{"id":514,"date":"2016-03-05T12:58:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-05T12:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=514"},"modified":"2016-03-05T12:58:32","modified_gmt":"2016-03-05T12:58:32","slug":"richards-2016-week-nine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/richards-2016-week-nine\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard&#8217;s 2016: Week Nine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DKzHkQvAOT\">here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Hello friends. Thanks for joining me on another week of this ridiculous life project I insist on putting myself through. I hope at least one of us is enjoying it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Right then, let&#8217;s get to it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">February 27th: Kahlua Day<\/h3>\n<p>I\u00a0<em>love<\/em> Kahlua, so this was easy. A while back I even bought a little White Russian Kit that included a glass, a milk bottle, some vodka, and kahlua. 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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\/BApwzAxIS-U\/?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>So this meant I was well equipped for a delicious Kahlua Day.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"in\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Kahlua Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/xKscOY05Pk\">pic.twitter.com\/xKscOY05Pk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/703722426149048320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 27, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dunno why I&#8217;m pulling that face to be honest. Kahlua is smooth and delicious.<\/p>\n<p>(KAHLUA, IF YOU&#8217;RE READING THIS CAN I HAVE SOME FREE KAHLUA IS BASICALLY WHAT I&#8217;M TRYING TO SAY).<\/p>\n<h3>February 28th: Tooth Fairy Day<\/h3>\n<p>There is no tooth fairy. Therefore this day does not exist.<\/p>\n<p>Call me a copout all you want, but what am I seriously gonna do for &#8216;tooth fairy&#8217; day? Steal some child&#8217;s teeth and take them for my own? To then exchange for money under my pillow? Do you have any idea how CRAZY that sounds? Get a clue, Buster!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, my logic is sound. I can&#8217;t do a day that refers to a non-existent object. And I know this logic is sound because&#8230;..<\/p>\n<h3>February 29th: Bachelor&#8217;s Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">it&#39;s Bachelor&#39;s Day<br \/>this totally counts<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zpWxD7jsG6\">pic.twitter.com\/zpWxD7jsG6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/704436680565121024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Awwww yeahhh, it&#8217;s my\u00a0<strong>literal degree in philosophy<\/strong>. It was shoved down the back of my wardrobe under a load of hoodies, but I managed to find it! PRO LIFE TIP: no employer ever asks to see your degrees. So just go ahead and make up whatever you want and save yourself the \u00a320k debt I&#8217;m now in.<\/p>\n<p>And I know that Bachelor&#8217;s Day is probably meant to be about being a massive unmarried lad. But I am about the least laddish person in the known universe. I think I was born with an allergy to laddism or something. Thankfully, there is no cure.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also not\u00a0<em>technically\u00a0<\/em>a Bachelor of Arts anymore. I got a Masters last year, but it was just a free upgrade from uni for doing absolutely nothing for a couple of years. I&#8217;m honestly surprised they&#8217;re allowed to do it. But yup, it&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Master_of_Arts_(Oxbridge_and_Dublin)\">real thing<\/a>. Sorry everyone who did all the work on a real Masters, I&#8217;m just as qualified as you apparently!!!<\/p>\n<h3>March 1st: World Compliment Day<\/h3>\n<p>This is one I mostly took offline. I went around giving everyone lots of lovely compliments. Of course, this comes easily to me as I&#8217;m SUCH A NICE GUY ALL THE TIME. But I put a few out on Twitter too.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You\u2019re great. You\u2019re awesome. I love you. Keep doing what you\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n<p>And happy compliment day! <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\/704806236626227203?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>D&#8217;awww.<\/p>\n<h3>March 2nd: Banana Cream Pie Day<\/h3>\n<p>Once again Cambridge fails to deliver on delicious deserts. So I had to improvise.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-516\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-516 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?resize=215%2C308\" alt=\"2016-03-02 21.17.55\" width=\"215\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.17.55.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-517\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-517 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?resize=174%2C308\" alt=\"2016-03-02 21.18.05\" width=\"174\" height=\"308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?w=1520&amp;ssl=1 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?resize=170%2C300&amp;ssl=1 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?resize=768%2C1358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?resize=579%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/2016-03-02-21.18.05.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 174px) 100vw, 174px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>To make Richard&#8217;s Banana Cream Pie:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Co-op foamy bananas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Co-op squirty cream<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recipe<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Sandwich bananas together with the squirty\u00a0cream.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Eat<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I wish I could say this was delicious, I really really do.<\/p>\n<h3>March 3rd: Mulled Wine Day<\/h3>\n<p>Why exactly is Mulled Wine Day in March? Mulled wine is a wintery drink. It has no place in the early days of spring. And so of course you can&#8217;t buy it anywhere. But as always, I IMPROVISED:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Mulled Wine Day! (sangria with a slice of orange?) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DFcLphHwhH\">pic.twitter.com\/DFcLphHwhH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/705513742730141697?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 3, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yes, Sangria, AKA Spanish mulled wine served cold. I even shoved a slice of orange in there to make it proper authentic.<\/p>\n<p>You say it&#8217;s not mulled wine? I say I just invented a whole new genre of it, mate.<\/p>\n<h3>March 4th: Day of Unplugging<\/h3>\n<p>I suppose this is meant to be about switching off, letting go of your devices, not habitually checking social media all day long. But I can&#8217;t do that. Firstly, I&#8217;m legit addicted to it. Secondly, my job depends on me knowing what&#8217;s happening on social media all the time. So I&#8217;m not doing that.<\/p>\n<p>I just unplugged a kettle instead.<\/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\/iXm0lteAITd\/embed\/simple\" width=\"616\" height=\"616\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>I hope that&#8217;s understandable? Rewatching, my accent is a disgrace. I&#8217;m saying &#8220;gonna unplug this kettle, ain&#8217;t I?&#8221; followed by &#8220;oy oyyyyy!!!&#8221;. I attended the Danny Dyer School of Talking Proper English Innit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>That&#8217;s it, baby!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 5th: Cheese Doodle Day<\/li>\n<li>March 6th: Frozen Food Day<\/li>\n<li>March 7th: Cereal Day<\/li>\n<li>March 8th: Proofreading Day<\/li>\n<li>March 9th: Get Over It Day<\/li>\n<li>March 10th: World Kidney Day<\/li>\n<li>March 11th: Oatmeal Nut Waffles Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ok, four food ones there. That might just be some kinda record!<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, it&#8217;ll be fun. I hope. THANKS GUYSZZ.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ps.<\/strong> There is no ps this week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0here.) Hello friends. Thanks for joining me on another week of this ridiculous life project I insist on putting myself through. I hope at least one of us is enjoying it. Right then, let&#8217;s get to it. February 27th: Kahlua Day I\u00a0love Kahlua, so this was easy. 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