It's tough; for the second week in a row if there's an accident on the road, I will be caught up in it. Shit gravitates. So only an hour and 5 mins late; there's problems on the Overground. Took a bus from Golders Green to Finchley Road and Frognal. Overground to West Brompton; District Line to East Putney. No time for the gym there; fxxk off, very little time in Ghost Whale, then went from Putney station to Kew Gardens.
So yeah forget about it; beautiful day. Then break cover radio wasn't working of course; I go on break last and I get served last. I'm having a blazing row with the vendor which is unedifying to the public but management have said they will take my side. Sometimes you just have to write things off. But don't get pushed around.

Enjoying the new lease of life; haven't come down yet-feeling energised. Lovely hotel breakfast; with prosecco. Work was cool; punters stay for the tunes that i drop. Got the last bus back, had the gym much to myself, Kyle and Sarah at late night bar.

Saturday caught up on sleep, had a Christmas pizza. Novotel hotel in Leeds is fine. Night out with the good crowd. Went to an afterparty via a Sheffield connection.
Monday'll be leisurely.

Alternating jobs between London and Nottingham. Caught up with a friend in Kew Starbucks before tonight's shift; I had a venti eggnog- a once a year red cup. The work at Kew's fine; it's a meditation-new thoughts.

So I took Wednesday off. Olly Smith was meant to be on at 11.30am at the Ideal Home Show Christmas but it was changed to after 1pm.
Some turkeys are firework trained so that they'll taste better. One is let off, then the next one is louder and it comes to the point where the turkeys will think nothing of them. You want breast meat, not the air sac. Hen birds rather than stag birds. Don't pay for frozen water/ brine which pumps up the weight. Because it's hollow you don't have to slow cook it. Do 220 degrees for the first half hour, then 180. It has residual energy so an hour to rest; it cooks itself. Skin can be taken off for turkey crackling. Meat on the bone keeps its moisture; we don't know why.
Go for a Chilean Malbec as a change from an Argentine one. Austrian Gruhne goes with scallops, raclette. Muscadet with shellfish, Cava with cheese straws.
Sea bass? Try stone bass. Tempura chicken wing.

How do you fit everything in? Bed at 11.30pm was alright. You're full of ideas and things that need to be done. Went to local Poppyfields for a remembrance service. Then Sunday lunch at friends.

Offer ambition; push yourself. Life is miracle based; you are bursting with light. I have enough good days to get me through; so today can be a rest day.. i have the Dragons Blood incense.

What an amazing, positive day. Glad I went to Stoke. In life you have to go for it. I learned new things, which add to what you know and do. The multitasking, focus, understanding with others was there. Good for the confidence and self worth; make the favourable impression, have your head screwed on. Buzzing; can't sleep, everything clicks. You're charged when you think you're going to be tired. Compound it with more positive news.

Did a lot of running yesterday while it was relatively dry; I can't stand the rain as Tina Turner says.

Write your own menus. Fish dish with a meat sauce. Sea herbs and hazelnuts; looks good, tastes better.

If i have to leave here it would be reluctantly. I was meant to stay till April this year, a year in exile, but I quite like it here.

I get to serve wine; feel like Olly Smith, like the theatre of it. Today i was serving guests food. I'm 100% involved in the community.

Poach skate, have sea aster.

Missed out on OMD in Manchester but not this time in London which i can tie in with work. They are anti rock and i love that.

Local Tory MP Ben Bradley came knocking on my door; nice, decisive guy.

Let's elevate elements in life.

We're vying for shifts at work; i feel at peace in the serving environment. Doing it at Stoke for the annual meet up. Going to Harrogate for the first time with the Barnsley mob.
I was playing Anthrax at work and then they started dropping f bombs so i hastily changed it to the more boring Art Tatum.
It was quiet; got to leave a little early. Had sandwiches on the train. Commuting locally is the structure and the dream; you want local and international. Mon evening at the club, homeless dinner tonight. Rain impacting on run and gym training.

Don't give up on your dreams, be emboldened.

Had a club run in Nottingham; could've been slightly faster. Train is every two hours on a Sunday; rushed back for Palace v Leicester;  great Vardy trolling. Think they'll beat Arsenal next weekend to put Emery out of a job.

Been eating ok last few days; Sunday night casserole. I'm playing golf midweek; see how we go. Didn't go into town tonight.

Had an early night; was out before 6am for running and gym. Back for pain au chocolat and coffee.

Change and inspire; the hope and the vision where there was despair.

The rugby didn't go England's way; over by 11am but there was a 'morose' afterparty.. I left 12.30pm.

Slept 1.30-4pm. Went to town centre for Movie Night; popcorn, ice cream. New, quiet life; found new ways to be happy. You'll find strength you didn't know you had. Deeper levels.

Applied for direct work; the job doesn't exist, you create it. Also another lead I'll pursue. You have to fit in straight away. Picture the new situation; saw it in a dream.
New Years could be quiet. Even if you have given up on God, God has not given up on you.
Slept well last night but now I can't sleep. Was glad to help at the soup kitchen.
It'll be quiet till the middle of the month; save some money. Moods change; maybe the next day's better.