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 195: Pineapple

    Several tall conveyor belts lit up in the night, delivering stone and gravel to different parts of the site

    A week of pineapple-themed cocktails, cookies in South Kensington, infrastructure, sunny parks, parties, BBQs, gravel works, and perfume. Read Week 195: Pineapple.

  2. Week 194: Pissy Lads

    Two black cats sitting in the bath, looking up at the camera with yellow eyes

    A week of building cities, reading about rebirth, free music, house parties, sambuca, wet beds, cats in the bath, and a family day in the park. Read Week 194: Pissy Lads.

  3. Week 193: Election

    A table slowly filling with empty glasses at 7 am, post-election

    A week of landslides, visiting sisters, Minecraft RPGs, all-nighters, morning shots, fictional pandemics, and reusable workflows. Read Week 193: Election.

  4. Week 192: Seaford

    Two small lion cubs playing with their mum

    A week of seeing lion cubs, watching armadillos, long walks along the coast, finishing books, and various migrations. Read Week 192: Seaford.

  5. Week 191: Mallow

    A week of sitting in the park, jägerbombs, stolen bags, reducing boilerplate, short weeks, drinking in another park, tasting menus, family, and slow reading. Read Week 191: Mallow.

  6. Week 190: Lads' Weekend

    Douglas Fir, a small black kitten, looking out of an open window

    A week of post-holiday quietness, photos of the cats, exploring outdoors, working with OpenTelemetry, a solo weekend, Yemeni food, and a couple of new books. Read Week 190: Lads' Weekend.

  7. Week 189: Dark Water

    Us sat in the sea drinking prosecco

    A week of relaxing by the pool, swim-up bars, super hot temperatures, injuries, swimming in the sea, lots of reading, and reuniting with the lads. Read Week 189: Dark Water.

  8. Week 188: Beaching Off

    Two small black cats cuddling up to me on the bed

    A week of holiday shopping, hanging out with friends, lots of pairing, dependency bumps, cuddly lads, cat-sitters, and a flight to sunny Türkiye. Read Week 188: Beaching Off.

  9. Week 187: New Menu

    Douglas Fir, a small black and brown kitten, stood just outside the front door of our flat, looking wary

    A week of solo vet trips, catching up in pubs, expensive pints, outdoor cats, pitchers, Jägerbombs, bouncy castles, and good reads. Read Week 187: New Menu.

  10. Week 186: Snip

    Two little black cats wearing bright yellow flower-shaped pillows around their necks. They look like sunflowers.

    A week of minor operations, microchips, poo trails, little sunflowers, reading on Hampstead Heath, multiple books, and a fun house party. Read Week 186: Snip.

  11. Week 185: Dune

    Two cute kittens play-fighting on the bed

    A week of booing, protests, guilt donations, unhappy fans, a happy welcome home, a planned loss of balls, a good reading streak, and enjoying sci-fi. Read Week 185: Dune.

  12. Week 184: Copenhagen & Malmö

    A week of election results, outdated consumer units, electricians, cooking pasta, Copenhagen, Malmö, spring weather, and prepping for Eurovision. Read Week 184: Copenhagen & Malmö.

  13. Week 183: Bluebells

    Charlotte walking through a tree tunnel with the wood around us carpeted in bluebells

    A week of tracking down bugs, availability metrics, far-too-large conferences, showering in the light, udon, shopping trips, co-op video games, and walks in bluebell woods. Read Week 183: Bluebells.

  14. Week 182: Standard Plug

    A Jägerbomb in a split shot glass

    A week of failed hob fittings, cat sitter meetings, Jägerbombs, hangovers, wastelands, cryptic sudoku, bottomless brunches, and Daniel Beddingfield. Read Week 182: Standard Plug.

  15. Week 181: Summer Nights

    Two cute black kittens laying side by side in a window-mounted cat hammock. They look sleepy.

    A week of continued sickness, 10-year anniversaries, Jägerbombs, Karaoke, musical theatre, pasta cooking, Minnesota, and washing machine cats. Read Week 181: Summer Nights.

  16. Week 180: Adult Refresher

    A week of illness, a pub trip, wine, London Eurovision Parties, Long John Silver, Morlocks, smashing my reading target, and a cat backpack. Read Week 180: Adult Refresher.

  17. Week 179: Isolation Valve

    A boiler from below with various labeled pipes connected, some of the labels have question marks to indicate that I'm not 100% certain what the pipe is for

    A week of new taps, messy pipework, cute weddings, kids, tight-lipped friends, Greek baptisms, cat scratches, destroyed pot plants, and more reading. Read Week 179: Isolation Valve.

  18. Week 178: Humble

    A small fluffy brown-and-black kitten sitting in a bowl that's slightly too small for him

    A week of relaxing, reading classic horror, birthday cocktails, the big light, shopping, wine flights, crumbles, and a couple of tiny purring lads. Read Week 178: Humble.

  19. Week 177: Dermatology

    A kitten climbing on my head. I look slightly uncomfortable due to claws digging in

    A week of kittens settling in, gas leaks, engineers, hospital appointments, annoying skin, streams of visitors, and visits to Kent. Read Week 177: Dermatology.

  20. Week 176: Kittens

    Two little black cats curled up together on a blanket-covered armchair. They're looking at the camera

    A week of drives to Faversham, cute new kittens, play fights, being off sick, cute purring, gentle lads, derpy paper-eaters, and giving up on my armchair. Read Week 176: Kittens.