Lunch

It's a bit woeful for a filled roll to be the highlight of your day but I'm afraid that's the reality of the tedium that is my life at the moment. Every waking moment is clouded over by the dark spectre that is "the essay". There is no escape. No getting out early for good behaviour. It's dreadful presence shackles me, binds me ever tighter to it as the week progresses and the submission date - Friday - looms.

So, I have to seize any small chance of happiness when I can, no matter how ephemeral it is. A chicken and spring onion roll from the Carlton bakery is a wonderful thing. It might not look like the most appetising or appealing food item but appearances are deceptive. This one was exceptionally good.