🥶 Another day when it was just too nasty to exercise outside. So I popped down to the gym and watched ‘Squid Game’ season 2 on my iPad while on the elliptical machine. It made the time pass so quickly.
And definitely got my heart rate up!
TV
🍺 Happy Friday! Relaxing on the couch with some Star Trek (re-watching ST: Discovery) and a delicious glass of Spanish beer. Awaiting arrival of two Dutch nieces and my sister-in-law and the beginning of what I’m sure is going to be a very busy (and noisy) weekend.
I made it to the gym after work and spent my time on the elliptical watching the latest episode of ‘Dune: Prophecy’. This series just keeps getting better and better. Plus, it keeps me on the machine for an hour at a time!
📸 Feet up, sweatpants on, glass of beaujolais nouveau in hand. Keeping an eye on the Irish election results while catching up on last night’s “Have I got news for you”.
💪🏼 Survived another trip to the gym. Used my time on the elliptical trainer to watch episode two of Dune: Prophecy. I’m loving it so far. Just gorgeous to look at. Epic design and some lovely performances.
📺 Settling in to watch the first episode of ‘Dune: Prophecy’. I’ve been looking forward to this since the first trailer landed.
📺 We’ve started to watch season one of ‘Pachinko’ and, while it’s excellent tv, the doom, grief and misery mean I can only watch one episode per sitting. It’s compelling stuff and incredibly sad. Had to balance it out last night with an episode of Bob’s Burgers immediately afterwards.
📺 Still thinking about last night’s episodes of ‘Tokyo Vice’. For me, it’s up there with ‘Shogun’ in terms of quality TV experiences this year. And just like ‘Shogun’, it’s something I could see myself watching all over again.
📺 Finished season two of Tokyo Vice this evening. Wow. Stellar tv, incredibly story-telling. The tension in the last couple of episodes was something else. I kept holding my breath! Please, please let them make a season three.
🍽️ Busy preparing dinner, then the next episode of ‘Agatha All Along’. Tonight’s feast: homemade roasted vegetables, some humous, and a two-people helping of falafels. I’m using my weekend trip as an excuse to eat all the perishable (lovely) things in the fridge.
Such a good, sensible boy.
📺 Finally settling down to watch the season finale of Slow Horses. So, so excited. Without a doubt the best thing on TV right now.
📺 Time for another episode of the excellent Tokyo Vice. My favourite show right now.
📺 Settling in to start season two of Tokyo Vice.
Such good TV.
📺 Against my better judgment, I’m watching this BBC ‘drama’ about the hijacked train. After a couple of episodes, it’s now the perfect background noise while I do chores around the apartment. Connected via my AirPods, listening as the cliches just whizz by like an out of control train…
💻 A summary of what I did, thought and experienced this week:
📺 In preparation for tomorrow’s trip to the cinema to watch the sequel, I watched the original Beetlejuice last night. Seeing it for the first time in at least a decade was quite the experience!
📺 My partner and I settled in to watch the first episode of Slow Horses S4 last night. And we barely spoke once, except to declare our undying love for Kristin Scott Thomas. I would watch anything she’s in.
🥇 New post: An Olympic effort
To me, it was such a refreshing change to have the ceremony away from the enclosure of a stadium. Why wouldn’t you use the beauty of Paris - one of the most stunning cities in the world - as your backdrop, when you know the world is watching?
⚽️ I’ve just been informed by my Dutch husband, that we are, in fact, watching “the football” this evening.
Shook. I’ve no idea where all this football enthusiasm has come from, but I’ll need to stamp it out ASAP.
📺 Finally finished ‘Sugar’ on AppleTV+ last night and I have to say I loved it.
Great story-telling, beautiful visuals, and twist in the tale that left me grinning from ear to ear. Colin Farrell is incredible. Thoroughly recommended. And I really hope they make a second season.
📺 Settling in to watch the final episode of Star Trek: Discovery.
End of an era and all that.
A pleasant side-effect of last weekends flights to and from Estonia was the opportunity to catch up with the latest series of Doctor Who.
I’m by no means a fan, and haven’t watched it in years, but the first three episodes are great fun. I’ll definitely be watching the rest. It feels like the perfect jumping-on point for new viewers, or those of us who last watched when Tom Baker was leaping about with that incredible scarf and a packet of jelly babies.
Shogun-tastic
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
📺 I’ve just finished watching the final episode of Shogun and, like every episode that went before, it was a masterpiece. I hope the writers and cast win all the awards, especially Anna Sawai, whose portrayal of Mariko was stunning. She had me hanging on her every word each scene she appeared in. Ugh. Knowing there’s no more Shogun to come is (pardon the pun) a double-edged sword. No more excellent storylines, but also no risk that it will end up like the final season of Game of Thrones.I’m finally watching X-Men ‘97 as I’ve only heard good things about it from my fellow geeks. And the risk of having it spoiled by online comments was getting all too real.
So, here we go. To me, my X-Men.
One month to go…
It’s obviously time to review all of this year’s Eurovision entries and I have to say, I’m loving 🇫🇷 France, 🇪🇸 Spain and 🇮🇹 Italy so far.
We’re definitely not having a Eurovision party this year, but holding out a hope that one of our neighbours will pick up the baton.
A change of plans
Thursday, April 4, 2024
I had great plans for a healthy and productive evening at home. I was going to head down to the gym, cook a healthy dinner and do some outstanding life admin. Then, it came to my attention that the first two episodes of the new season of Star Trek: Discovery are now live on Paramount+ and so everything else has been binned. It’s all-Trek, all evening now. I don’t make the rules…Amazingly, we took off from Mallorca on time and landed in London on time.
I’m stunned.
It was an uneventful journey and I passed the time getting stuck into ‘Three Body Problem’ on my iPad Mini.
Now back home, all unpacked, and awaiting a groceries delivery so we can eat dinner!
Another day of two halves…
I’ve just come upstairs to my apartment after a solid hour pumping away on the elliptical machine down in the gym. I had a pretty rough morning (medical appointment… grrr) so it was nice to take my frustrations out on an inanimate object, and burn some calories in the process.
Plus, I finally got to finish watching ‘Severance’ and I’m quite sure the final episode helped raise my heart rate to epic levels!
I’m definitely finishing the day on a more positive note.
What next? Oh yes. My better half is making us spicy chicken ramen and we’re going to watch the latest episode of ‘Shogun’. It’s just magnificent.
Here’s to the power of physical exercise and escapism!
2024: Week Four
Sunday, January 28, 2024
Another summary of the week that was Wellbeing I’ve continued a real focus on my wellbeing, with several visits to the gym, my first 5km run of the year (and my second!), some long walks and - shocking to me - managing to stick to my healthier diet. Dry January continues to be a breeze, and the easiest way to decrease my weekly calories. So I’ve decided to continue it into February.Tearing through Season 5 of ‘What We Do in the Shadows’ and my face hurts from laughing.