A Frank Piece About Influencers
A sharp look at the smoke and mirrors of influencer culture, where authenticity is staged, success is rented, and everything’s for sale. Ava reminds us that real life doesn’t need an audience.
Thinking About Social Media
Is social media in any form really worth the drama, and was it doomed to failure from the start?
Exit Strategy
Book #4 in the Murderbot Diaries series and still very much enjoyable.
Breaking Things, Fixing Things
Matt continues to make iterative changes to his blog and I'm really enjoying following along.
Life is Really Shit Sometimes
I'm not really sure what to say about this one. I have no more words.
Switching Back to Jekyll & Building My Own CMS
After flip-flopping about what I'm going to do with this site, I decided to flip to Jekyll and build my own little CMS while I'm at it. Because why not? 🤷🏻♂️
Rogue Protocol
Book 3 in the Murderbot diaries was again very good, but goodness me the chapters were long!
Making Some Website Changes
I published a post about simplifying this site recently, I've made some changes, but I don't think I've simplified much.
Thinking About Simplification
This site’s a fun playground, but it’s evolved into a cluttered maze. Lately I’ve been wondering if it’s time to strip it down so I can focus on writing.
Artificial Condition: The Murderbot Diaries
This is book 2 in the Murderbot Diaries and the series is getting better!
All Systems Red: The Murderbot Diaries
All Systems Red is volume 1 of the Murderbot Diaries. A short novella that I really enjoyed. Will definitely continue with the rest of this series.
The Shed on the Drive 🛖
We have a brick shed on the drive that we've made into a playroom for the kids. Problem is, I use it more than them! 😂
💭 What Others Said...
I've been reading a lot about blog interactions, community echos, and manual Webmentions recently. So I decided to jump on the bandwagon and roll my own.
New Watch Day
I've been trying to be more thoughtful with my watch purchases lately, and I'm so happy I have been, as this latest addition to my collection is just stunning.
Follow Up on Notes
I received a tonne of responses to my question about notes systems. I've also had a couple people email me asking for an update, as they're interested too. This is that update.
Finding a Home on the Fediverse
I've been flip-flopping around the Fediverse lately. My most recent hop was from Micro.blog back to Fosstodon, but I've decided to switch back. Here's why...
How Do You Take Notes?
I need a better way of organising my notes, to-dos and tasks. I have crap all over the place at the moment, so if you have a system, I'd love to know what it is.
A Month of Running
I haven’t run regularly in over 10 years. I’ve tried multiple times to get back into it, but it’s always fizzled out. This time feels different.
I Don't See the Point of Smartwatches
Yes, I love traditional watches. Guilty as charged. But even if I didn’t, I’d still think smartwatches are one of the dumbest tech trends out there.
A New Lick of Paint
So I've been playing around with a new design for this site for a couple of weeks now, and it's finally to the point where I think it's good to go live.