{"id":494,"date":"2016-02-20T14:42:23","date_gmt":"2016-02-20T14:42:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=494"},"modified":"2016-02-20T16:06:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-20T16:06:41","slug":"richards-2016-week-seven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/richards-2016-week-seven\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard\u2019s 2016: Week Seven"},"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 style=\"text-align: left;\">Another week in the bag! Ok, this week was once again mostly eating stuff. But I promise I&#8217;ll try better in the future, ok?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Anyway, HERE IT ISSSSS.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">February 13th: Radio Day<\/h3>\n<p>Got my hands on an old-school radio, didn&#8217;t I?!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Radio Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uc9DotoAXx\">pic.twitter.com\/uc9DotoAXx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/698469800943755264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, I&#8217;m all about on-demand music streaming services. So radios are a bit weird to me. But they&#8217;re quite good fun for having on when you&#8217;re doing other stuff I suppose. Especially if it&#8217;s like a talk show or something. And listening to Craig Charles talk about his favourite funk and soul records is a laugh.<\/p>\n<p>Also I look well handsome in that photo, don&#8217;t I?<\/p>\n<h3>February 14th: Cream Filled Chocolate Day<\/h3>\n<p>Also Valentine&#8217;s Day I guess?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Cream-Filled Chocolate Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Dei4riMX76\">pic.twitter.com\/Dei4riMX76<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/698910706691874816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s me there, eating a Fox&#8217;s Chocolate Cream aka the best chocolate bar. It&#8217;s incredible.<\/p>\n<p>Side note, check out how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.daysoftheyear.com\/\">daysoftheyear.com<\/a>\u00a0decided to advertise this day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-495\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-495\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?resize=616%2C342\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2016-02-20 at 14.27.00\" width=\"616\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?w=1620&amp;ssl=1 1620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?resize=300%2C167&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?resize=768%2C427&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?resize=1024%2C569&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Screen-Shot-2016-02-20-at-14.27.00.png?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 616px) 100vw, 616px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>MATE, an oreo is\u00a0<em>not<\/em> a cream-filled chocolate. It&#8217;s a cream-filled chocolate BISCUIT. Unless in the US they&#8217;re calling biscuits chocolates now? In which case, they&#8217;re simply beyond hope.<\/p>\n<h3>February 15th: Hippo Day<\/h3>\n<p>I mean, what would\u00a0<em>you\u00a0<\/em>do? Not a lot of hippos in the east anglia region, y&#8217;know.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/idVofZeZDF\">pic.twitter.com\/idVofZeZDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/699356276338356224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a pretty good hippo, I reckon. That second foreleg is kinda screwed up but whatever.<\/p>\n<h3>February 16th: Almond Day<\/h3>\n<p>I went out to Greggs in search of one of their famous HUGE CHERRY BAKEWELLS. But they were all out. Don&#8217;t worry though, the disaster was thankfully averted&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Eating this delicious Greggs croissant for Almond Day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fikbrYbvEa\">pic.twitter.com\/fikbrYbvEa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/699573526668451842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 16, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Hell yeah, an almond croissant! aka the best pastry in the universe. YUM.<\/p>\n<h3>February 17th: World Human Spirit Day<\/h3>\n<p>You wot, mate? I don&#8217;t really understand what this is about, beyond some airy fairy hippy nonsense. The website described it thus:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>This day is a celebration of continuity, of hope, of awareness, an occasion for us all to connect spiritually, to gaze at the universe beyond our worldly bodies.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Like, that doesn&#8217;t help. First of all, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Materialism\">materialism<\/a>\u00a0is literally true. Secondly, this sounds super lame.<\/p>\n<p>My philosophical\u00a0reservations aside, I decided to conduct an experiment. I decided to\u00a0<strong>sell my soul<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">happy World Human Spirit Day! I sold my soul. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cAQGJsdyc0\">pic.twitter.com\/cAQGJsdyc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/699933038071963649?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, I know some of you doubters will question whether this was a legitimate exchange. Did Edd\u00a0<em>really<\/em> pay me \u20ac50,000 (converted to \u00a3\u00a3\u00a3) for my immortal soul? Was this just a scripted exchange we did during our lunch break? I&#8217;ll take a note from religion&#8217;s book and simply say that SUCH QUESTIONS ARE BEYOND HUMAN COMPREHENSION AND TO QUESTION ME AT ALL IS HERESY. Pahahaaa, <em><strong>burrrrrrrrn.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3>February 18th: Drink Wine Day<\/h3>\n<p>Not a problem.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NationalDrinkWineDay?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NationalDrinkWineDay<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/oyoy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#oyoy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QDrLOskhMG\">pic.twitter.com\/QDrLOskhMG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/700397847657709568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 18, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I went all the way to Asda and bought some delicious\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Riesling\">Riesling<\/a>\u00a0for this. But apparently that&#8217;s not to everyone&#8217;s tastes (SORRY OLIVIA) so we had some of whatever this is instead. It was lovely.<\/p>\n<h3>February 19th: Chocolate Mint Day<\/h3>\n<p>Ate some chocolate mints.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Chocolate Mint Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3ZkpHaKjcU\">pic.twitter.com\/3ZkpHaKjcU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/700729876026753024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Now, you&#8217;re probably going to call me out here. After all, these are simply minty chocolate\u00a0<em>biscuits<\/em>, not true chocolate mints. BUT, whatever. If the website can get away with calling oreos &#8216;cream-filled biscuit&#8217; then I get this in revenge. Call it cosmic justice of whatever.<\/p>\n<p>AND THAT&#8217;S YER LOT<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Coming up next week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>February 20th:\u00a0Cherry Pie Day<\/li>\n<li>February 21st:\u00a0Single Tasking Day<\/li>\n<li>February 22nd:\u00a0Be Humble Day<\/li>\n<li>February 23rd:\u00a0Banana Bread Day<\/li>\n<li>February 24th:\u00a0Inconvenience Yourself Day<\/li>\n<li>February 25th:\u00a0Introduce A Girl To Engineering Day<\/li>\n<li>February 26th: Pistachio Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of these are SO weird. Also, &#8216;inconvenience yourself day&#8217; lol. That&#8217;s pretty much all I do everyday already!<\/p>\n<p>See you then.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ps.<\/strong> Might stop doing these\u00a0<strong>ps<\/strong> bits. There&#8217;s no updates to speak of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0here.) 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