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 fatigue, meetings, birthday tasting menus, parsing feeds, comforting end-to-end tests, still not painting the office, and a fun gig. Read Week 123: Myrtle.
A week of interesting playlists, neatly folded jumpers, carpenters, a refreshingly tidy house, evenings coding, reading technical specs, and delicious kimchi. Read Week 122: Goblincore.
A week of snot, heart-shaped halloumi, deconstructing bedrooms, being energy magnates, trips to Faversham, and missing the office again. Read Week 121: Floorboards.
A week of feeling rotten, working from home, weekend rambles, Yorkshire countryside, dismantling wardrobes, and complete exhaustion. Read Week 120: Peaks.
A week of HR drinks, prepping for wardrobes, getting rid of junk, sibling road trips, very cute Bearded Collies, and reconnecting with my dad's family. Read Week 119: Ginny.
A week of birthday non-celebrations, excellent cakes, small children, choking hazards, fun goose chases, and lazy weekends. Read Week 118: Swiss Roll.
A week of buying annual leave, meeting new Whitechapel friends, auctions, hundreds of taxidermy animals, looming birthdays, family plans, and spreadsheets. Read Week 117: Tring.
A week of incident management, new tooling, vegetarianism, drinking champagne, long dog walks, and the Taskmaster house. Read Week 116: Taskmaster House.
A week of back-to-work security incidents, wardrobe quotes, large amounts of vegan food, and time with the family. Read Week 115: Incident(s).
A week of birthday parties, New Year parties, properly resting, organised drinking fun, spongey drinks, walking in the countryside, and extra holiday Read Week 114: Roll for Cocktail.
A week of bookshelves, unpacking, Christmas in Hull, a festive hot tub, car upgrades, time with the family, researching ancestry, and some shaky first steps. Read Week 113: Shelves.
A week of more sickness, catching up on TV, trimming shelves, snow in Wapping Woods, a foxy friend, and a dangerous cocktail. Read Week 112: Dr Pepper.
A week of Christmas parties, bottomless brunch, festive nepotism, Freddy Prince Junior, Lindsay Lohan, over-explained magic, and coming down with something. Read Week 111: Festive Nepotism.
A week of in-person catchups, private views, being by myself, stupid amounts of Minecraft, car hire, visiting family, and a new distraction for Christmas. Read Week 110: Private View.
A week of trial news, low motivation, great TV, sickness, fun Christmas parties, more sickness, and piano music in Central Hall. Read Week 109: Nuvole Bianche.
A week of thinking about my brain, new phones, comedy, excellent tech talks, visits from Canada, solar systems, city walls, and scones. Read Week 108: Self-Diagnosis.
A week of building a CMS, reading about ActivityPub, time with my sister, amazing conferences, buying forks, and finding a friendly new Mastodon instance. Read Week 107: ffconf.
A week of useful npm features, going cold turkey on Twitter, enjoying Mastodon, drinking a lot of champagne, and dancing to 2000's bangers until 4 am. Read Week 106: Champagne Show.
A year of rethinking work, writing ridiculous amounts, starting to read again, re-introducing travel, heaps of weddings, and being a much happier person. Read Year 2: Demotion.
A week of shipping a lot, writing a new logger, craft projects, dressing up, fun parties, walking red flags, and switching to Mastodon. Read Week 105: Letterbox.