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Apr. 5th, 2019 09:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
turpsJames' meeting at work went well on Wednesday, the doctor was lovely and pretty much summed the situation up as a perfect storm which led to the hospital tests etc. She's put him back on a phased return when his sick note runs out, which is good as while the new meds are starting to work, they're leaving him exhausted by the night. She also stressed in both the actual meeting and in the written report that all the issues are covered under the disability discrimination act, which is always a relief as that means he's covered in terms of excessive sickness.
That day Corey also had a check-up at the doctors so was home for a few hours. While here he was showing me an app he uses. It's called 'Too Good To Go' and is basically a thing where restaurants/cafes sell off their food cheap instead of throwing it away at the end of the day. Corey uses it to get cheap sushi from Yo Sushi and as James loves the stuff, but I don't, we never to that restaurant. I signed up and bought my first grab bag to pick up yesterday. The Sushi one works out nicely as it's directly outside of the Metrocenter cinema, plus, they sell off food in two batches, early afternoon and then night time. It's very much a lucky dip, as you get what's left, but James was very happy with his tray. Then, as it was a nice day we drove to the coast where a few delis had open slots around 4ish. So for less than £10, we came home with posh sandwiches, various loaves of bread, cakes and brownies, and my favourite, from the veggie deli, this amazing spicy soup and a massive salad that was all the leftovers from the salad bar.
We also finally saw Green Book at the silver cinema session, and despite it being very uncomfortable viewing at times, I enjoyed it. We were running really late for the show, you get free coffee at the silver cinema sessions so it didn't help I stopped for them, but come on, free coffee. It meant it was already pitch black with the movie just starting when we got in, and as we always sit in the middle of the row but people were at both ends, we grabbed different seats closer to the front and hoped no one else had booked them. They hadn't, but even so, note to self, get there on time.
Then when we got home James pretty much lay down on the couch and slept until bedtime.
Today I need to go buy cat litter then we're going to see Shazam at the cinema and hopefully a walk as it looks like it's going to be an okay day. Unlike two nights okay where not only did it snow but we had thunder snow. While it was a most excellent thunder and lightning show in the middle of the night I would have preferred not to be woken up like that.
That day Corey also had a check-up at the doctors so was home for a few hours. While here he was showing me an app he uses. It's called 'Too Good To Go' and is basically a thing where restaurants/cafes sell off their food cheap instead of throwing it away at the end of the day. Corey uses it to get cheap sushi from Yo Sushi and as James loves the stuff, but I don't, we never to that restaurant. I signed up and bought my first grab bag to pick up yesterday. The Sushi one works out nicely as it's directly outside of the Metrocenter cinema, plus, they sell off food in two batches, early afternoon and then night time. It's very much a lucky dip, as you get what's left, but James was very happy with his tray. Then, as it was a nice day we drove to the coast where a few delis had open slots around 4ish. So for less than £10, we came home with posh sandwiches, various loaves of bread, cakes and brownies, and my favourite, from the veggie deli, this amazing spicy soup and a massive salad that was all the leftovers from the salad bar.
We also finally saw Green Book at the silver cinema session, and despite it being very uncomfortable viewing at times, I enjoyed it. We were running really late for the show, you get free coffee at the silver cinema sessions so it didn't help I stopped for them, but come on, free coffee. It meant it was already pitch black with the movie just starting when we got in, and as we always sit in the middle of the row but people were at both ends, we grabbed different seats closer to the front and hoped no one else had booked them. They hadn't, but even so, note to self, get there on time.
Then when we got home James pretty much lay down on the couch and slept until bedtime.
Today I need to go buy cat litter then we're going to see Shazam at the cinema and hopefully a walk as it looks like it's going to be an okay day. Unlike two nights okay where not only did it snow but we had thunder snow. While it was a most excellent thunder and lightning show in the middle of the night I would have preferred not to be woken up like that.
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Date: 2019-04-05 08:58 am (UTC)That app sounds brilliant!
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Date: 2019-04-05 09:44 am (UTC)The app is fantastic and I hope more places start to use it. I was chatting to the person at Yo Sushi and she was saying all the sushi we'd been given would have been thrown in the bin otherwise. So it's a win-win for both the store and the people buying, really.
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Date: 2019-04-05 02:29 pm (UTC)that app sounds amazing; i's a great idea - the vendors get a bit of cash for stuff they'd be throwing away, and customers get discounted (if grab-bag) meals. how cool!
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Date: 2019-04-05 11:21 pm (UTC)I’ve not heard of that, that sounds amazing! I’d use it if I wasn’t in a village away from it all
Free is always good. Ohhh let me know how Shazam is!
Oh wow, I’ve never seen Lightning and snow before, that sounds pretty (but boo at it waking you)
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Date: 2019-04-06 05:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-04-06 09:13 am (UTC)I do love that app. I don't think we'll use the delis that often, only if we're in the area. But I can see the sushi place being used often.
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Date: 2019-04-06 09:24 am (UTC)The app is fab. There's actually not much where we live immediately locally but a nice selection around Newcastle, where we travel to often. Yo Sushi outside of the cinema is the best of course.
Shazam was much better than I was expecting. I'm a sucker for a superhero movie anyway, but I was expecting only comedy, and this had more than that.
I've only seen lightning and snow once before. So I enjoyed the storm. Just I prefer it at a better time.
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Date: 2019-04-06 10:13 am (UTC)Ohh that’s cool! I’d use it to get all the things from yo sushi if there was one that close💜
That’s good! The ads make it look fun, if a little silly, so it’s good that it’s a little deeper.
Ohh nice and yeah, it sucks when things happen like that
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Date: 2019-04-06 10:45 am (UTC)the vendors get a bit of cash for stuff they'd be throwing away, and customers get discounted (if grab-bag) meals
Exactly. I couldn't believe how much sushi gets thrown away, but I guess with it being fresh made it can only be displayed for so long. This way they do get some money, so it's a win win.
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Date: 2019-04-07 06:44 pm (UTC)What a cool app! Sometimes you just don't feel like cooking but don't have the money to eat out. I wish I lived in a place big enough to have one like it.
Thunder snow, wow! I can't even remember when I saw that last. It must have been at least fifteen years ago. It's quite spectacular to watch but not the kind of thing I would like to be woken up by.
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Date: 2019-04-20 01:58 pm (UTC)The doctor was really great. So many people don't understand his condition, which is understandable as it's pretty rare. But it was obvious she'd done her research.
The app is amazing. When we were at Edinburgh I checked what they had and there were so many more places taking part than at home. So, I suspect it's something that's just going to keep growing. I know we've been back to the sushi place many times now, and he still hasn't had a bad box yet.
The thundersnow was amazing. Looking outside now when it's warm and sunny it's hard to believe it was thunder snowing only weeks ago.