Weeknotes #100: Christmas is coming

A festive week full of celebrations

Week commencing Monday, 16 December 2024

This is an image of Battersea Power Station in London at night, featuring a vibrant projection of Wallace and Gromit, iconic characters from the beloved British animated series. The projection is cast onto the station's façade, with the tall chimneys visible above, illuminated in soft light.
Wallace and Gromit on a chimney

Quantified Self

  • This week: Stand 7/7; Exercise 7/7 and Move 7/7. (100%). Morning walks: 0/5. Office days 0/5. Total steps: 68,697

Life

  • It seems appropriate that the 100th weeknote is the week before Christmas. I can’t believe I’ve completed 100 of these, although this run only began with weeknote 22 back in June 2023.
  • Related, it’s the first year I have written something here every month of the year since 2005. That feels like something to celebrate.
  • I saw the Wallace and Gromit projection on Battersea Power Station and thought it was great. The £9 mulled wine wasn’t worth it.
  • Gave blood. Interesting chatting to the staff; they will be making up the Christmas holidays with extra Sundays because two days less blood in the system isn’t great. Give blood. Don’t miss your appointment.
  • Walked to ‘the big Tesco’. It’s full of different Christmassy things.
  • I made a shepherd’s pie using parsnips as the mash. It was delicious.
  • Friends’ Christmas dinner in Wimbledon Village was saved when E persuaded the staff to move us out of the middle of somebody else’s Christmas party. The food was excellent.
  • Christmas shopping in Kingston. It was busy (good for the shops) but not manic (so, good for me).

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