Hands-free Reading

After taking a full day to let my brain recuperate I had some work miles to walk but still wasn’t feeling like I was in a desperate struggle to get to it. I decided to take some time after a slow start to prepare a nice, leisurely breakfast. As I’ve mentioned previously, I find the ritual soothing. After seeing what the air fryer did to the tortilla wraps when we made the chimichangas I was keen to try an added layer of complexity to this dish in my pursuit of perfection. I finished them in the air fryer rather than simple putting the wrapped bundles into the warm pan with a plate on top. The crispy exterior added a texture element that it was apparently lacking. The biggest difference was the gooey insides, the cheese was all fully melted in this version, another element that I was unaware that I was missing. A simple step has transformed one of my favourite dishes to a different level. I will be doing this again.

By the time I’d finished preparing, cooking, consuming and cleaning this culinary masterpiece it was well into mid-morning. I hauled my very full guts up the stairs and took on some MSC challenges until I was fully caught up. I then posted some Musings and got myself up to speed on both fronts, which was nice. Around eleven I switched computers and fired up my work machine. I whisked through the tasks I’d set for myself and got things wrapped up by half three. I am either more efficient this year or I’ve planned things better but I’m in a good spot to have this major effort completed and ready to present ahead of schedule. Which is good because it will give others time to review my work before I bring it to the customer. I stopped working on the grounds of making a meal. I didn’t do that though, instead I ate some crap I didn’t have to put any effort into and continued to listen to my audiobook. I’d cleared all the podcasts in the queue while working and settled in for my reward. For awhile I sat and admired my tree while listening but tiring of that I descended and fired up some NHL20, an activity that I can continue the book while doing. Tiring of that I marched back upstairs and worked on some MSC. I’ve found a way to make appreciable advances on my Tri-Peak level. If I play on Hard difficulty and do three boards to get any XP then it’s more worthwhile. I wish I’d figured it out sooner. This, of course was another activity I could do while listening to the book, in which I was now completely enthralled. There were points where tears were shed. I had to stop playing and simply go to lay in my bed and listen because the plotlines were getting so intense. More tears were shed. Eventually I passed out but that was close to eleven. I logged many, many hours of Rhythm of War today, still more to go.