💼 First full week in the new job, on the floor with my team 👊
🎟️ Jaws (1975) 50th Anniversary IMAX screening ★★★★½
🃏 Played in our monthly poker league on Saturday. Not great on my part: finished 8th out of 9 players. Somehow still top (now joint) of the leaderboard with three to go 🤷🏻♂ Katey, however, crushed it with a royal flush 🔥
💼 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) ★★★☆☆
📡 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!
📝 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.
🥳 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
🍺 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… 💣️💥
📝 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 on lots of adventures; can't wait to see the photos and videos! ❤️
🥱 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