Scribblings from the Mitchy Side

Well that's my Yuletide 2008 fic uploaded and I've successfully managed to resist signing up for a second pinch hit, so all is well. Hope the recipient likes the story :) I'll link to it here when it's made public.

Haven't done much else today - nipped out to the shops earlier for bread and milk but that's about it. I had a moment of insanity and went into WGC....on a Sunday. The LAST SUNDAY before Christmas. *shudderfits* I managed to get parked by sheer good fortune and nothing else. Remind me not to do that again.

I watched the football this afternoon and now I'm watching the American football. It's getting very tense, important things are being decided by this week's matches. If my beloved Dolphins win today, then we still have a chance at the division title. Next week's game against the Jets, the current division leaders, is going to be huge. I may watch it hiding behind the sofa, biting my nails. If we lose (and it's 31 all in our game atm) then we still have a faint chance of the playoffs but not likely. 'scuse me, I need to go bite my nails.

I was watching the New England Patriots play the Arizona Cardinals in a blizzard. However, given that the Pats are well used to the weather and the Arizona guys kinda aren't, it became a bit one sided. The score there is currently 47-0 to the Patriots :P So now I'm watching the Steelers v. the Titans and I'm cheering for the Steelers because they're e_musings team. However, it's not going well so far.....*sigh* Maybe I should cheer for the Titans and help the Steelers win that way? :P (Although the Steelers have made the playoffs so I guess it isn't as vital as it was?)

Work tomorrow, but not for long and then I'm off until the 5th. Hurrah!

ETA: YAY!! Dolphins won! 38-31 :) Now for the Jets!

There are new Leverage Behind the Scenes vids up at the TNT site! Huzzah!

Once I've slurped some tea and crunched some toast, 'm gonna get myself under the shower and then dressed and out to the shops. For today is going to be an epic sports day. At 12.15, Leeds play Histon in round 2 of the FA Cup. Then it's Man City v. Man Utd. AND THEN it's Chelsea v. Arsenal. And after all that, if my brain isn't totally fried, there will be American Football. As a "last day of freedom before work", this is pretty damn cool :)

...was cancelled due to lack of interest. I went to bed early, crashed hard for 4.5 hours and then woke up bright-eyed and bushy tailed *sighs* Crashed out again around 6.30am, woke up somewhere around lunchtime :P So today has been spent as usual, loafing on the sofa and watching sport.

Oh well, worse ways to pass a Sunday :)

Had a lovely evening in London meeting Rik and Carol last night. The weather was vile but stout boots and a good umbrella kept the Mitchy dry. I am happy to report the walk to WGC station went without a hitch and I was fine, so that's good. The exercise is clearly paying off.

We went to the Kingsway branch of Belgo's for a change (we usually go to the Covent Garden Centraal) and found a smaller restaurant but a slightly different menu. Busy place though, which explains why Belgo's has two branches a stone's throw from each other. Rik and Carol were slightly late but that was ok, it gave me time to glare at the menu and try and whittle my main course choices down from six to one :D

In the end I treated myself to the rib eye steak with peppercorn sauce served with frites and a side order of the red cabbage cooked in raspberry beer. The steak was divine and frites were as delicious as ever. The cabbage was tasty enough that I was able to lure Rik into tasting a second forkful even though he doesn't like cabbage! Carol also had the steak, but with garlic sauce, and Rik had the extremely tasty looking wild mushroom tartlet, which I may have to try myself sometime.

I had my eye on the berry jelly made from raspberry beer for dessert but was told it was off :( However, it was served with a peach sorbet and, wanting something light, I asked if I could have that on its own. They were happy to do this and told us they would charge us for a children's dessert as the sorbet was a very small portion. Well, both Carol and I happily went for this option and when it was served, to our surprise they'd added a pear poached in some combination of berry juice and (we suspect) one of the fruit beers. It was delicious! And they STILL only charged us for a kiddies dessert, all three of us, even though Rik had a proper dessert. We do like Belgo's :D

It was lovely to see Rik and Carol again and not just because they brought me Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (gerroff! They're mine!). We worked out that it might have been as long as 12 months since we'd last seen each other although we're not convinced. Promises were made not to leave it that long again.

I had no problems getting home and was back indoors (having got a cab from WGC station - too late and too wet to walk) by 10.30. Oh and I'm happy to report a raspberry beer and an apple beer were duly slurped and appeared to give me no problems whatsoever :D So alcohol is ok, it would seem. Hurrah!

Today I have loafed in front of the sport, as is my wont, and I am currently indulging in some Changeling RP. It's good to stretch the imaginative muscles now and again :D

So how was your Sunday, folks?

I was poking around in the fridge, looking for inspiration for lunch when I realised I had bacon, lettuce and tomato at my disposal. Which is why I've just finished a BLT sarnie that was roughly the size of my head.

*sighs happily*

And now for more The Unit and a large mug of tea. Gosh, this recuperation business doesn't half have its upsides :D

Whatcha all doing this fine Sunday?