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[NickFitz]

The Olympics Opening Ceremony turned out to be crap, so I abandoned it. I think even the French will have to admit that they failed miserably with that

Tonight's motion picture premiere was Dumb Money (2023), based on the strange but true story of a bunch of Redditors boosting...

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Tea has been Harissa Lamb Tagine (Sainsbury's pre-digested range) with chunky chips and peas. Very nice, though another where I'm tempted to find a recipe and make it myself next time

To accompany this, the Olympics Opening Ceremony. Just seems to be a lot of foreigners in boats...

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Finished the week by finding a bug in another team's code, which has been there without them noticing since March

Unfortunately, it's also my problem as it's in data they send to another service, and my thing gets in the middle and converts that data into a different form suitable for...

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Lunch: ham toasties

While I was preparing those, four magpies showed up on the lawn, which is quite unusual - they usually come in couples or singly. Initially it looked like the two pairs were going to ignore each other and get on with pecking whatever it is they peck down there,...

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Morning denizens

Sunny start which is expected to do that thing of turning cloudy this morning, then back to sunny again in the evening. It's 14°C and only expected to reach 21°, which is relatively cool compared to some recent days, while the barometers is about the same at 998/1005mB...

[NickFitz]

Tonight's only viewing was an old Police Interceptors

Friday tomorrow!

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

I got some strawberries that look very nice. Might have some of them in a bit ...

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Tea has been the latest episode in my ongoing search for a ready meal that's actually nice rather than just adequate. This time the star was pork & cider hotpot, which wasn't too bad actually. I neglected to pay attention to the small print and missed the fact that it also contained kale, but there...

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Being a bit stuck waiting for somebody else to send me some info, and also generally being lacking in enthusiasm for this particular project, I knocked off a little early today and went to not-as-big-but-closer Sainsbury's before the rush hour kicked in. So that's one less thing to bother about

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Your comment about the state of the market prompted me to do a quick JobServe search for what I'm doing at the moment (Django). The top result was with the same ClientGov department that I'm currently working with, via the same agency! So either they're looking to replace me, or...

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Lunch: pork cutlet in a wholemeal bap with apple sauce

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Rather a gloomy grey start, and still windy out there. Mild enough though, being 16°C with a target of 22°. The barometers are back down again, at 999/1007mB

[NickFitz]

Tonight's viewing was Hell Jumper on iPlayer. It's a documentary about foreign volunteers who evacuate civilians from front line areas in Ukraine, particularly a young British chap who ended up being killed by the Wagner mob

Still windy out

Goodnight all ...

[NickFitz]

Tea: chicken in red wine sauce with chips and peas

It's quite gloomy out now. There was a very brief shower or two earlier, and the wind's been getting up since this afternoon

[NickFitz]

Lunch has been a couple of small ham baps with a bag of plain crisps

[NickFitz]

John Mayall: Pioneer of British blues dies aged 90 - BBC News

[NickFitz]

Morning denizens

Patchy cloud out, more patch than not it seems, but very bright when the sun finds one of those gaps. Warm again too: 16°C now, and heading for 24°. The barometers are up again too, at 1009/1017mB

[NickFitz]

No further telly watched tonight, nor much of anything done really

Early night now as it's dark enough, but will be getting light a bit earlier than I'd wish

Goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Tea: sausages (the ones with caramelised onion) with chips and beans

Accompanied by Secrets of the London Underground about South Kentish Town and other places

[NickFitz]

Just ate half an Easter egg. I've been very slow at getting through them this year, but there's only a couple left now!