Rowan’s Weeknotes

Weekly updates about what’s happening in my life. If you want more regular but less structured updates, check out my notes.

  1. Week 280: Stripping

    A week of migrating Node.js versions, using Node.js type stripping, fixing some slop, learning more Terraform, a fun bottomless brunch, a less fun hangover, and some excellent TV. Read Week 280: Stripping.

  2. Week 279: Economists Agree

    A week of divesting from US tech, racing horses, big migrations, bad markets, union rep training, my mental wellbeing, tomatoes, and the latest Bridgerton. Read Week 279: Economists Agree.

  3. Week 278: McMuffin

    A not-particularly-aesthetic attempt at copying a Sausage & Egg McMuffin

    A week of several socials, being sensible, D&D session three of two, blank space, time alone, Sausage & Egg McMuffins, and some VPS noodling. Read Week 278: McMuffin.

  4. Week 277: Frosch

    Me dressed as a large inflatable frog, strutting down the street

    A week of D&D planning, learning Rust, escaping AI, a meat and carb diet, dressing as eggs, and lots of inflatable frog adventures. Read Week 277: Frosch.

  5. Week 276: Bonn

    Rolling hills covered in Vineyards with a ruined castle in the middle distance

    A week of medical appointments, reintroducing foods, fun D&D, fighting Owlbears, trips to Germany, odd apartments, and walks through vineyards. Read Week 276: Bonn.

  6. Week 275: Eggs, Bread, and Beer

    A tin of fancy scottish mackerel in Olive Oil

    A week of many food reintroductions, lots of mucus, mackerel on toast, after-work boardgames, rewriting tests, playing D&D, meeting new people, and immersive theatre. Read Week 275: Eggs, Bread, and Beer.

  7. Week 274: Potatoes

    A week of birthdays, eating potatoes, running D&D sessions, looking forward to more D&D, new cat sitters, and getting stuck. Read Week 274: Potatoes.

  8. Week 273: Gut is Great

    A spreadsheet tracking my food consumption over a couple of weeks and the resulting trend in my psoriasis and gut health. Both are improving.

    A week of continued diets, excellent gut health, buying and winning board games, sickness, rolling characters, and printing lots of D&D stuff. Read Week 273: Gut is Great.

  9. Week 272: Mudlarking

    A view of Bermondsey from the sandy beach in Wapping

    A week of being back at work, surprisingly easy diets, creative cooking, playing Blue Prince, treasure hunts, and mudlarking on the Thames. Read Week 272: Mudlarking.

  10. Week 271: Elimination Diet

    A view from the sea front at Broadstairs, looking down over a cold but sunny beach

    A week of being exhausted, fun pub crawls, big health decisions, cutting out a lot of food, and long walks along the coast. Read Week 271: Elimination Diet.

  11. Week 270: Christmas Nap

    A little black cat drinking from a commemorative Royal Marriage mug

    A week of being tired, multiple long drives, cat birthdays, Christmas Carols, vegetable prep, family visits, and new drinking vessels. Read Week 270: Christmas Nap.

  12. Week 269: Mile-Wide

    A week of doing very little, planning for Christmas, watching Die Hard, quiet weekends, shit TV, and a lot more D&D planning. Read Week 269: Mile-Wide.

  13. Week 268: Nobody Wants This

    A week of team lunches, more Christmas parties, lots of D&D planning, Champagne Shows in Birmingham, hungover train journeys, and a lazy TV binge. Read Week 268: Nobody Wants This.

  14. Week 267: Jingle Bell Heist

    A week of festive karaoke, lots of singing, lazy days off, long and fun board games, weird shows, Christmas pizza, a Christmas dinner, and a couple of great new films. Read Week 267: Jingle Bell Heist.

  15. Week 266: Sunshine on Leith

    A large glass cabinet packed full of old bottles of whisky

    A week of Christmas shopping, cold flats, electric heaters, delicious tastings, long river walks, munchy boxes, and Christmas karaoke. Read Week 266: Sunshine on Leith.

  16. Week 265: Echo

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    A week of poor decisions, world-building, making maps, planning D&D sessions, weekends in Brighton, and a week off up north. Read Week 265: Echo.

  17. Week 264: BOBBRT

    An array of AI-generated posters with nonsense text on them

    A week of drinks with friends, drinks with colleagues and friends, trips to Matlock, second viewings, puzzle games, grandparents, D&D planning, and some slop on a wall. Read Week 264: BOBBRT.

  18. Week 263: Dan and Jen

    A plastic roulette wheel with six random shots placed around the edge.

    A week of union organising, lots of office days, roundtables, roulette wheels, weddings, being sensible, a finale, and a lot of notes. Read Week 263: Dan and Jen.

  19. Week 262: Blue Prince

    Tom Barnaby, a fluffy black cat, lounging in a new bed which is attached to a radiator

    A week excellent puzzles, scribbling notes, murderous stage shows, curry, fireworks, union activity, delicious tinned fish, and a new bed. Read Week 262: Blue Prince.

  20. Week 261: Our Streets

    Large crowds gathered in Whitechapel holding anti-racist placards, watching Jeremy Corbyn deliver a speech

    A week of great TV, doing well at pub quizzes, counter-protesting, early Christmas activities, a new puzzle game, and switching my music streaming. Read Week 261: Our Streets.