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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

The job hunt

My fourth-round interview is still scheduled for Thursday this week. So still, please wish me luck!

Travels

I haven’t been anywhere. I haven’t done anything. I’ve been in a funk. I feel much heavier than I was a month ago, but I don’t dare check.

Heydays

Well, I did go out once this week. I went out to Heyday’s opening day for 50% off breakfast! But it wasn’t open. I found out a few days later that the opening times on the website were wrong, so I wasted a trip out. Hah!

And double-hah, because I didn’t get a ticket to the launch party either. 1,000 people applied, but they’ve only got room for 100, so they sent out a second email with a link to give tickets to the first 50 folks who click, and I missed it.

Honestly, I’m more sad about all that than I think I have any reasonable right to be.

Making things

I mentioned last week that I’d started a reindeer cross stitch. I don’t know if it’s my bad mood, or if I just don’t like the pattern, but I’ve been avoiding it. It’s just not fun, and I’m pretty sure I’m going to abandon it.

…but I did get to go make cat biscuits with my almost-niece! I made a cosy cat and Alex made Cursed Cat Alastor.

A photograph of two cat-shaped biscuits. The cat on the left is smiling and wearing a green-yellow scarf. The cat on the right has a red outline with yellow eyes and a demonic yellow smile.
A happy cat and a Cursed Cat Alastor (Sunday 8th December, 2024)

Preparing for 2025

I got my 2025 planner! My first choice is always Rhodia, but I couldn’t spot any nice ones this year so I went for LEUCHTTURM1917. My first choice is always A6, but their A6 2025 planners aren’t out until the end of January so I went for B6+.

How big is B6+, you ask?

A diagram of page sizes from A4+ to A7. A4+ is 225×315 mm. B5 is 178×254 mm. A5 is 145×210 mm. B6+ is 125×190 mm. A6 is 90×150 mm. A7 is 70×110 mm.
LEUCHTTURM1917 page sizes (Tuesday 17th December, 2024)
Namemm
A4+225 × 315
B5178 × 254
A5145 × 210
B6+125 × 190
A690 × 150
A770 × 110

Perturbations

The week ahead