Notes

2025-03-03 12:57

Back from a weekend in Amsterdam for my brother-in-law's 40th birthday celebrations.

Had a great weekend but I am absolutely broken.

Ate some incredible food and will post more details about it when I have more time.

2025-02-03 13:26

Last week, I had a bit of a mental week, working on the latest update page for No Man's Sky. These pages are always a ton of work, but I enjoy doing them.

Afterwards, the Hello Games team mentioned me on their LinkedIn post, which was really nice. It still feels surreal to be involved in a game that I've enjoyed playing—and still do—so much.

2024-12-31 10:23

Our shiny new diverter valve actuator motor arrived today and we have hot water again! It's only when you can't have a hot shower or run hot water to wash the dishes that you realise just how much we take it for granted.

2024-12-28 15:08

Today, a rather important part of our boiler - the bit that controls whether heat is applied to the central heating system or to the taps - decided to die.

It died whilst set to heat the central heating, meaning that the house is lovely and warm but we have no hot water to wash with.

At least I now know what a diverter valve actuator motor is. Every cloud.

2024-01-30 22:12

Used a curved monitor at the office today for the first time. Seems silly/obvious now that I've used one, but it didn't really occur to me that horizontal lines on the screen are slightly curved and I'm not sure I like it. Won't be rushing out to buy one anytime soon.

2023-07-14 12:48

Sometimes things fall apart, so that better things can fall together.

Marilyn Monroe

Similar:

Some things have to end for better things to begin.

Unknown

2023-07-13 12:43

Worrying does not take away tomorrow's troubles, it takes away today's peace.

Randy Armstrong

2022-09-20 12:25

After 10 days off, which included a bank holiday for the Queen's funeral (that fortuitously extended my time off by another day), it's back to work for me.

Time off always seems to go by quickly, and, whilst this past week was no different, it did feel like a good break. Despite catching a slight cold, I feel rested and ready to go again.

7 weeks until my next break. Let's go!

2021-12-20 00:00

No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.

Socrates

2021-06-27 12:25

• The week is off to a miserable start with heavy rain. It's actually pretty chilly, too. But then shorts and tshirt is my go-to remote working attire of choice.
• An Etch office poll to see if staff prefer to stack cups up or down on shelves provides incredibly divisive (I stack mine facing down).
• England won last night (Tuesday) to finish top of Group D. They'll face the runner up of Group F, which'll be either France, Germany or Portugal. 😬
• Lots of meetings today (Wednesday). Spent some time researching font rendering in browsers. I feel like there's more I can be doing in this area to make website text look better.
• Got a client meeting coming up for some idea generation. Also took part in the weekly Etch Play live show on Twitch.
• Finishing the week with some Figma prototyping.