Weekly updates about what’s happening in my life. If you want more regular but less structured updates, check out my notes.
A week of burst pipes, fizzing light fittings, trips to Brighton, mini-golf, rollercoasters, good food, magic incantations, and being unimpressed with LLMs so far. Read Week 172: Fizzy Lights.
A week of meeting friends, Guinness 0.0s, drives to Shrewsbury, long walks, good dogs, outdoor swims, excellent food, software engineering, tea rooms, and Border Collies. Read Week 171: Shrewsbury.
A week of phone calls, many family visits, a leaking light fitting, incredible choux buns, leaving drinks, pretend Guinness, 36th birthdays, and website admin. Read Week 170: Choux.
A week of internal tech conferences, theatre databases, pretty countryside, Midsomer Murders, birds of prey, memories, galleries, roast dinners, and overhyped AIs. Read Week 169: Red Kites.
A week of plugholes, cinema sofas, achy elbows, flailing about in our living room, power cuts, shopping, cold weather, and a lack of pub. Read Week 168: Saltburn.
A week of new years, being back at work, AI anti-hype, garden walks, being rained on, actors, skylines, a lack of TV, and a complete crossword. Read Week 167: Cryptic.
A year of many holidays, writing a lot, decommissioning things, learning how to infrastructure, and having a more relaxing time. Read Year 3: Max Holiday.
A week of Christmas dinners, multiple spreadsheets, selection box ratings, sickness, lots of driving, canceled plans, innocent Grandmas, Brighton hotels, and a restful few days. Read Week 166: Glory Hole.
A week of festive spreadsheets, work ideas, Christmas songs, old colleagues, long drives, German markets, chocolate rating, Jesus murals, and Whisky Macs. Read Week 165: Jesus is Watching.
A week of Christmas parties, festive films, lots of board games, Spanish food, wine, wings, and custom tooling. Read Week 164: Die Hard.
A week of tiredness, possibly giving up on Advent of Code, all-day planning sessions, Christmas parties, Old Fashioneds, bad hangovers, long hikes, and trees. Read Week 163: Old Fashioneds.
A week of long walks, outdoor art, docklands, escape rooms, drinks, Christmas pizza, fairy lights, advent calendars, and Rust-based tooling. Read Week 162: Rustration.
A week of delayed yearnotes, winning board games, friends, lots of champagne, cancelled plans, Tom Barnaby, tragic fires, and an atmospheric waste of time. Read Week 161: Ghost Train.
A week of re-engaging my brain, debugging, 90s classics, being sick, bottomless brunches, tequila rose, city farms, roasts, and unexpected meetings. Read Week 160: Doubtfire.
A week of beautiful beaches, unlimited cocktails, zen pools, warm seas, snorkeling, mini golf, preparing for work, cold weather, and festivities. Read Week 159: Phuket.
A week of busy cities, nightlife, excellent cheap food, overnight trains, beautiful countryside, sticky waterfalls, eggy springs, injuries, and all-inclusives. Read Week 158: Bangkok & Chiang Mai.
A week of long drives, beautiful country, rugged coasts, whale-spotting, live kangaroos, beach days, cocktails, opera houses, Jacaranda trees, and more long flights. Read Week 157: Drive to Sydney.
A week of jet lag, tall buildings, exhibitions, old friends, lectures, lamingtons, croissant queues, long beach walks, rickety rollercoasters, Hanging Rock, dead kangaroos, and a long drive. Read Week 156: Melbourne.
A week of smashing it at work, bad URL-encoding, meeting family, falafel wraps, pints with friends, not thinking about computers, and super long flights. Read Week 155: 414 URI Too Long.
A week of normality, deep rabbit holes, proxies, good lebanese food, several Whitechapel pubs, bad Zipcars, family visits, wholesome childhoods, country walks, and future holidays. Read Week 154: Crayfish.