Weeknotes 351: Functional lunch

A better week. I gave myself a break from the office by working from home and took Tuesday & Wednesday off entirely. I’ve thus recharged a little bit. Three gyms. The scales aren’t looking good (see below). Whatever. I started Absolution Gap. Of course nothing’s happened yet but fortunately I already know some of the characters’ names so the table-setting isn’t quite as punishing as in the previous two volumes. I’d like for the plot to get up to speed soon but know in my heart that it won’t. Tuesday was unexpectedly, unseasonably warm (😬) so I made the spontaneous decision to get outside and cycle to Tooting to visit Next Door Baker, an old favourite from Maltby Street Market. It took about an hour to get there and the ride was fairly pleasant — 24 °C and sunny, but in a nice way. It’s such a lovely little place. Karina was kind, welcoming and very happy to have a return customer from the other side of town. I ate a recreational Biscoff twix with my coffee, then an eggless bagel and a…