Finally getting my taxes done today—slightly more complicated than I’d hoped because of an error in reporting. Mostly sorted now, but it made me yearn for the tax system in the U.K. where you don’t have to submit a tax return and where it just... works, for the most part. I spent most of my life not really thinking about it, and now I spend far too much time thinking about it. It’s so easy to take things for granted.

By the time I was done the day was almost over, but I didn’t want to start and end my day thinking about taxes, so we popped out to eat ramen at a neighborhood restaurant. It had been raining all day, and a bowl of hot broth was just what I needed. Noodles, a cold beer, and a malted ice cream sundae to finish. It was fucking great and I felt so much better afterwards. The place was cosy, the staff kind, the food excellent.

Back home now with my two favorite people (Cacio is people) asleep on the couch and Peep Show on the TV. I wrote about this yesterday, but I really feel like I accomplished it today: I had two days. I reset and turned a pretty annoying day into a pretty great one. I got to sit next to Aneesah as we slurped ramen, and then across from her at the wine bar afterwards as we talked about life and enjoyed a drink together.