Day 1101 I need sleep

It’s been an intense day and we haven’t even hit the mid point. I haven’t had a second to think this morning but i’m not complaining. I love when a Friday is properly busy. It gets to the end of shift and someone asks ‘how was your day?’ - not a clue. My brain told my hands what to do but if you ask me for information people told me and the responses I gave, i’m at a loss.

Salads:

Mild chickpea curry

Turmeric + ginger rice

Roast squash ragu pasta

Soup: Mild vegetable madras

Day 1100 PSA

As a Londoner I stay clear of the tourist traps and generic entertainment that is set up across the city to entertain the herd. Moreso I laugh at the morons that endorse these sterile enterprises by spending their coins on the consumerist, cultureless shite these places offer. I got got last night. Sucked in by the perfectly lit pick and mix at Battersea Power Station. This morning I hang my head in shame and ask for mother mercy to reimburse me.

Salads:

Pumpkin spiced curry

Coconut + ginger rice

Chicken ragu pasta

Baked nutty pasta

Sandwich: Cooked ham, Raclette cheese, Spicy peach relish + tomato

Day 1099 Head in the clouds

Welcome to the procrastination station where we stare off into the distance about nothingness. I’m not too worries though, I’ve devised a list of duties for the day so I know I won’t leave without doing what needs to be done. I don’t know how office workers don’t spend their whole day on YouTube, the tab’s just there like an open pack of biscuits!

Salads:

Mexican beans

Sumac rice

Cauliflower + cashew nut pesto pasta

Croutoned salad with feta + dill dressing

Soup: Sweet potato, cumin + ginger

Day 1098 The truth is best served awkwardly

I’ve spent my morning doing my favourite pastimes of offending my customers and over sharing with the staff. When you’re stuck in a cell all day without control of the characters that are imposed upon your life, you’ll find your general courtesy or social normalities fly out the window. I wonder if i’d be more palatable if I didn’t work here.

Salads:

Thai spiced sweet potato curry

Edamame + crispy shallot rice

Tomato, peas + herbs pasta

Soup: Tuscan tomato

Sandwich: Garlic salami, Provola cheese, Chilli relish + tomato

Day 1097 Deal with the devil

We’ve conversed a lot about processed food this morning (ultra processed being the supervillain) best advice on getting clean is to just make it yourself. The moment you ask someone to do a service for you the supplier will always look for the most efficient and cost effective way to execute your request but there will be downsides. Like pharmaceuticals, the tablets could help your heart beat regularly but side effects will include anal bleeding, are you willing to accept the side effects?

Salads:

Chilli non carne

Spinach + herb rice

Sausage + ham pasta

Braised potato + mushroom

Soup: Indian spiced cauliflower + potato

Sandwich: Chorizo, Manchego cheese, Chilli relish + tomato

Day 1096 Warning, she bites when shes sleepy

I’m feeling the late nights today. My body still hasn’t engaged yet. I would like to just be in my own world today. This is possible as long as no main characters (that are actually understudies but we don’t tell them) come in and try to suck out the last morsels of energy I have. This might sound a bit weird but like, I kinda have a short temper when i’m tired. (omg i’m so quirky)

Salads:

Chickpea + med veg

Spinach + herb rice

Leek, black olive + tomato pasta

Soup: Indian spiced spinach + potato

Day 1095 A mere grasp

Sometimes I leave myself reminders so I can recall my train of thought when I return to my desk. ‘I really need to get a grip’ were the words I left on my screen this morning. How harsh. While I might not possess the attributes and accolades of the modern man, I think i’m still somewhat content with what I’ve got. My mental health is alright, I now choose when I cry rather than tears falling at the most inconvenient hours. So there’s that…

Salads:

Roast pepper + white bean

Dill rice

Smokey aubergine + tomato pasta

Soup: Sweet potato + ginger

Day 1094 Long nose

I hate when someone can’t see past the end of their own nose but yet they think they are the peoples voice. We all have preferences, everyone will have a bias, even if we try to escape it. When you are given a new piece of information or opinion you should play with it in your mouth, swallow, digest it. I find the majority chew slightly and spit right back out but preach that they are diplomatic.

Salads:

Cauliflower + lentil curry

Ginger + turmeric rice

Tomato, french bean + basil pasta

Chicken + mushroom braise with polenta croutons

Soup: Chickpea + sweet potato

Sandwich: Milano salami, Pecorino cheese, Jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 1093 Words are fun, sentences are better

What should one write about on a cold and drizzly day? Does one brighten the mood with a quick quip about a quiet client who queued to quiz me on quiche? Or should I turn my attention to the tension of the turbulent temperature that troubles our terrain? The slight sight of snow is sure to send our infrastructure down the drain.

Salads:

Sweet potato + chickpea coconut curry

Roast pepper + tomato rice

Sausage + ham pasta

Soup: Velvet mushroom

Day 1092 To be young

I had a juvenile weekend and it was marvellous. I know that having children and nurturing life is apparently very rewarding but I also know that most parents miss being themselves. Now of course, if you’ve made your children your entire personality you will forget what life was like without them, and this is great! If you recall what life was like before, you might just regret the decision to have children…

Salads:

5 spiced aubergine + black bean

Crispy shallot + soya rice

Mushroom ragu pasta

Roast carrot + dill salad, Croutons + feta dressing

Soup: Broccoli, spinach + potato

Sandwich: Cumberland sausage, cheddar cheese, Cumberland relish + tomato

Day 1091 What does my starter pack look like?

Do stereotypes know that they’re stereotypes? Surely not. Because I don’t know what stereotype I am but must be one. Maybe my category of person isn’t big enough to be a stereotype but then what box do I put myself in and are the people in there nice? Would I enjoy hanging out with those people? Or would I drive myself insane? Would this encourage me to change? Or incite a perpetual inner hatred that I will pass on to my offspring?

Salads:

Veggie curry

Coconut rice

Roast pepper + tomato pasta

Croutoned bake with mushroom + spinach

Soup: Something green

Day 1090 We can, we will, we must

I started the day so well but now procrastination has taken it’s place at the helm. My important deeds are done which means the spaced out devil will only shaft my own plans. You know when you have a long list is small, tedious tasks? I will wait for the rush to come and go then refuse to leave my desk until I ticked those ‘to do's’ in the tushy!

Salads:

Braised chickpeas

Rainbow rice

Mushroom ragu pasta

Soup: Red lentil + carrot

Day 1089 Hello, how can I help?

I really enjoyed working the counter yesterday, mainly because I got to exercise my unconventional customer service skills. You might think me rude when I don’t laugh at your uninventive joke but it’s necessary for me to do this. The deli is delicious and good value therefor there is a high chance you will return, I can’t subject myself to your poor banter for the foreseeable future.

Salads:

Thai spiced sweet potato + chickpea

Edamame + crispy shallot rice

Sausage + ham pasta

Soup: Carrot + dill

Sandwich: Mortadella, Smoked mozzarella, Jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 1088 Love to hate

It’s been an idyllic little deli morning. It’s been so chilled and enjoyable, the perfect way to start the week. I will be working the counter for the next couple days. I’ve had some entertaining painful customers waltz through those doors, if you look closely you’ll see me shooting daggers. Mask my grievances with the ‘English smile’.

Salads
Lentils cacciatore

Spinach + herb rice

Roast squash ragu pasta

Chickpea + paneer curry

Soup: Broccoli, chilli + garlic

Sandwich: Garlic salami, Fontina cheese, Chilli relish + tomato

Day 1087 The arrogance of ignorance

It’s strange, some weeks my brain allows me to live a relatively happy life where I don’t think about the atrocities that take place every minute of everyday, here and around the world. Other weeks I can’t even make a cup of tea without thinking about the British colonialist past and the seasonless nation this country once was (arguably still is) and yet they belittle and bastardise the cultures that brought them colour when they were drowning in greyscale.

Salads:

Thai coconut curry

Spring onion + soy rice

Tomato, basil + french bean pasta

Soup: Pea + miso

Day 1086 Lock up your wheely bins

I try hard to be a law abiding citizen but the services allotted to law abiding citizens are unsatisfactory and they account too much for the lower common denominator. So sometimes one must commit petty crimes to get what one wants. What petty crime comes to mind? I’m not robbing your nan for her jewellery, don’t worry Gwendolyn

Salads:

Thai coconut curry

Kimchi rice

Artichoke, tomato + parsley pasta

Soup: Spinach, ginger + turmeric

Sandwich: Fennel salami, Provola cheese, Chilli relish + tomato

Day 1085 Let's party 'til we die

So we’ll have to endure another 4 years of the orange man on the other side of the Atlantic, big woop. Look at our government, it’s not much better. The trouble with the left is that it’s constantly evolving for better and for worse but it provides an uncertainty that many can’t get on board with. Conservatism on the other hand, hasn’t changed its tradition and values since partying began. And it’s genius too. Values and traditions that benefit the few and convince the rest that they too one day be able to sit with the twats of the round table.

Salads:

Black lentil + roasted cauliflower

Ginger + turmeric rice

Sausage + ham pasta

Soup: Roast squash + ginger

Day 1084 Catch me if you can

I am aware that there was no blog yesterday. I had only one thing I wanted to write about and I couldn’t find the way to word it. I will speak in tongues… you all live on one of the most expensive roads in Clapham each house boasting ample gardens. Shutting down the road so your children can play on gravel is a joke. Meanwhile the kids that live on the council estate are told they can’t play ball on the small amount of grass that they’re allotted. You use the council as a plaything.

Salads:

Med veg chickpea

Lemon + parsley rice

Smokey aubergine + tomato pasta

Chilli CON carne

Soup: Indian spiced cauliflower + potato

Sandwich: Chorizo, Chilli pecorino, Jalapeno relish + tomato

Day 1083 Take me home

I’ll be honest I don’t want to be here. I want to be at home. I’ve done the fun part, catching up with the people, finding out what’s on the agenda for the weekend. Now I have to work the Friday lunch shift with Mad and it is sure to drive me insane. If you see me looking displeased in the corner it’s because I am.

Salads:

Mexican beans

Sweet chilli + chive rice

Sausage + ham pasta

Soup: Tuscan tomato

Sandwich: Speck ham, Fontina cheese, Spicy peach relish + tomato

Day 1082 The walk to happiness

I had one of the funniest dinners of my life yesterday, if you haven’t been I suggest you try Caminata in Balham, top notch nosh. The deli dog is feeling better today and the overall vibe in the deli is immaculate. So good infact that when a nemesis of mine came in their venom has no effect on me. Hazar!

Salads:

Moroccan spiced lentils

Leek and dill rice

Mushroom ragu pasta

Soup: Indian spiced spinach + potato