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 151: Priorities

    A week of many incidents, onboarding engineers, preparing for Japan, eating lots of average tacos, family visits, board games, and friends. Read Week 151: Priorities.

  2. Week 150: Lou & Char

    An iOS notification warning that the cupboard under the kitchen sink is damp

    A week of vans, picking up furniture, getting rid of furniture, flood detection, energy monitoring, excellent pub, sunshine, country houses, and fun weddings. Read Week 150: Lou & Char.

  3. Week 149: Cracked Elbow

    A week of fixing pipes, expanding foam, flood detection, selling furniture, buying furniture, productive weeks, Slack app unfurling, rewatching Schitt's Creek, and trip planning. Read Week 149: Cracked Elbow.

  4. Week 148: Friendly Cows

    Several pieces of slate poking vertically out of the sand like monoliths, with a circular mosaic of shell fragments surrounding them.

    A week of not thinking, milk stations, beach art, very sweet cows, an appearance from COVID, driving in London, wet cupboards, and some custom medals. Read Week 148: Friendly Cows.

  5. Week 147: Aberaeron

    Lots of cute little cottages lining the river Arth

    A week of family visits, video games, talks about wine, long drives, great lunches, picturesque towns, long walks, and soaking in a hot tub. Read Week 147: Aberaeron.

  6. Week 146: Killing Mr. Boombastic

    A lot of pictures hanging close together above a sofa, all in mismatched old frames

    A week of putting up shelves, putting up gallery walls, unpacking boxes, nice coffees, nice Jägerbombs, absolute bangers, tasty Costa Rican food, and Barbie. Read Week 146: Killing Mr. Boombastic.

  7. Week 145: Fishes & Forks

    Four framed prints laid out in a grid

    A week of binging great TV, exciting work days, useful dashboards, leaving drinks, blog posts, cutting boards, framing, and art college. Read Week 145: Fishes & Forks.

  8. Week 144: Adult Collectors Only

    A week of accidental deletions, fun work hackathons, scanning for vulnerabilities, robot rewards, dinner and drinks, delicious food, and new shelves. Read Week 144: Adult Collectors Only.

  9. Week 143: Terraforming

    A whiteboard covered in post-it notes, each showing a different way to visualise data

    A week of broken feed readers, strategic quacks, drawing on post-it notes, learning Terraform, automating my GitHub, and some chilled cocktails. Read Week 143: Terraforming.

  10. Week 142: Downstairs Toilet

    A week of in-person boardgames, tiredness, 90th birthday parties, hoards of family, toilet boasting, and bonding over Minecraft. Read Week 142: Downstairs Toilet.

  11. Week 141: Weak Set

    My desk now set against a sage green wall

    A week of Brighton visits, bad hangovers, fixing bugs, the AI-enshittification of the web, hackathon ideas, calming sage green paint, and a champagne tasting. Read Week 141: Weak Set.

  12. Week 140: Padam Padam

    The album cover for Padam Padam by Kylie Minogue. It shows legs in red leather boots with 'Kylie' written across them.

    A week of eyewatering mortgage increases, seeing family, seeing friends, having our own wing, booking holiday, trying Lemmy, and blasting out some Kylie. Read Week 140: Padam Padam.

  13. Week 139: Slushies

    A selection of maps, Sharpies, star stickers, reusable straws, and cans of AU Black Grape Soda laid out on a table ready for our corner shop crawl

    A week of Charlotte's birthday celebrations, baking cakes, drinking with friends, work leaving drinks, corner shops, many slushies, and lots of snacks. Read Week 139: Slushies.

  14. Week 138: Sedately Bottomless

    A week of meeting friends, rounders in the park, Primrose Hill, talking to strangers, bottomless brunches, and a new baby. Read Week 138: Sedately Bottomless.

  15. Week 137: Slabbering Baby

    A photo of an information board in the woods, the board shows a group of children crouched by a wall, the caption reads 'Group drinking water by the Slabbering Baby'

    A week of milestones, niche memes, not enjoying blood tests, poo scraping, debugging Minecraft servers, the coming software apocalypse, and a sunny trip to Leeds. Read Week 137: Slabbering Baby.

  16. Week 136: This Land

    A pyramid in Minecraft with a cyan fountain of particles at the top. There's a Verified True Fact badge on the side.

    A week of smashing it at work, smashing it at board games, smashing it at server admin, and trying to get a handle on my health. Read Week 136: This Land.

  17. Week 135: Kintbury

    Me and Charlotte standing on a bridge by the canal. The sun is shining and everything is very green

    A week of extended bank holidays, long sunny walks, mid-quality gossip, lots of canals, over-engineering Minecraft, and developing a seasonal allergy. Read Week 135: Kintbury.

  18. Week 134: Areia

    Areia and I having a well-deserved nap after work

    A week of cute little cats, questioning cat ownership, woodland creatures, snot, Minecraft data pack development, learning, Tony Blair, and an unplanned night out. Read Week 134: Areia.

  19. Week 133: Cha Cha Cha

    Finland's Käärijä standing on a huge crate dancing, a huge projected shadow is behind him while he performs

    A week of beautiful Liverpool, fire, glitter, sequins, water assault courses, Eurovision magic, multiple semi-final viewings, and a lovely community. Read Week 133: Cha Cha Cha.

  20. Week 132: Princess Royale with Cheese

    A week of more high stress, escapism at work, three-hour tech support sessions, more leaving drinks, and copious amounts of boot-licking. Read Week 132: Princess Royale with Cheese.