Road Trip

Well, not a single trip, but an entire day on the road with customer trips at each stop. London -> Bristol -> Winsford -> Birmingham -> Manchester -> Hemel Hempstead -> London ~500 miles and 10 hours of driving according to Google, and that sounds about right, I started at 4am and finished around 3pm.

Travelling

Book as far in advance as you can, rates will be cheaper Don’t dine in the hotel if you can — hotel restaurants and bars charge stupidly higher prices Don’t order food delivery to the hotel, they add delivery fee on top of the order (sometimes this might be the only option, but avoid if…

Treasure Hunt

What’s the best thing you’ve ever found randomly on the street? Someone’s debit card. It had name, account, and sort code, so had the potential to be abused. I handed it into the local bank.

Pet Speech

I don’t have a pet. Not any more 😿

Podcast Episode: Everyday Reflections And Oddities

Pip: MorriganKig has been answering daily writing prompts all week, and it turns out the prompts are doing a lot of heavy lifting. Mara: Morrigan Aensland covers a lot of ground across these posts — strange coincidences, the texture of daily life and work, and the media and apps that fill the gaps in between….

Tropes

Main Character Invincibility Where the main character miraculously somehow manages to make it through an entire army of lackeys without taking an entire hit. If they make it through while getting battered, then I don’t mind that. If it’s a martial arts movie and you see them fighting close-range with the lackeys and getting smacked…

Groundhog Day

My first year of full time employment. I was very lucky and had a great and understanding boss. I’ve not had such a lovely boss since then. 😭

Bravery

Not brave as such, but the Central London office where I often work, is right next to a train station and signage in there is HORRIBLE. I will often offer to help people if I see them lost or help carry their luggage down the stairs if they’re not able to easily (the escalators in…