Refreshed, rain, cuppa, Drag Race, NHL, WandaVision and Tomb Raider

You can't beat a good night of sleep to leave you feeling refreshed and raring to go. A walk was a nice idea but it was absolutely tipping it down so that idea was shelved.

I made a cuppa and then caught up with Batwoman. Episode two was not as good as the first one but it was still way better then anything from season one.  It's still the worst DC TV show but it is getting better.

Traditional Saturday cooked breakfast was accompanied by RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Loving the UK queens, they are far nicer than the US ones.

During the day we did some NHL catch up taking in a couple of full games and lots of quick recaps.

RuPaul's Drag Race (the regular US edition) catch up with a very nice Indian take away.

WandaVision this week was absolutely superb. We are finally getting some good reveals based on little hints that have been dropped in previous episodes. The running time for these is too short, I want more! If you love the Marvel Cinematic Universe films then this is an absolute must watch!

Toni went and had a bath so I spent a couple of hours on the PS4 playing Shadows Of The Tomb Raider. 

Good back, reading, RuPaul's Drag Race, candles, Wardruna and The Girl Who Played With Fire (part 1)

Continued good news on the back front. I had another good night and feel fine this morning. There is also now hardly any stiffness or minor aches. This pleases me!

Reading today was Anne Rice's The Witching Hour (first part of the Live Of The Mayfair Witches trilogy). I kept the background noise the same as previous days though with more black metal.

Brunch was complimented with episode one from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 13.

Nice to see the format getting mixed up a bit to keep things interesting. 

Also worth noting that the catch phrase has now been changed from "Gentlemen start your engines and may the best woman win" to "Racers start your engines and may the best drag queen win!". A bid to become more inclusive perhaps?

We lit candles in the afternoon and chilled out listening to some Wardruna.

The Girl Who Played With Fire (part one) was our evening viewing continuing out Millennium Series viewing.

I shall end todays entry on this........

It's been a lovely two weeks off but now it's back to the real world again, sadly.

Hockey night in Canada

Productive day at work today which was great for the old morale. PWEI once again were the supporting musical cast. 

Now that we've completed Lucifer we were at a bit of a loose end. We did a quick Canada's Drag Race  catch up and then went back to watching a puck load of hockey, live from Canada.

First up was watching Columbus Blue Jackets get knocked out by Tampa Bay Lighting with an overtime win. Lightning won the series 4 - 1. Soft spot vote was for Blue Jackets but hey ho. We did stick around for the post game so we could see John Tortorella storm out of the press conference (which Toni predicted he would do)

Next up was Boston Bruins v Carolina Hurricanes. Bruins were leading this series 3 - 1 so we hoped they could finish things off tonight as we have a soft spot for them. No love of the Hurricanes due to them seeping the Rangers LOL First period ended with Hurricanes lading 1 - 0. Second period ended with the Bruins bouncing back and leading 2 - 1. The third period ended with a Bruins 2 - 1 win and they have now closed the series with a 4 - 1 win.

With the results that have been coming in so far my Play Off Bracket Challenge entry looks to be failing pretty badly. We'll see where we are once all the 1st Round games are over.

Sleep, Crash, Amnesia, Black Flag and Skin Wars: Fresh Paint

Well today was another day of unexpected extra sleep due to an essential change of plans. It was very much needed.

Toni went out to spend some time with Jade and do various things so I took the opportunity to get in some PS4 time. I started off proceedings with Crash Bandicoot. It was so much fun but sadly I was dealing with a controller with strange behaviours that made it very difficult to play properly so I decided to move on to something else.

Free on PSN Plus this month is a game called Amnesia which I decided to give a go. Oh my, that was unexpected. It's a survival horror game setup in such a way that you don't get to fight, you have to hide or run away. They recommend you play it in a darkened room with headphones on. I opted for the darkened room as Zoe was watching me play. It is a VERY subversive game, with eerie graphics and a soundtrack that just drags you in. It's hard to really describe how it makes you feel. I wasn't scared but my heart was definitely racing at certain points. It does get quite intense, that's for sure.

After a while I had to come up for air as it was all getting too much being lost in the Amnesia world so I took to the high seas once again for some Assassins Creed Black Flag action. That did the job and my BPM was back at a more reasonable rate in no time LOL.

Chip shop chips for the win (and dinner) and we watched some of the first season of Skin Wars: Fresh Paint. This is a RuPaul hosted show where artists move from their usual medium and take on the challenge of body painting.

Rest, family, Rangers and RuPaul

Today was wonderful. I didn't get up until 11:30. The sleep was glorious, so wonderful and I woke up actually feeling like I had had some rest.

Breakfast and Hell's Kitchen was a great way to start the day. Toni and I then popped out to do a little shopping before popping over to Leanne's and had a fun time with Irving, Jamie, Indie, Shiv and Bodhi. The only downside was having to watch Ghostbusters 2.

I haven't watched much of the New York Rangers so far this season (and thankfully given some of the recent results) but today was an early game so I decided to tune in. I'm so glad I did as they seemed to have pulled their stuff together. It wasn't the most elegant game and I was shouting at the TV for the last five minutes but thankfully they kept their heads and beat the Nashville Predators 4 - 2.  Fingers crossed this is a return to winning ways.

Toni made the most amazing carrot soup for dinner, it was delicious. I ate all mine and then finished off Zoe's afterwards, nom nom nom.

We finished the remainder of the day with the final three episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars 2.

Another mad day, the dentist and TV catch up

Well I had hoped that things would quieten down a bit at work but sadly that dream is for another day. There were still a few things to get sort and I had hoped to have closed off all open issues by the end of the day. This was not to be though and it was a real uphill struggle in the afternoon.

Just to make my life complete I then had to leave work quite stressed to go to the dentist which then caused me more stress. I haven't been to a dentist in five years so I was fearing the worst. I have a real fear of dentists so that didn't help either. I explained how I felt and jumped in the chair and she did a couple of x-rays. Then it was time for the dreaded examination. Thankfully I didn't need any dental work and my x-rays showed no signs of problems so I just have to do some hygienist sessions. This was such a relief, a very very BIG relief as I had been fearing the worst. I booked the hygienist appointment straight away while was in the right frame of mind LOL.

Got home and watched the final two episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. I'm just loving these shows and the All Stars ones are extra fun. We also managed to get in some Big Bang Theory and the first episode of the final season of Star Wars Rebels.

Indian and RuPaul's Drag Race

I got to leave work a little earlier than usual for the first time in ages which was lovely and a bit of a novelty. Sam was off to the cinema to see IT and Zoe was off to her role playing club so Toni and I treated ourselves to an Indian for dinner.

We burned our way through the last few episodes of RuPaul's Drag Race season 4. I seem to have become somewhat addicted to this show. It's a bit of car crash but does provide some good laughs and certainly doesn't take itself too seriously. I avoided it for ages but am so glad I decided to actually give it a go.