What's pleasing me today

Being more than halfway through Dry January.

Think I'll be working the second stage of the TdF Femmes (Manchester-Peak District-Sheffield). Planning on going to Liverpool for the finish of stage two of the men's race a month earlier.

Mrs Rave having her contract extended with the podcast company she has been production managing for.

Finally bought myself a mini-PC, refurbished HP-260 G3 mini PC off eBay for £45. Hooked it up to the TV as an alternative media player and retro gaming machine. Tried Batocera, but immediately hated it. Installed Ubuntu, then added Steam, RetroArch and GrayJay. Bookmarked a couple of interesting websites and cancelled my NOW TV subscription that was coming to the end of its promo period.

Next up, Kodi.

-15c here at present with a feels like of -22, 12-18 inches of snow forecast tomorrow through Monday morning, haven’t had to use the snowblower in 3 1/2 years.. so expecting a day of misery to get it working, after buying new fuel as the fuel set aside even with stabilizer is probably not going to work.

Fuel added, spark plug casually checked…. One pull on the starter cable and boom!! Worked first time.. no more glorious a sound. Happy, Happy Days..

For the first time have a place I can go where all the staff know my ‘usual’ and I can just take a seat and it arrives.

(Dal Makhani and a garlic roti, seems you didn’t ask)

And do they call you “Mr Noodle Sir”

No. They already know too much.

'Light the griddle, the pommie bastard's here again...'

Bonus day at work. I knew I'd had a good year personally and my boss likes me, but we've had a tough year on the corporate level (relatively speaking) and bonuses have been cut across the board so I was bracing for a not great number. Was a pleasant surprise where it ended up, I'm not getting rich but I'm going to have a good vacation in a couple of weeks.

Just drove through Lenton and I’m delighted to say that Tit Thursday is upon us. After months of hibernation some quality blart on display

Quality blart and Lenton. Not words I’d expect to see in the same post

Students out and about? Or has that changed in <checks notes> 33 years. Holy shit.

Forecast to be -2c here tomorrow morning, we’re a long way from Spring.

Still first Friday morning coffee ride of the season tomorrow, so there is that.

Mus: expected to be frozen

They were all wrapped up in coats and scarves this morning. I think I may have declared too early.

After a year of visiting multiple universities in the mid-west, north east, mid-atlantic and Europe - Señorita Mus has finally made a decision, and after all that travel ended up only 1hr 30mins from Muswell Towers and will be spending the next 4 years at UConn. (University of Connecticut)