{"id":450,"date":"2016-01-15T19:29:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-15T19:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=450"},"modified":"2016-01-15T19:41:07","modified_gmt":"2016-01-15T19:41:07","slug":"richards-2016-week-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/richards-2016-week-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard&#8217;s 2016: Week Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DKzHkQvAOT\">here<\/a>.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Week Two, baby! To all you haters out there who said I wouldn&#8217;t make it, guess what? I made it! Hahaha. Yup, screw you all the literally zero people who said that. Hahahaha.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s just what the hell I got up to.<\/p>\n<h3>January 8th: Show &amp; Tell At Work Day<\/h3>\n<p>Easy! I brought my LUCKY COIN into work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-451\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-451\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?resize=444%2C310\" alt=\"2016-01-08 09.11.29\" width=\"444\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?resize=300%2C209&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?resize=768%2C536&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?resize=1024%2C715&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-08-09.11.29.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Except it turns out that lucky coins aren&#8217;t very interesting. Good thing then that I happened to be wearing REALLY COOL SHOES. Here&#8217;s my showing them to my amazed co-workers!!<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-vine\" style=\"display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/ihdFY0gA11K\/embed\/simple\" width=\"616\" height=\"616\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>What makes my shoes so special you ask? And why are we all wearing white shirts in that video?! Well, the answer to one of those questions is that they&#8217;re special Wes Anderson shoes. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BACUDQDIS7j\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Richard Cook (@cookywook)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>They&#8217;re a replica model of the shoes worn by Steve Zissou in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0362270\/\">The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou<\/a>\u00a0so of course they&#8217;re incredible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IqPOogdidqM?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Only problem is that they&#8217;re a size too small!!! So I didn&#8217;t wear them for very long. I&#8217;m trying to get a replacement and\/or refund because, my friends, these shoes were\u00a0<em>not cheap<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h3>January 9th: Apricot Day<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;m not a big apricot fan. I don&#8217;t think I&#8217;ve ever actually sat down and eaten one to be honest. But if this life project is about anything (and I&#8217;m not saying it is), it&#8217;s about trying new things. So I bought a big bag of dried apricots and munched the hell outta them.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Apricot Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nCRfLxjrUn\">pic.twitter.com\/nCRfLxjrUn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/685828867148374017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>NOTE TO READER<\/strong>: Do not eat lots and lots of apricots if your body is not accustomed\u00a0to a high-fibre diet.<\/p>\n<h3>January 10th: Bittersweet Chocolate Day<\/h3>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had some criticism that all of these just boil down to me eating things and that this isn&#8217;t a hard thing to do at all.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy &quot;Bittersweet Chocolate Day!&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJxz5OUD7P\">pic.twitter.com\/gJxz5OUD7P<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/686258145228894209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I guess it&#8217;s a fair point.<\/p>\n<h3>January 11th: Step in a Puddle and Splash your Friends Day<\/h3>\n<p>Didn&#8217;t eat anything on January 11th! Well, I\u00a0<em>did\u00a0<\/em>eat lots of things. But nothing related to the day itself. No, this challenge required a physical effort on my effort. Physical effort, skill, and cunning:<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-vine\" style=\"display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/iMM2MOvnrdK\/embed\/simple\" width=\"616\" height=\"616\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>At the end you can see my slapping Matt there. I wish it had perfectly fit in because it would have been some beautiful comic timing. But Vine is a pain in the arse to work with at the best of times so I had to shoot this whole thing live. I hope you enjoy it.<\/p>\n<h3>January 12th: Pharmacist Day<\/h3>\n<p>Tough one. Because a pharmacist is technically a person. And I wasn&#8217;t able to find one. And I was in meetings and work stuff all day so I couldn&#8217;t run out and find any.<\/p>\n<p>I went to the comments on the Pharmacist Day page for ideas. Check out how crazy they are:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CYc25mxWMAEOi5g.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-452\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-452\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CYc25mxWMAEOi5g.png?resize=616%2C555\" alt=\"CYc25mxWMAEOi5g\" width=\"616\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CYc25mxWMAEOi5g.png?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CYc25mxWMAEOi5g.png?resize=300%2C270&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/CYc25mxWMAEOi5g.png?resize=768%2C692&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shoutout to\u00a0<strong>Donald Robert Buetow<\/strong>, aka &#8216;Don down the street!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I did a couple of compromises.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I listened to some Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. &#8216;Me and Mia&#8217; is an incredible song.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Me and Mia\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4vBO3iPTa7yH88pqdMyOhw?utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tweeted my love for pharmacists to the world:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I LOVE PHARMACISTS <br \/>PHARMACISTS ARE AMAZING<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Richards2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/686959267484663808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Took a picture with a\u00a0<em>PHARMACY. <\/em>Which is good enough for me.<br \/>\n<em>(&#8220;A pharmacist has been here!&#8221; I thought to myself.)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What a pharmacy! Truly top notch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vcuk6cDpdG\">pic.twitter.com\/Vcuk6cDpdG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/686986587343859712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enjoyed the Limmy pharmacy bit (via my friend Ed).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"616\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YnGPgCVJUsI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>All in all, a victory for pharmacists everywhere.<\/p>\n<h3>January 13th: Peach Melba Day<\/h3>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Peach_Melba\">peach melba<\/a> is a very specific thing. If you don&#8217;t know, it&#8217;s &#8220;<em>a dessert of peaches and raspberry sauce with vanilla ice cream.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>My office doesn&#8217;t really have any of those things. And I had no idea where I could get one in Cambridge. So I went for the DIY option:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Delicious diy Peach Melba! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JqqcVVv9iB\">pic.twitter.com\/JqqcVVv9iB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/687299469617004546?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the recipe!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1 tin sliced peaches from the Tesco Express<br \/>\nGreek yogurt from the office fridge<br \/>\nRaspberry conserve you found in a cupboard<br \/>\nAs much sugar as you can sprinkle on top<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Method<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Assemble ingredients in a bowl.<br \/>\nEat.<br \/>\nTry to get past the disgusting taste and texture.<br \/>\nRepent sins.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Eugh. Probably the day I&#8217;ve enjoyed the least. Truly disgusting.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">January 14th: Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day<\/h3>\n<p>I was worrying about how to do this one. But then I heard that by a massive coincidence, a local <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aromi.co.uk\/\">sicilian cafe<\/a>\u00a0would be providing lunch in the office that day. Result! So I chomped down on a plate of this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-456\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-456\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg?resize=616%2C692\" alt=\"2016-01-14 11.42.08\" width=\"616\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg?resize=768%2C863&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-11.42.08.jpg?resize=911%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 911w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, I wasn&#8217;t 100% sure what I was eating was pastrami. And no way am I gonna let a day pass that I&#8217;m not 100% satisfied with (peach melba day aside), so I also went and bought some and had that for dinner!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-457\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-457\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg?resize=616%2C522\" alt=\"2016-01-14 19.38.53\" width=\"616\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg?resize=300%2C254&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg?resize=768%2C651&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/2016-01-14-19.38.53.jpg?resize=1024%2C868&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sure, I know that for it to qualify as a true Reuben-style pastrami sandwich, it ought to have been drowning in mustard. But I used\u00a0sriracha sauce instead, which is basically a more delicious red version of mustard. YAY.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what&#8217;s coming up next week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>January 15th &#8211;\u00a0Strawberry Ice Cream Day<\/li>\n<li>January 16th International Hot and Spicy Food Day<\/li>\n<li>January 17th Kid Inventors\u2019 Day<\/li>\n<li>January 18th Thesaurus Day<\/li>\n<li>January 19th Tin Can Day<\/li>\n<li>January 20th Disc Jockey Day<\/li>\n<li>January 21st Granola Bar Day<\/li>\n<li>January 22nd Answer Your Cat&#8217;s Questions Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Less food-based ones than usual in there! Particularly looking forward to the 22nd too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading! See ya next week???<\/p>\n<p><strong>ps.<\/strong> Power situation in my house still not sorted. If anyone from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leaders.co.uk\/\">Leaders Cambridge<\/a>\u00a0is reading this, please help I am so cold.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0here.) It&#8217;s Week Two, baby! To all you haters out there who said I wouldn&#8217;t make it, guess what? I made it! Hahaha. Yup, screw you all the literally zero people who said that. Hahahaha. Here&#8217;s just what the hell I got up to. 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