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fuck brunch

24 Thursday Mar 2022

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A few weeks ago Twitter pal (and imo one of the best food writers ever) Marina O’Loughlin posted her somewhat sweary article in Noble Rot mag railing against the nonsense that is brunch. And of course the comments flooded in by like-minded (right-minded!) folks who chimed in with their own (sometimes also sweary) opinions about brunch. Which basically boiled down to: fuck brunch.

And then the other day I saw this. By definition all day brunch should not be possible. Or even allowed. Frankly it sounds more like a threat. ALL DAY BRUNCH. I shudder just thinking about it.

not covid (so far)

18 Friday Mar 2022

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Got hit by (what I hoped was) that stomach bug going around. After a gawd awful night violently losing it from both ends I spent almost 18 hours in bed. Then a brief attempt at staying upright and I was back under the duvet. That went on for another night and then… some relief. Took the test and that was also a relief, but I had to pass on my evening tapas tour to José. I’ll do another test after the weekend but hopefully I’m on the mend. These days covid has so many possible symptoms it’s good to play it safe.

even the drain spouts are beautiful…

16 Wednesday Mar 2022

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Had to go to get fingerprinted today in order to replace my lost residency card and, just like the other times since chemo, there were no fingerprints to be found. I think finally they found enough of one to go with – I’ll find out when I go to pick up the new card in 40 days time. Since so much of the residency process can be done online now it was so much smoother than the dreaded old days when you would show up and queue up, only to be told that you were missing form this or that. Now you can actually book an appointment and there are INFORMATION PAGES online telling you what you need to have with you. Amazing.

The immigration office is inside the very splendid Plaza de España and a grey rainy afternoon was brightened by noticing that even the goddamn drain spouts there are beautiful. I love my city. 💙