This weekend was lazy. I can say that much at least. I know I did laundry on Friday, shaved Paco, gave the dogs a bath, finished laundry on Saturday, and went to the grocery store and cooked spaghetti with meatballs on Sunday. Those were all done in the mornings. And the rest of the time, I was hanging out with my hun. 

We finished Collections 5 and 6 of The Great British Baking Show. Collection 5: what did we think about it? Obviously, we had our favorites. Liam was our favorite during this season. He got eliminated on episode 8: Forgotten Bakes. The last three bakers were Sophie, Steven, and Kate. Kate was I think a wild card among the three. She was in so much danger the weeks prior before the semi-finals. So I was not expecting her to be among the finalists. Steven was pretty good. He was pretty consistent at the beginning, but I think the stress got to him in the later episodes. His bakes became a bit unpredictable. And then Sophie, the most consistent throughout the season. She always did an excellent job with her bakes. So there was no surprise to us really that Sophie won. Not that the other bakers didn’t do a good job. It’s just that Sophie’s final bakes were better.

Collection 6: what did we think about it? First impression of the contestants: we felt like they were so random. I don’t know how to describe it. Regardless, we picked our favorites right from the beginning. I picked Rahul right away. I found him so endearing. His ability to talk non-stop without realizing it made me smile the whole season. My hun’s favorite was Dan and Jon. Both good bakers, both dads, and the fact that many of their bakes were dedicated to their kids made them a favorite for my hun. Well, mine too to be honest. Kim-Joy kind of squeezed in there for us. She was not scared to be herself. She was marching to her tune and we loved it. And her bakes were adorable! We were sad when Dan and Jon got eliminated. Dan had it rough during Pastry Week, while Jon got eliminated during Vegan Week. The top three finalists were Rahul, Kim-Joy, and Ruby. All good bakers but it really came down to the showstopper. Kim-Joy’s was a bit disappointing. We thought it was too simple. Ruby’s looked good, but it came down to her bake. And Rahul’s showstopper not being the most enticing to eat, but the elements were good bakes and the flavors were good. Rahul won in the end despite a rocky couple of episodes.

We did end up watching three episodes of Tokyo Ghoul. That anime can be intense sometimes and I can only watch a few episodes at a time. But despite so much blood and killing in that series, the anime definitely has a heart which I appreciate. I really would love to see Kaneki’s development. I still don’t like Touka. I’m pretty sure there is a background to her that made her the way she is but I just don’t get her yet. I find it hard to like a character who is unnecessarily difficult to begin with. I’m glad that the story right now revolves around Kaneki since I really want his progress and I want to follow his journey of finding himself again as a hybrid.

Then we also watched some episodes of Futurama and Bob’s Burgers. I really don’t know what it is with Futurama, but that cartoon makes me tired and sleepy. My limit on that series is definitely a couple of episodes. My hun and I decided that we should watch Futurama at the beginning of our night. Bob’s Burgers does the same to me but not to the extent as Futurama.

All in all, this weekend was good. Lazy but good. I really enjoyed that my hun and I got to spend a lot of time. We talked, we messaged, we video-called, and we watched a lot of things. It was great. I do wish that we are closer to each other, but right now we’ll make due and do our best to make time for each other.