{"id":636,"date":"2016-06-11T11:53:09","date_gmt":"2016-06-11T10:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/?p=636"},"modified":"2016-06-11T11:53:09","modified_gmt":"2016-06-11T10:53:09","slug":"richards-2016-weeks-22-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/richards-2016-weeks-22-23\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard&#8217;s 2016: Weeks 22 &#038; 23"},"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;\">Right, so I know I said I wouldn&#8217;t do any more double weeks. But here we are. I really just need to stop leaving the country so often. Anyway, here&#8217;s what my life has been about.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">May 28th: Hamburger Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hamburger Day! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bw4UFLKCQQ\">pic.twitter.com\/bw4UFLKCQQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/736656597720694784?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 28, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the second time this year, I was out on a stag do. Oy oyyy! Thankfully we passed through a restaurant (Jamie&#8217;s Italian), and I managed to grab a burger. I&#8217;d describe it &#8220;as more or less ok.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>SIDE NOTE OF FUN<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At one point of the evening, we ended up in some wine bar. There, we found the funniest book of all time.<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?resize=260%2C372\" alt=\"2016-05-28 18.08.35\" width=\"260\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-05-28-18.08.35.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>MICHAEL JACKSON: BEER HUNTER.<\/p>\n<h3>May 29th: Biscuit Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Getting on Biscuit Day early! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/feGtsAAWe2\">pic.twitter.com\/feGtsAAWe2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/736856800474083328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 29, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I was born to do this.<\/p>\n<h3>May 30th &#8211; June 4th: ?????<\/h3>\n<p>Yeah this is when I was in Sweden on a work trip. WHO EVEN KNOWS if I did my days out there? You can&#8217;t prove I didn&#8217;t. Anyway, to make up for that, here are some assorted photos of what I was getting up to. Maybe you can piece together some sort of exciting adventure story from them.<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-638\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?resize=193%2C342\" alt=\"2016-06-02 17.59.41\" width=\"193\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?w=1520&amp;ssl=1 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?resize=170%2C300&amp;ssl=1 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?resize=768%2C1358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?resize=579%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-02-17.59.41.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-640\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?resize=327%2C578\" alt=\"2016-06-03 11.03.24\" width=\"327\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?w=1520&amp;ssl=1 1520w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?resize=170%2C300&amp;ssl=1 170w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?resize=768%2C1358&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?resize=579%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 579w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-11.03.24.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-641\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?resize=407%2C583\" alt=\"2016-06-03 14.48.42\" width=\"407\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-642\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?resize=393%2C564\" alt=\"2016-06-03 22.20.13\" width=\"393\" height=\"564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-22.20.13.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-643\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?resize=387%2C554\" alt=\"2016-06-04 01.10.10\" width=\"387\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-01.10.10.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-03-14.48.42.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-644\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?resize=377%2C540\" alt=\"2016-06-04 14.13.10\" width=\"377\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?w=2560&amp;ssl=1 2560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?resize=209%2C300&amp;ssl=1 209w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?resize=768%2C1100&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?resize=715%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 715w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?w=1232&amp;ssl=1 1232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cookywook.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/2016-06-04-14.13.10.jpg?w=1848&amp;ssl=1 1848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Basically lots of fun and busyness.<\/p>\n<h3>June 5th: Environment Day<\/h3>\n<p>I LIVE IN THE ENVIRONMENT LOOOOOLLLLL<\/p>\n<h3>June 6th: Yo-Yo Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">YoYo Day! Check out this beauty <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/PpN4DSj6o5\">pic.twitter.com\/PpN4DSj6o5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/739939699217838080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 6, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Yeah, that&#8217;s me with a yo-yo in bed. I often yo-yo in\u00a0bed. It helps me think.<\/p>\n<h3>June 7th: Chocolate Ice Cream Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Chocolate Ice Cream Day <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yrnclhK9Rj\">pic.twitter.com\/yrnclhK9Rj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/740194959891042304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 7, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ANOTHER ONE IN THE BANK.<\/p>\n<p>Someone tried to argue that a Magnum isn&#8217;t a chocolate ice cream &#8211; it&#8217;s actually a vanilla ice cream with a chocolate shell. But NAH, the shell\u00a0is <em>still<\/em> ice cream. It&#8217;s all ice cream, baby!<\/p>\n<h3>June 8th: Best Friends Day<\/h3>\n<p>Went out to Pizza Express with some of my best mates! Here is one: Mr Rorey Jones of Atlanta, Georgia.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"qme\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/selfie?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#selfie<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UP2mWY2jos\">pic.twitter.com\/UP2mWY2jos<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/740631111718580224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>I know it says selfie, but just ignore that. It&#8217;s obviously not me.<\/p>\n<h3>June 9th: Jerky Day<\/h3>\n<p>I was a bit of a jerk to people? Like I had a go at my workmate&#8217;s t-shirt, when actually I thought it was ok. That kinda thing. A lot of people didn&#8217;t notice though???<\/p>\n<h3>June 10th: Ball Point Pen Day<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It&#39;s Ball Point Pen Day, aka the greatest invention that never works <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/richards2016?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#richards2016<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EIfls6c1PG\">pic.twitter.com\/EIfls6c1PG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Richard Cook (@cookywook) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cookywook\/status\/741281541729492992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Seriously, who invented these things? They are literally the worst.<\/p>\n<p>OK THAT&#8217;S IT. I think we may have hit a new low over the past fortnight. But I guess that means the only way is UP? Hell yeah baby.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Coming up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>June 11th: Corn on the Cob Day<\/li>\n<li>June 12th: Loving Day<\/li>\n<li>June 13th: Sewing Machine Day<\/li>\n<li>June 14th: World Blood Donor Day<\/li>\n<li>June 15th: Smile Power Day<\/li>\n<li>June 16th: Fresh Veggies Day<\/li>\n<li>June 17th: Apple Strudel Day<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>See you in the future!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Read up on what #Richards2016 is all\u00a0about\u00a0here.) Right, so I know I said I wouldn&#8217;t do any more double weeks. But here we are. I really just need to stop leaving the country so often. Anyway, here&#8217;s what my life has been about. 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