing jobs around the house and chilling out watching movies, before starting the new job next week 👔
☀️ Another warm weekend… 28–29°C
🥈 Celebrated my great-nephew’s 2nd birthday 🍰 🥳
🃏 Home poker league game, monthly tournament; 8 players, finished 3rd, moved to the top of the league!
🏋🏻♂ Last week’s weight loss: –0.6 kg