A Weekend in Eryri
Heading out to North Wales for some fresh air, dramatic ridges, and a reminder that mountains do not care about your notifications.
Simplifying My Workspace
Decluttering the desk, tucking cables away, and getting back to a focused setup without distractions.
📝 2026-07-18 09:45
There is a specific kind of quiet on a Sunday morning before the rest of the street wakes up. Fresh coffee in hand, listening to the rain tap against the window pane.
📝 2026-06-10 14:22
Spent twenty minutes watching a bumblebee try every single petal on the lavender bush in turn. Methodical little creature.
📝 2026-04-19 11:02
Noticed a robin has decided to nest in the hedge just outside the back door. We're now doing this awkward thing where we creep in and out of our own house trying not to disturb her. She does not seem...
📝 2026-03-05 17:34
Tried a new recipe tonight. The instructions said "season to taste" which, as someone who can't taste while cooking, I find deeply unhelpful. It came out fine. Probably. Nobody complained.
📝 2026-02-11 09:12
It's been raining here for what feels like two straight weeks. I don't mind rain, but I do mind the specific type of rain that's too light to justify an umbrella but heavy enough to leave you thorough...
RSS is Still the Best Way to Follow Blogs
Algorithms decide what you see on social media. RSS lets you decide. There's no competition.
📝 2026-01-28 15:47
Spent 45 minutes debugging a script that wasn't running. Turns out I was editing the wrong file. The correct file, working perfectly, was sitting in a different directory the whole time. Anyway, that'...
📝 2026-01-14 10:23
The coffee machine at work has been broken for three days now. Morale has visibly declined. Someone brought in a cafetière on day two and was treated like a hero. Facilities says it'll be fixed by Fri...
2025 in Review
A look back at 2025 — what I did, what I shipped, and what I'll be doing differently next year.
My Homelab in 2025
I've been self-hosting various services at home for years. Here's what my setup looks like today.
The Problem with Notification Culture
We've built a world where being unreachable for an hour is considered rude. I think that's a problem.
Six Months of Blogging Consistently
Six months ago I committed to posting at least once a week. Here's how it's going.
The Dog Discovered the iPad
Our dog has worked out that the iPad plays videos. We've created a monster.
Why I Switched to Firefox (Again)
Chrome has been grating on me for a while, so I've made the switch back to Firefox. Here's why.