Trying to get Siri to play Jaja Ding Dong from the Eurovision move by Will Ferrell was a fun afternoon activity. No, not Ding dong merrily on high. The trick is to say it wrong, j not y. Just FYI.
Trying to get Siri to play Jaja Ding Dong from the Eurovision move by Will Ferrell was a fun afternoon activity. No, not Ding dong merrily on high. The trick is to say it wrong, j not y. Just FYI.
I go back to work next week. So I’m been trying to sort my sleep routines out a little. Going to bed a little earlier and getting up a little earlier.
Day 1 didn’t go so well. Didn’t go to bed yet early and ignored my alarm to get up.
To my boy, all that energy, so wild
Love your hues and your blues in equal measure
Your comings and your goings-away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze
To my girl, all your innocence and fire
When you reach out, I am here hell or high water
This nest is never going away
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze
To my boy, my precious, gentle warrior
To your sweetness and your strength in exploring
May this bond stay with you through all your days
My mission is to keep the light in your eyes ablaze
Alanis Morrisette - Ablaze.
If you haven’t seen it, this video of Alanis Morrisette performing via the internet while holding her daughter is de-lightful. Link
This time without kids and with a taxi there instead of a taxi.
It definitely ticked the adventure box. The first place we went to wasn’t doing food as we hoped, then the coffee took an age but we were playing Worms so it was no problem. The lady in the shop was lovely and gave us the coffee free in the end. Will definitely go back likely in the evening. It was a nice space. Chongqing is starting to get more and more of them. They’re mostly an opportunity to take some photos though! Often, relatively isolated and often looking very out of place.
So we went somewhere else for food, that was closed. So we went next door for Japanese.
After, we got lost finding a cake place. In the 34 degree heat, which was fun.
Finally, we went to a bar for more games a few beers.
It’s this hot, so we’re sitting outside instead of inside.
Pringle “taco”. Things I’m going to make at home!
Really enjoying Norsemen on Netflix. I read it described as Vikings meets Monty Python, which I kind of like. They apparently recorded it in Norwegian and English - which is pretty amazing. The way they speak in English, where the inflections are, adds a certain something. Trailer
Youngest has been up since 5:30. Got annoyed and am now annoyed about being annoyed. We need a plan!
As someone whose job it often to encourage and support parents to leave their child at school when said child is reluctant to come into school you’d think I’d be better at doing it myself.
Nope.
Lyra wanted something like this after she had it in a place in Chengdu. Turned out ok, avocado, smoked salmon and eggs.
Without kids.
*optional
With kids
Summer holidays are coming to an end. For us in China, school will reopen for students on 17th August. In a similar state to when we closed. However, everything is a lot more open in China since we did close.
Quite aside from that I need to get back into the habit of going to bed earlier and getting up earlier. Don’t wanna!
Little place for a drink after lunch
At the dentist for the first time in too long… Fun!
It’s Sunday, so I’m jealous of all the roast dinners people are eating in the UK.
Annoying as someone without an account when Instagram wants you to log in to look at something someone has linked to. At least Twitter doesn’t.
Youngest spent 10minutes sitting happily watching the water.
I dreamt I had a new job (a new school in a different country), that I could fly and that there were lots of cockroaches.
Bbq and then Worms and watermelon beer this lunch time with Claire was lovely.
Some mix up where we ordered ice cream and not mashed potato was thankfully quickly resolved.
Noodles?
Sports Have Been on Pause. It’s Time for a Reboot. - The New York Times
Ideas for how to improve some sports… I just can’t ever see things like this happening!
Workout today was supposed to be 3 X 1000m row but I was forced to run instead. First time I’ve run in quite a while. I realised:
After I did some farmer’s carry’s and then some side plank. Lyra and I have been exercising more regularly than I have in the longest time and I feel so much better for doing it. Would love to continue but how I fit that into my schedule when I go back to work is to be decided.
Music for mediations from a Japanese Zen Buddhist monk using a mic and a loop machine. Really enjoying listening to these. via Metafilter
Lyra and I made a proper effort to not spend time on our phones when we were with the kids. A few photos, directions and other uses aside.
I managed to read a WHOLE book today and start on another.
I reread The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time because I needed something easier as I’ve been slogging through some non-fiction and not really enjoying it. Though, there’s plenty in the story that I didn’t find easy, ironically. It’s sparked a desire to read fiction again though.