Since July 2022 I've tried to make a habit of noting three
good things that have happened throughout the day. This has done
good for my mental health, and serves as a nice little diary of
my life too!
This page is formatted as an HTML journal, a cool format
designed for syndication and micro-blogging. You can subscribe to
my three good things with an RSS reader โ the feed is available
here.
2023-09-18
I'm calling my shot, aiming for a sub-40 Celeste
any% run this year. So expect a bunch of Celeste notes
and links in the near future.
I got Olympus running on my laptop and installed Arphi's
D-sides, made it to Hotel ๐ฎ
My partner and I played games together in the evening and
ate ramen ๐
I got some really positive feedback on work I've been
doing, and had a great call with someone quite senior ๐ป
Today was the first session of the new book at my
church's book club. We're reading Attached to God
๐
Partner and I watched an absolutely appalling Hallmark
movie, Sweet Autumn โ I love watching trash with
them ๐ฝ๏ธ
2023-09-05
My partner was ill today โ bad โ so we hung out on the
sofa working and watching Scooby Doo cartoons ๐บ
I went to the park with my girlfriend and her friends and
enjoyed the evening sun ๐
Girlfriend and I hung out and got dinner together, and
watched more of Dead Ringers and The Bear
๐
2023-09-04
I went for a really lovely run ๐โโ๏ธ
I watched Fifty Shades of Grey which โ to my
shame โ I really had fun with ๐ฝ๏ธ
I cooked pasta with pesto and peas ๐
2023-09-03
A day spent relaxing.
I finished Acts of Service, which was not terrible โ
although it wasn't great either โ and began
The Society of the Spectacle which I'm loving so
far ๐
My partner and I played Stardew Valley together
๐ฎ
I spoke over text with my close friend about what we've
been reading, doing, thinking โ it's always a joy to talk to
her ๐
2023-09-02
Reader, I am once again unwell.
My partner had a very early start today which meant I was
awake around 6:15 this morning. So I watched the first
episodes of a few animes โ I enjoyed the Rurouni
Kenshin remake a fair amount, and loved both
Chainsaw Man and Salaryman's Club ๐บ
I played a bunch of OlliOlli World, which can
best be described as a "build-a-queer" simulator: every
player character has an undeniably trans quality ๐ฎ
I finished Eileen, which I
actually quite enjoyed โ although not as much as Rest
and Relaxation โ and have started Acts of
Service ๐
2023-09-01
It was my partner's day off today, so we got to spend
time together in the house and I got to make us both lunch
๐ฅ
I ran our second D&D session, which went well and was
really fun ๐ฒ
My partner and I got takeout vegan chicken for dinner,
delicious ๐ฅฌ
2023-08-31
I set up my digital
garden and got FreshRSS running again โ a good
day for small parts of HD-DN ๐ณ
I went to see Scrapper with my girlfriend, which
was excellent: highly recommend it ๐ฝ
I looked through some of my old bookmarks and ended up
doing some puzzles on Daily Deductions, nice little way to pass time
๐
Right now as I'm writing this, I can hear a cricket
๐ฆ
My partner and I are going out for dinner tonight ๐ฅ
I went running in the sun, in the park ๐ณ
Links
(cw: ed)
Fitted, a piece by Moira Weigel in the New
Inquiry on fitness trackers, productivity, work
2023-08-29
I played some Blasphemous yesterday, it's a good
midpoint between challenging and too
challenging for me ๐ฎ
Had a really fun date with someone, we hung out in the
park and had dinner together. It was super cute โ and we also
had productive chats about what we want and need from
relationships, which is always good to do ๐ณ
I got home from my date and did the first day of a 30-day
yoga course online. I don't know if I'll finish this
(SOFA) but we'll see ๐
I got out of the city and went for a walk in the forest
with a couple of women from church. It was such a beautiful
day, loads of beech and oak trees. I was also very happy I'd
downloaded Organic Maps before going, because we did end up
getting a litle lost and it came in so handy having the
trails mapped out ๐ณ
I listened to Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers. I've
never really taken the time to listen to Phoebe's music,
despite loving boygenius, but it's really growing on me this
time round ๐ง
food difficulty
I didn't eat much today, so my partner made us
a big pasta dish for dinner with pesto, tofu, green beans
and olives: it was so good! ๐
My partner and I went to look at a flat this morning โ it
wasn't really for us, but it was lovely to be taking steps
towards where we need to be, and I think we both now have
more of an idea of what we do want from a house
๐
We went and got breakfast from a lovely cafe nearby: I
had a bagel and they got some french toast, and we drank some
coffee and listened to the bangers they had going on the
radio โ
My partner is on a date so I've written up a couple of
book reviews, done some maintenance on the site, and now my
plan is just to chill out. I've had a busy couple of weeks,
it's kind of refreshing not to have anything to do other than
relax ๐ช
I updated all my old notes with links and emojis, as well as
adding content warnings to some posts that contain potentially
triggering shit. They look like this:
example trigger warning
Potentially triggering content.
I'm using Linter with
Obsidian, which happens to include custom regex โ so just wrote
some regex that makes these super easy to insert.
Today I wrote an extra function for lark to handle
conversion to markdown, and then used that to move all of this
over to markdown. So moving forward this is going to be
markdown โ I'm using Obsidian to write all of this stuff so it
makes more sense, IMO.
I also revived moku to process the
RSS feed โ a full evening of using my weird little tools ๐
My mentoring session was incredibly helpful. We chatted
about the diagnosis, my needs from work, when I should adapt
my behavior vs. changing my environment ๐ป
I went skating at lunchtime with a local trans group,
which was fucking awesome ๐น
Partner and I had easy dinner and watched Cunk on
Earth โ funny chill evening ๐บ
2023-08-24
Still unwell with โ whatever the fuck this is. I hate being
unwell!
I booked a flat viewing for me and my partner. Super
early stages but we're hoping to get some idea of what we're
looking for, where works for us, that kind of thing ๐
I had an ADHD medication appointment which turned out
just to be the pre-appointment โ that wasn't communicated to
me. A little frustrating, but it's a step towards where I
want to be ๐
My partner made this super delicious stir fry with spiced
lime vegan meatballs that was just so fresh and delicious
๐ฅ
My laptop is finally on her last legs and has started making
the BAD suspicious noises, so there may be a brief break in my
posting these while I get a more stable computer setup.
mh-
A pretty bad mental health day today, for a
number of reasons โ not least of which I've slept poorly.
So one of the my good things today is the lovely nap I
took after work that lifted my mood substantiall ๐
I finished We Had To Remove This Post, which was really
very good if horrifying and tragic. I've started Count Zero
next: a different kind of cybernetic horror, maybe ๐
My partner has been as amazing and loving as they usually
are in helping me when I have been having a tough time
recently. So, them! ๐
Want to be somebody who knows how to cook, or code in
Lisp? Or somebody who knows how to rollerblade, or only eats
plants, or worships the moon? Just start doing those things
and then, poof! Now you are that person.
Made plans to go to the cinema with a friend this weekend
๐ฝ๏ธ
I did a legitimate "no walking" run today and am feeling
strong ๐โโ๏ธ
Went to a friend's for dinner, which was lovely. We hung
out and chatted and watched some Old Enough!, the
Japanese show where kids do errands for their parents ๐
Played some more SSX Tricky, that game is so good ๐
Had a really cute date โ we hung out in the park for a
while, met some dogs, then went to see Barbie ๐
2023-08-20
I went and got breakfast with my partner from a nearby
cafe, played some table tennis and went for a walk by the
water for a while ๐ณ
Partner and I refreshed our undercuts โ๏ธ
My partner and I went to see boygenius play at
Gunnersbury Park. It was basically a cool queer festival:
good vibes, great music, nice food! A significant percentage
of the polycule was there but signal was pretty bad. We
managed to find my girlfriend though! ๐
I took a Kodak Ektar half-frame camera so, expect some more
black and white photo nonsense once the roll is finished.
2023-08-19
I was ill again today and stayed in, which was a bit trying
but for the best. Hopefully I'll be well enough for a gig
tomorrow.
I did some more work on the D&D campaign, including
watching some videos on Hitman's level design. It's a shame
they're all good-aligned, I kind of want to do assassination
ideas now ๐
I got PCSX2 working โ completely legally, of course โ and
spent the evening playing THUG and SSX Tricky ๐ฎ
My partner and I got takeaway ramen for dinner ๐
I was pretty unwell today unfortunately, which derailed my
plans a little. I had to cancel seeing my girlfriend โ that
felt pretty shitty.
Went to see a friend in the morning, and while I ended up
having to leave early because I was feeling unwell we did
have some pastries and coffee together โ
I started learning about COBOL and wrote a 2th-inspired
calendar CLI in it ๐ป
My partner and I got pizza and watched Game Changer
๐บ
I ordered some more film and it has now arrived! So I
went for a lovely photo walk with a cheap half-frame camera
๐ท
My friend and I had our first book club session โ we're
reading Calling Bullshit. I started making notes and ended up
writing about 1,500 words of character assassination on these
authors so, good choice ๐
Two friends came round for dinner and hung out. They're
not in the city for long so I'm trying to make the most of
their proximity while they're here ๐
I'm going to be posting photos to there โ Pixtagram seems
like a chill little community.
2023-08-15
My partner was home ill today, which was obviously not
pleasant but it did mean that I got to spend more time with
them in the house ๐
I went for a run, which was great โ and started putting
together a more robust set of training notes for the marathon
๐โโ
I had my ADHD assessment today, and ended up with a
diagnosis. I'm honestly still not sure how I feel about it โ
I guess I'll know more when I've spoken to specialists and
prescribing doctors โ but it's never a bad thing to have more
information about my own brain ๐ง
Perlite doesn't look great in surf. I'm also not sure what
the advantage of publishing my notes is, beyond what I already
write up. I understand the advantages of personal wikis โ I
don't see the advantage to "writing for an audience".
2023-08-14
This week is my partner's four-day working week, so they
were at home. Working from home is so much nicer knowing
they're around.
Made plans to go see Barbie tomorrow with my partner and
girlfriend ๐
I did a lot of preparation for my D&D campaign (which
ended up being postponed for a few days) ๐ฒ
My partner and I had burgers and watched old Monster
Factory episodes. I played some No Man's Sky. Just chilled
out, living a weed-free stoner lifestyle ๐บ
I'm finding Obsidian to be excellent for the kind of work
that D&D campaign preparation involves, particularly the
canvas view. It's also a lot more performant than Standard
Notes or logseq were on my phone, which.In principle I really
like logseq, in practice the mobile app wasn't super usable.
It's a shame. I much prefer how it organises to-dos and handles
daily journalling.
2023-08-13
Church was super chill today. A surprisingly large number
of people: we had an interesting preach and took communion
together โช
My friend met me after church and we went to the park
together to eat galettes and catch up. We chatted about what
we were reading, how life is going, work ๐ณ
I cooked for myself, my partner and girlfriend, and my
friend and her boyfriend. It was lovely to just hang out with
everyone, cook for them, chat and laugh. A beautiful evening
๐ฅ
2023-08-12
I had a first date today with someone from the apps and
it went so well. She was so cool! We went to a cute cafe and
hung out in the park petting dogs โ chill times โบ๏ธ
Had delicious lunch at a nearby cafe and chilled in the
sun ๐
My partner and I watched They Cloned Tyrone:
hilarious and super socially conscious, with fantastic
performances. It also looked incredible. Highly recommend it
๐ฝ๏ธ
I finished the introduction to Seeing like a State
today. It's exploring an idea that I've heard a lot about
before โ legibility โ in much more detail than I've ever
thought about it.
2023-08-11
I went skating after work and landed some BS shuvits,
which I must have last done like 6 years ago or something
๐น
My partner had a date, so I watched stuff they wouldn't
be in to. Ended up going through the first episode of The
Rehearsal, and the third instalment in the God's Not Dead
series, which honestly was kinda watchable compared to the
first two ๐ฝ
I ate dinner in the park and chilled in the sunset ๐ฅ
Obviously I think Christianity and anarchism have a lot to
share with each other, it's nice to read that other people do
too!
2023-08-10
I went skating at lunch. It was baking hot but super fun
๐น
Partner and I had friends over, we played Catan and ate
arepas ๐ฒ
I implemented some seasonal stylesheets on my website
๐ฅ
2023-08-09
Had a day in the office with my team today, which I had
organised. It went really well, we got a lot done and it was
nice seeing everyone in person ๐ป
Went for a drink with work people afterwards, which was
fun ๐ป
Watched some TV and had delicious Mediterranean vegetable
pasta for dinner pasta ๐
In polyamorous news, I'm back on the apps and possibly
have a date! Early dating is so fun and exciting and new,
turns out people are pretty cool and interesting โ who knew?
๐
needles
I got my injection sorted. The practice nurse
at my doctor's is such a friendly person ๐ฉโโ๏ธ
Made plans to go see Oppenheimer with my
girlfriend, and to see my friend this weekend. Busy social
times! ๐
I'm also acquired a copy of Calling Bullshit for my
book club. It's interesting: I think there's influence from
David Graeber's fantastic book, but a lot more politically
toothless based on the first couple of chapters.
2023-08-06
Church was super relaxed and chilled out today, which
honestly I needed โ I'm so tiredโฆ sang some songs and caught
up with folks โช
I went to the park and got lunch from a great food stall,
chatted to the person who works there for a bit then sat in
the sun and ate ๐
I went to see my girlfriend! We had a lovely dinner and
started the new season of The Bear ๐ป
A Jersey Tiger moth, quite large with bold black and white
stripes, chilling on a doorframe.
Partner and I did a kind of big house tidy, it looks so
lovely ๐
We went to a nearby cafe, I had a really good bagel and a
pistachio pain au chocolat ๐ฅ
We went to our social sibling's birthday party, which was
a costume party! I was Lara Croft and so were they ๐ซ
2023-08-04
Made plans with my friend to start a book club, and
suggested a couple of things for our first book ๐
Knees and ankles are both absolutely wrecked so no
skating or running today, but I did bike to a nearby green
space to eat my lunch and listen to Trashfuture ๐ณ
My partner and I got pizza for dinner from a place that
does cheesy garlic bread with olives ๐
A close-up photo of a squirrel taken through a window. The
squirrel has its paw up on the glass and is leering in.
This friend was trying to get in while I was working, which
โ I admire the energy, yeah. Took some self-control not to make
a friend with a squirrel. I kinda regret it, really.
Squirrel-friend would be cool.
My partner and I got almond croissants from a coffee shop
nearby for breakfast ๐ฅ
I skated a lot today: chatted to someone I knew at the
park, hit some rock to fakies for the first time in a while,
and rolled into a quarterpipe for the first time ever ๐น
My partner came to meet me at the skatepark and brought
some drinks, so we hung out in the park enjoying the evening
sun and chilling ๐ป
I cooked a pretty great aubergine and chickpea curry with
chapatti โ a couple days of cooking in a row is doing nice
things for my mental health, so I might try to keep that up
for a while ๐ฝ
I made plans for this weekend with my girlfriend ๐
I went for a run after work. Running around the park
through mud and with a slight chill in the air has me excited
for autumn ๐โโ
I went skating at lunch, chatted to a couple people at
the park and got talked into trying out some roll-on grinds.
Those are insanely fucking fun! It's meant to rain for the
next few days, so it was good to get some skating in before
then ๐น
I baked some tofu until it was super crispy and served it
with a roasted pepper vegan mac & cheese. Turned out really
nicely ๐ซ
I started trying out anki and spaced repetition as a
general note-taking system, a way to reinforce patterns and
practices. I'm interested to see how it works ๐
Today marks a year of Three Good Things, so โ happy
anniversary ๐
I got up and made nice coffee, and had some of the peanut
butter snacks my parents brought โ
My partner and I went to London zoo for the day โ we saw
loads of cool animals, including some cool glasswing
butterflies. I'm not the biggest fan of zoos but today was
really lovely ๐ฆ
We watched What's Love Got To Do With It? which was
pretty good, and some very chill youtube videos by tanks for
nothin setting up fishtanks ๐
Pictures
A green lizard climbing out of the water
A glasswing butterfly on a leaf, next to a bright orange
flower
Three orange pigs rooting around in the dirt
I skated to the shops and back, which I always love doing
๐น
My partner and I made an aubergine and tofu dish on rice
which came out super nicely ๐
I started work on a light markup language that I'm
planning to implement three good things and other parts of my
website in. Will link when it's usable โ๏ธ
2023-07-26
Album today was Be by Common, which I loved!
๐ง
Partner and I watched (all of) We Are Lady
Parts, great show ๐บ
I went for a run and felt really strong โ training is
going well ๐โโ๏ธ
2023-07-25
I went skating at lunch and did a bunch of shit,
including dropping in for the first time in probably 5 years.
Fuck โ it feels so good to be doing this again ๐น
Talked my partner into watching the first Spiderverse,
which they loved ๐ฝ๏ธ
Partner made a gorgeous roasted vegetable pasta for
dinner ๐
2023-07-24
My partner and I watched Stay On Board, the Leo Baker
documentary. It was gorgeous and sad and hopeful, and had us
both crying. Now I wanna go skate ๐น
We watched Catch That Kid โ which was pretty terrible,
but a good conceit and Kristen Stewart was great even back
then ๐ฝ๏ธ
I made plans with my friend to start watching cyberpunk
films together, like a little film club ๐ฉโ๐ป
2023-07-23
Church was lovely today, surprisingly busy too. I hung
out with some folks afterwards โช
I went for a run and talked to my friend on the phone due
to some mental health ๐ง
My partner and I got burgers for dinner and watched The
Family, which was fun but pretty bad ๐ฝ
2023-07-22
I spent a lot of time working on the website: ended up
creating a format for photography entries, meaning my photography section is now
slightly more populated ๐ธ
Album of the day was รgรฆtis byrjun by Sigur Rรณs.
I've not listened to Sigur Rรณs before โ super atmospheric and
dramatic. Loved it ๐ป
My partner and I had peanut butter noodles and started
watching The Mummy, fun flick ๐ฝ
2023-07-21
I made progress of the Forth-ish language and got to a
point where I can check for primality ๐
My partner and I got Indian food and watched Rye
Lane, which started out amazing and overall was pretty
good ๐ฝ
I felt pretty good today. Emotions have been kind of a
wild ride recently, but today was good ๐ง
2023-07-20
Started working on a Forth virtual machine in Go ๐ป
Listened to the first half of Ghosteen by Nick
Cave & the Bad Seeds, so gorgeous ๐ต
Partner and I had pasta with broad beans from the garden
for dinner ๐ฟ
2023-07-19
At lunch I got a really great coffee from a coffee shop
near the office โ
My partner and I have been listening to "classic" albums
together for the past few days โ today was Rush!
2112 was pretty good! Decent! Underwhelming in
parts! But it's been fun to have those discussions with them
๐ธ
Church book club today, it was the chapter of Low
Anthropology on politics. So, a lot to talk about.
Afterwards someone reached out to me to say how nice it was
to have diverse voices and opinions in those conversations
๐
2023-07-18
I made a really good breakfast of scrambled eggs with hot
sauce, some pickled onions my partner made, and a bit or
coriander from the garden ๐ณ
I went skating at lunch, rode around a little loop at the
skatepark and chatted with someone else riding the same loop
๐น
Girlfriend and I went out for an absolutely gorgeous meal
before she goes abroad for a while ๐
2023-07-17
My partner and I watched some more Game Changer ๐บ
We had burgers ๐
I listened to Rage Against The Machine, absolute bangers
on that album ๐ง
2023-07-16
Church was very mellow and contemplative today, we sang
three songs I'd not heard before and had some slow and
thoughtful chats โช
I went for a walk in the park with someone from church
and got a tropical juice ๐
One of my partner's old house mates came round for
dinner. I made butternut squash pasta with some fried sage
from the garden. It was so lovely to hang out with him and
catch up ๐
2023-07-15
Went skating with my partner and landed a legitimate
ollie while moving, absolute win ๐น
I had dinner with my girlfriend before she goes away on a
trip, we played some Netrunner and watched TV. It was so
lovely ๐ฉโ๐ป
My partner made us pancakes this morning, they were so
good! ๐ฅ
2023-07-14
I DM'd the first session of our new D&D campaign. It
seemed to go really well! Excited to see where it leads
๐
Partner and I got pizza and watched Game Changer ๐
I went for a bike ride at lunch, it was raining so I ate
under a big oak tree ๐ณ
2023-07-13
Partner and I went to the theatre for their birthday. It
was a comedy, one of those "it's a play but it all goes a bit
weird" things. I honestly didn't expect to like it as much as
I did ๐ญ
alcohol
We went to a really great restaurant afterwards
and had some excellent food and wine ๐ท
I got my iPod working with Libre.FM and music logging and
everything! There's still some issues with syncing music to
the device but it's all very solvable ๐ป
2023-07-12
I got a charging cable for my iPod, so hopefully I can
get back to using that as my main music driver more regularly
๐ง
I skated to the shops and the cool coffee shop nearby to
pick up some beans. I am loving getting back into
skateboarding and how closely cruising maps to carving in
feeling on my feet ๐น
I got the emoji picker on Linux Mint working (as you can
tell ๐ ) โ and just generally feeling more comfy in my
computer and tech space again. I've had a long time of my
only interaction with technology being either my work
laptop(s) or my phone. It's easy to forget how fucking good a
personal computer is ๐ฅ๏ธ
2023-07-11
I recorded a podcast for my work about queer history,
very proud of the content I put into it and excited to see
the outcome ๐๏ธ
I replaced the inner tube on my bike and went for a ride
to a nearby quiet, green place for lunch ๐ฟ
I chatted on the phone with my friend while we both got
some work done โ love to "co-work" ๐ป
2023-07-10
Skated to the shops to get lunch today and felt pretty
confident in it โ although, I did lose the cross pendant I
made ๐
Partner and I had a gorgeous pesto macaroni cheese for
dinner ๐
I went for the first run of my marathon training plan. It
was really, really tough but I feel good for having finished
it. I'm proud of myself ๐โโ
Church today was welcomed. The worship music was awesome
and there were a tonne of interesting questions and
conversations coming up in the preach on John 6 โช
Partner and I went to a market and ate momo. I had a chat
with the guy running the stall about spiciness ๐ถ
I wrote a color of the day thing for the website, just a
neat little friend ๐ป
Partner and I redid our undercuts, love that DIY
freshness!
I wrote some golang to implement this very thing you're
reading! It's a super simple spec for an ordered list of
three items, combined with a template โ and it works! ๐ป
mh-
Big depression-y day today so I stayed in and
watched Treasure Planet with the partner, it was
nice. Not the massive fun-filled evening I had planned,
but I think it's what I needed ๐ฝ
2023-07-07
I went to a WatchHouse for coffee, which was just superb.
So peachy and fruity โ
I made a really delicious satay tofu and pasta dish
๐ฅ
Partner and I hung out, watched some TV and ate ice
cream. Just a relaxed chill night ๐บ
2023-07-06
Partner and I went to Kew Gardens via a Gail's and had
some of the most delicious feta and sesame seed parcels โ
they seem so makeable ๐ฅ
Kew was gorgeous, and I'm so proud of my partner for
going up on the treetop walkway which I know was absolutely
terrifying for them ๐
alcohol
A few of us went out for dinner at a taqueria
then went to a great cocktail bar in Soho ๐ธ
2023-07-05
I had a really lovely call with my friend which I think
both of us needed ๐ง
I picked up my partner's birthday tart from the bakery,
absolutely gorgeous ๐
Partner made the most delicious mushroom-y pasta for
dinner ๐
2023-07-04
Managed to skate to the shops and back with no ankle
problems! ๐น
Girlfriend and I watched the second episode of Dead
Ringers, as well as Ze Frank videos ๐บ
I cooked arepas again for myself and girlfriend, and they
turned out really good! ๐ฅ
2023-07-03
mh-
I had a very sudden and bad depressive moment,
but my partner stayed with me while I worked through it.
I'm so glad they're in my life ๐
Partner got out their crochet hook and I started learning
based on what someone had told me at church camp. Loving it
so far! ๐
I had scrambled eggs on a bagel with some hot sauce for
breakfast ๐ถ
2023-07-02
Baptisms were so beautiful. Everyone picked a song that
we all song together, then prayed for them before they got
dunked. One of the most powerfully emotional, spiritual and
community-affirming things I've been part of โช
On the train home a few of us had chats about city
planning, urban renewal and how to improve our own
environments a bit more ๐
Partner and I got pizza and watched the pizza Chef's
Table โ which is about right for us ๐
2023-07-01
I woke up and made some coffee, then went for a walk
around the grounds. This whole estate is absolutely gorgeous
โ
Morning worship was super interesting, we worked together
to build a table out of a table. A couple of us went foraging
for greenery to put in it! ๐
A group of us went for a lovely walk together through the
countryside, and I had a really meaningful chat about faith
with one of the other people there ๐
2023-06-30
Partner and I went out to lunch, I had charred hispi
cabbage ๐
I got packed and went away with my church for the
weekend. Got there safely, listening to some TRS Presents
the Bible ๐ง
I had some pretty lovely chats with church folks, and we
played Monopoly Deal ๐ฒ
2023-06-29
Did some spin bike, it felt good to get back to working
out after injury times ๐ฒ
Girlfriend and I went to see Asteroid City, what
a banger! ๐ฝ
Started working through SICP again, which is always fun
๐ป
2023-06-28
Spoke to my friend on the phone โ
Did some D&D planning ๐ฒ
Watched Neptune Frost, cool flick ๐ฝ
2023-06-27
Had leftover arepas fried with the toppings for lunch
which was great ๐
Went to girlfriend's place for dinner and we cooked
something from a recipe book she got me ๐ฅ
We played a couple of games of Netrunner, as well as
Dominion which I hadn't played in forever ๐ฒ
2023-06-26
Chatted to one of my work colleagues for a bit over
teams, I miss just shooting shit with people in the office
๐ป
Someone sent through questions for a potential podcast
appearance I might be doing, about LGBTQ+ history! ๐ณโ๐
I made arepas for dinner, which I've never done before โ
and roasted my own red peppers, another new thing! ๐ซ
2023-06-21
I gave myself a tattoo! ๐ค
Listened to a Christian metalcore playlist that honestly
went off โช
I injured my ankle on holiday, but it's already feeling a
bit better ๐
2023-06-12
Went to the shopping mall and bought bikinis, I feel so
hot! ๐
I went for a walk in a park nearby and got caught in a
thunderstorm downpour, which was a gorgeous moment in the
rawness of nature โ
Partner and I made a picnic dinner together ๐ฅช
2023-06-11
Church was lovely. We did a sort of adjusted examen, then
the sermon was on Numbers 5:11-29 which no-one was happy with
โ but it led to some interesting chats โช
I hung out with someone from church, we watched a brass
band play in the park ๐บ
Partner and I explored the island in Stardew!
Never made it this far before ๐ฎ
2023-06-10
I tried boxing for the first time โ very challenging and
different to what I'm used to, but super fun ๐ฅ
Girlfriend and I had a date to see Reality,
which was absolutely fantastic ๐ฝ
We cooked burgers together, they turned out great ๐
2023-06-09
Partner was home from work today so we hung out during my
breaks ๐
We went out to a local pizza place and I once again got a
compliment on my dress! ๐
alcohol
We chilled out, had a beer and played
Stardew for the rest of the evening ๐ฎ
2023-06-08
I cut the sleeves off my Crab Museum t-shirt, some gay
excellence there ๐ณโ๐
I got everything ticked off of my work todo list ahead of
holidays ๐ป
Partner made a lovely carbonara-style dish ๐
2023-06-07
Wore my new black dress out to get coffee, and the
barista gave me a little compliment! ๐
I made a really lovely aubergine and pecorino pasta sauce
with tagliatelle for dinner ๐
Partner and I went for a walk together in the evening and
then played Stardew Valley, so lovely ๐ฎ
2023-06-06
Bought a cute black linen dress, perfect for summer
๐
Finished Harrow the Ninth โ it was amazing, very
interested to see where the series goes ๐
I got my laser redone, which is going to help with things
๐
Went skateboarding and did some kick-turns on a slope โ
frontside & backside! ๐น
Girlfriend and I went to the new Spiderverse
film, it was awesome! ๐ฝ
illness+
My partner showed me a lidocaine-based
mouthwash thing that was incredibly helpful with my mouth
ulcer. I have had those whenever I've been sick, like, my
whole life โ gamechanger! ๐
2023-03-08
I worked from a cute little cafe near my partner's place.
I had a couple of espressos and a vegan croissant, and was
surrounded by mums, babies and dogs โ a pretty lovely way to
work! โ
I had a date with my girlfriend, she made some really
delicious dinner and we rewatched John Wick before
the new one comes out ๐ฝ
I got a Bell & Howell Dial 35 loaded with film โ and
hopefully working? Guess we'll find out! The shutter and
aperture controls seem to be working correctly, although the
light meter is busted. But I'm used to shooting fully manual
by now ๐ธ
I got lunch with a friend in the city. I hadn't seen her
in ages, and it was really lovely to just catch up about each
other's lives ๐
I made pizza with my partner and helped them move some
furniture around the place before our move ๐
We watched Saved!, which was hilarious and a
cool teen flick. Definitely some jokes that didn't age well,
but overall I feel like its heart was in the right place
๐ฝ
I got FreshRSS working and set up on my domain, which is
cool and interesting. I'm going to be looking for more RSS
feeds to follow, recommendations welcome! ๐ป
I went for a photo walk, mostly taking pictures of
churches and other buildings. They came out really
beautifully โ this was the first roll from an Olympus XA that
I hadn't tested yet ๐ธ
My girlfriend and I went on a date to see the new
Antman movie, which was visually pretty spectacular
โ although I think the last 4 movies I've seen from Disney
have been about fathers struggling to relate to their kidsโฆ
๐ฝ
Went bouldering again! My hands are shredded a bit but it
was really good fun! ๐งโโ
Great day at work today, I went into the office and was
very productive. Made good progress on a couple things and
got lunch with one of my colleagues ๐ป
Had a lovely phone call with my mum โ
2022-11-01
I went to the opening of a photography exhibition, which
was wonderful. Beautiful pictures, some utterly devastating
๐ท
Good spin bike session. I'm trying to do more exercise at
the moment, and it's definitely helping with my mood ๐ฒ
Had a really lovely dinner with someone I'm dating at a
Thai restaurant ๐ฅ
2022-10-31
I went bouldering today! Was really fun, but my hands are
kind of tired now! Definitely going to go again ๐งโโ
Rewatched Jennifer's Body for Hallowe'en: fuck
me that's a good movie! ๐ฝ
alcohol
Had dinner with someone I'm dating, which was
really sweet, and a glass of sparkling wine to celebrate
๐ท
2022-10-30
Went and got brunch with my friend and someone I'm
dating, lovely start to a Sunday โ
We went to the cinema to see The Banshees of
Inisherin, which was absolutely wonderful. Very darkly
funny meditation on masculinity and loneliness ๐ฝ
Watched the latest Jacob Geller video on Sekiro,
which was really interesting ๐น
2022-10-29
Really chill day! The party finished quite late so I
slept in! ๐ช
Went to the farm with someone I'm dating โ and saw some
piglets! ๐
My friend came to visit, I don't see her too often so it
was really nice just to catch up ๐
2022-10-28
Nice day at work, quite busy but generally productive and
not too stressful ๐ป
Cooked dinner with someone I'm dating, we made vegan
fajitas! ๐ฅ
Went to a Halloween party, which was really lovely!
๐ป
2022-10-27
I did a spin class today, always makes me feel strong
after! ๐ฒ
Went and got a pizza with someone I'm dating, very chill,
good vibes all round ๐
Went to a WARGASM/Scene Queen gig, supports went hard
too. Great night! ๐ต
2022-10-26
Another productive and fun day at work today, got some
good stuff done ๐ป
Had dinner and watched TV with someone I'm dating, really
lovely time! ๐t
Went for a walk at lunch and got some air. It was lovely
to take that time out of my day ๐ณ
2022-10-25
Lots of progress made on my visualisation piece at work,
things are coming along nicely there ๐ป
I made a delicious dinner, oven-roasted vegetables and
beans with a mustard dressing. I love taking the time to cook
for myself ๐ฅ
Watched the first two episodes of the new season of
Chucky. Very gay, super fun. I love this show! Also
free on YouTube for anyone in the US/with a VPN (the first
two, anyway) ๐บ
2022-10-24
Very relaxed but productive return to normal work, I made
good progress ๐ป
Had dinner with someone I'm dating. It's nice to just
relax and take stock after a long busy week ๐
mh+
Counselling today was extremely emotionally
taxing, but overall pretty positive. I feel like I got
one new understanding out of it, which is good ๐ง
2022-10-23
Went to the Turner Contemporary, which was an awesome
space with some interesting exhibitions going on at the
moment ๐จ
Had a great breakfast and watched a storm rage over the
sea. Beautiful โ
Now I'm home, having some dinner and watching TV. It's
been a great busy week and it's been lovely to just relax
tonight ๐บ
2022-10-22
Day 1 of my lovely holiday, went and got delicious seitan
satay for breakfast with someone I'm dating. Great start to
the day ๐ฆ
Walked on the beach and saw a crab! ๐ฆ
Went to the Margate Crab Museum, which was such a cool
queer anti-capitalist space full of funny little displays and
chill people ๐ฆ
Completed my residential training and got some really
positive feedback about my presentation skills, as well as
things to work on ๐ช
Spent some time with the other attendees talking โ I feel
like I've met some really cool, smart people these past three
days ๐
Travelled home and to my holiday destination! ๐
2022-10-20
Day 2 of the residential was super productive. We
completed a pitch deck together as a team, I had some moments
to try my presenting skills, and I had some good snacks too
๐
Breakfast was really chilled and relaxed โ
I had an early night and relaxed after a long day of
work. It's good to take time to actually recover ๐ช
2022-10-19
Day 1 of my residential course at a beautiful chateau in
France. The people are lovely, even if the material is super
challenging ๐
I took an hour to walk around the lake here and take some
photographs. It's so beautiful, especially in autumn ๐ณ
Had a call with someone I'm dating in the evening which
was really lovely ๐
2022-10-18
Productive morning at work, not much to say other than I
got some pieces wrapped up and communicated some needs to my
team. They're really helpful ๐ป
I travelled to Paris for a residential course, which is
really exciting. Can't wait to get started ๐
alcohol
Had a drink and got to know the people here.
Everyone seems really friendly, no big egos or rudeness,
just genuine and authentic ๐
2022-10-17
Good day at work preparing for a big course ๐ป
Continued BSL course, going well ๐
Lovely date with someone, went to see Decision To
Leave ๐ฝ
2022-10-16
Breakfast, pancakes, with someone I'm dating and my
parents โ
Travel home was lovely โ more crosswords, and some
podcasts ๐
Started a British Sign Language course ๐
2022-10-15
Travelled down to see my family, and did crosswords on
the train ๐
Lovely day celebrating my nephew's first birthday ๐
A walk and dinner with someone I'm dating ๐
2022-10-14
alex jones
Chill morning, had some coffee and toast and
listened to the latest Knowledge Fight about the Alex
Jones judgement โ
Had a work event which was really fun, got to meet some
new people and hang out with folks on the project that I
rarely see in person. Good times! I don't think I've ever
enjoyed a work event before! ๐ป
Heading home to one of the people I'm dating, chill
evening in and some dinner ๐
2022-10-13
Super productive and fun day at work, doing some kinda
boring stuff but with nice people. Honestly it makes all the
difference ๐ป
Had a chill evening in, tidied round and got packed for
the weekend ๐
An intense, sweaty and kind of emotional spin ride โ it's
important to remember that my body has so many positives,
including power and endurance ๐ฒ
2022-10-12
Pretty good day at work, made a good start on quite an
involved task and did some training that needed doing ๐ป
I cooked dinner with someone I'm dating, then we played
boardgames and chilled out. Lovely evening ๐ฒ
alex jones
Alex Jones got hit with $1B in damages.
Couldn't have happened to a nicer person. Get fucked.
2022-10-11
I did a cardio boxing class, which was really fun and
different, and did my back stretches too. Feels good to move
my body around ๐ฅ
I listened to a bunch of good music โ including the
Hedwig soundtrack because I'm gay โ and got some
housework done ๐ต
Today was a pretty challenging day at work, but I got
through it and feel pretty good. I don't have to absolutely
crush every day โ it's okay just to get through it sometimes
๐ป
2022-10-10
Had a pretty good day at work, got some pieces done that
needed doing ๐ป
Used my spin bike for a bit โ trying to get in the habit
of regular exercise at the moment ๐ฒ
Had a really nice long chat with someone I'm dating on
the phone, which was lovely. We finalised some plans. Just a
lovely way to spend time ๐
2022-10-09
Had a lovely lunch with someone: went to the park, chill
little walk ๐ณ
Cooked dinner with someone I'm dating, really delicious
food and lovely company! ๐ฅ
Watched Hedwig and the Angry Inch for the first
time, gorgeously weird and queer movie with great music and
some of the most beautiful cinematography. Highly recommended
๐ฝ
2022-10-08
Had a chill day with someone I'm dating, hanging out and
making plans for the month ๐
Lovely dinner, sushi, as well as leftover soup turned
into noodles for lunch ๐ฃ
Watched a bunch of Pottery Throwdown with
someone, which was lovely ๐บ
2022-10-07
Tough but good day at work, got a difficult and awkward
piece finished off ๐ป
Lovely evening with someone I'm dating ๐
Made a really delicious Thai butternut squash soup for
dinner ๐ฅ
2022-10-06
mh+
Had my first therapy session today, the
psychologist was really nice. Kind of tiring and
difficult, but positive ๐ง
Went on the exercise bike for half an hour! Let's go!
๐ฒ
Chatted with someone I'm dating on text, which was lovely
post-counselling ๐
2022-10-05
Went on a date with a lovely person โ we had dinner and
saw Flux Gourmet, which was excellent ๐ฝ
Work was good ๐ป
Offered some support to my friend who's struggling at the
moment ๐ซ
2022-10-04
Got my medication sorted out, which has needed doing for
a while ๐
Cooked a delicious tandoori aubergine curry with rice and
some spicy pickle ๐ฅ
Watched some TV, had a chill evening tidying round and
sitting on the sofa ๐บ
2022-10-03
Had a very productive day at work, still feeling capable
and like I know what I'm doing ๐ป
Finished early to get a haircut. My last haircut was a
pretty crappy experience but the hairdresser was really
lovely and welcoming, and I feel really confident about how I
look ๐โโ
Had an evening with a lovely person, just hung out,
listened to music and had dinner together ๐
2022-10-02
A quick note: I'm writing these every day, but I spend so
much time at a screen at work that I won't be updating them
every day.
Had a coffee and a chill little morning with someone I'm
dating, really sweet way to start the day โ
Put on some eyeliner ๐
I replayed ANATOMY by Kitty Horrorshow today to
get in a Hallowe'en mood, and that sure is still a video
game. Geez. My poor mind. ๐ฎ
2022-10-01
Had a really chill morning having breakfast and coffee
with a lovely person. Great start to the day โ so chill my
brain thought it must be Sunday! โ
My friend is celebrating a big milestone in their
sobriety, so we had a really fun party and I hung out with
and got to know some cool folks. We also went to see some
stand up, which was hilarious ๐ค
I had an Almdudler, which I haven't had in probably five
years. Reminds me of being 12! ๐
2022-09-30
Super productive day at work, I got a lot done in a short
span of time. I'm definitely susceptible to imposter syndrome
but today was not one of those days ๐ป
Had a really chilled out day with a lovely person, we pet
some animals and had lunch together. Just an all-round
pleasant time ๐
Went out to dinner with my other lovely person to an
Indian restaurant: the food was amazing, one of the best
meals out I've had this year and that's saying something
๐ฅ
2022-09-29
Had a lovely date evening in a queer space, one of the
most pleasant and supportive places I've been. Genuinely
wonderful ๐ณโโง
Good day at work, got a lot done but still took time for
a nice lunch ๐ป
Listened to some chill music, including the new
DCFC album ๐ต
2022-09-28
I started The Turn of the Screw: I'm not really
a "seasonal reader", but I make an exception for Hallowe'en.
I love a ghost story. I had seen a little of The Haunting
of Bly Manor โ it's interesting to see what they chose
to change ๐
I had a really nice lunch. There's a university cafรฉ that
I've been going to semi-regularly: they don't always have
vegan food, but when they do it's usually excellent ๐ฅช
I did my meditation, something I'm trying to stay
consistent with. It makes me feel better, more centered,
disproportionately often: [investor voice] it has high
positive EV ๐ง
2022-09-27
Had a phone chat with a lovely person, I love talking on
the phone. So underrated โ
Reading some Borges, who I've discovered is a silly
weirdo who writes funny stories. Why did no-one tell me this?
This often happens with authors I perceive as "hard" โ
Moby Dick was the same, just a fun book about a
silly gay whaler ๐ณ
Had a pretty good day at work, mostly calls and
organisational metawork but still very important ๐ป
2022-09-26
I finished In The Dream House today โ brilliant
and utterly devastating. I also started Fictions, I
haven't read Borges before and I'm loving his style. Good
book day today ๐
Went to get laser hair removal, and had a lovely walk
home afterwards. The city looks so lovely in this weather. I
love this time of year ๐
Called to arrange my first counselling session, very
positive ๐ง
I got Tetris Effect on sale and played a bit of
that โ very cool, fun sound design ๐ฎ
I went for a walk and found a little cafe that I might go
to tomorrow morning โ
I did some meditation, which turned into a nap. Today was
really difficult, but I am trying to allow myself space and
time to recover ๐ง
2022-09-23
illness
I am feeling really ill today, but put my
physical health above obligations and stayed in tonight.
Not gonna pretend I'm not disappointed but it was the
right thing to do ๐
Got a new City PB, I'm still having so much fun with
Celeste ๐ฎ
Work was really good today, we wrapped up a big section.
Time for something new ๐ป
2022-09-22
Despite the stressful start, work was really good today.
I got some interesting little bits of coding done and
delivered some value ๐ป
Had breakfast and coffee with a lovely person. Starting
the day with people you really care for is such a pleasant
experience โ
Went out for a work meal at a really good Spanish place,
everyone was lovely to be around. Just a good day all round
๐ฅ
2022-09-21
Super productive day at work, I got those two pieces
finished up and handing in. Also had some good conversations
about the next things I'm working on ๐ป
Lovely evening with a lovely person, we made dinner
together and watched TV. I have a very social week so it was
nice to just chill out. We also had a good talk and I was
honest with myself and them ๐
Did some more self-care-type tasks: body stuff, tidying.
Things that improve my mood long-term but that I don't enjoy
doing in the moment ๐ง
2022-09-20
Got a new any% PB, I'm having such a fun time just
working on little bits of the game ๐ฎ
Had a really productive day at work, completing two
pieces that needed doing. I feel very skilled at the moment
๐ป
Did some self-care tasks, including things I always skip
and always help my mood ๐ง
2022-09-19
Made some tentative plans to see lovely people this week
๐
Started playing the Arphimigon D-Sides, super fun and
challenging. I'm going to work my way through those ๐ฎ
Due to national holiday I ended up shopping somewhere I
don't normally, and I got a baguette which was actually
really delicious! Had a great lunch and dinner ๐ฅ
2022-09-18
Took the day to rest and recuperate, something I should
try harder to prioritise more. But I guess "prioritisation"
goes against the point of "rest", huh? ๐ช
I've been really getting back into running
Celeste recently โ got a new PB on City and spent
some time working on Chapter 6 & 7 any% routes. I think I'm
making progress! ๐ฎ
Chatted to some friends on messaging apps for a bit.
Today was a very "inside" day, which isn't my favourite, but
it turned out pretty good ๐ป
2022-09-17
Got a 44:54 today, sub-45 achieved! What next?! Who
knows?! ๐ฎ
I fixed the flush in my bathroom, always feels rewarding
to do house maintenance. Something to remember ๐ช
Made a really nice broth for lunch ๐ฅ
2022-09-16
I decided to go for a sub-45 in Celeste any%,
and got a new PB of 45:43 on my second serious run. I've
completely got this ๐ฎ
Made plans to go on holiday in October โ and to see a lot
of people next week! ๐
I had a sinus headache today, so trying be kind to
myself. Ate good food, wrapped up warm, and rested. Making a
conscious effort not to shame myself for resting and
recovering. On the plus side โ I got a cold, it's officially
autumn! ๐
2022-09-15
Had breakfast with a person, coffee and chill times in
the morning. Great start to the day โ
I started learning the spike jump and double wall bounce
in 4A โ wow, spike jumps are easy! I always thought they were
way outside my skillset! ๐ฎ
I bought a really cute fancy jumpsuit for a work do next
week. I'm not the most "trad fancy clothing", but it's nice
to dress fancy sometimes! ๐
2022-09-14
Had dinner & a chill night in with a lovely person โ we
made broth and dumplings and watched National
Treasure ๐ฝ
My in-person counselling was signed off by the insurer,
so I'll hopefully be starting that soon! ๐ง
I learnt 2 new skips in Celeste: a spike jump in
5B that I probably won't use in runs, and another spike jump
in 7A that I definitely will! ๐ฎ
2022-09-13
I had a nice oat milk chocolate bar at lunch ๐ซ
My work have sorted out a laptop for me, it's taken them
a while but that should make my workflow a lot easier ๐ป
Had a really fun evening, got dinner with a lovely
person, met some of her friends and went to a stand-up gig
๐ค
2022-09-12
Got a lot of work done, including some stuff that I don't
think anyone else would've looked at yet. Hopefully has value
๐ป
I "did self-care": meditated, went for a run, and did my
stretches. I had a good lunch, too. Trying to make time for
myself ๐โโ
I'm going to eat some pizza and watch videos, just relax
tonight ๐
2022-09-11
Had a nice relaxed late breakfast โ cooked vegan
breakfast with coffee and lemonade โ
I had a phone call with one of my friends, it was good to
just chat and catch up ๐
Went round for dinner and boardgames with someone, really
lovely evening after a pretty busy weekend ๐ฒ
2022-09-10
We got donuts and coffee for breakfast and hung out with
some animals! ๐
Went to a street food market and got arepas and sushi โ
odd combo, but both really tasty ๐ฃ
Went to two parties: a housewarming/birthday that was so
lovely and chill and welcoming, and a birthday at a cool
metal bar where I did some dancing! ๐
2022-09-09
Good day at work โ long but all positive. Got some stuff
done ๐ป
Went out for dinner and had a delicious thali ๐ฅ
Went mudlarking with a lovely person โ we found some
bones and pottery fragments ๐
2022-09-08
Met a bunch of people from my project in person, and went
for coffee with the person I work most closely with โ
everyone is so nice โ
mh, insurance
Spoke to my medical insurer about in-person
counselling, which they've signed off on. Hopefully a
positive step for my mental wellbeing, despite how much
the initial call shook me ๐ง
I went to my self-defense class, which was really fun โ
we did a takedown and lots of punching! ๐ช
2022-09-07
mh-
Had a positive but taxing conversation last night
that led to me not getting much sleep, so today I've been
focusing on self-care and self-worth.
Got a couple of cheap USB thumbsticks and loaded them up
with files to share with friends and loved ones ๐ป
I've had a stiff back for a couple of days, so I took
time to do stretches and that's really eased it off โ maybe
something I should do more often? ๐ช
Read a couple of zines/essays on anarchism and polyamory,
Polyamory and Queer Anarchism is a good theoretical
primer to go with the emotion and practice of Nordgren. I've
been loving the Anarchist Library recently! ๐
Good day at work today, got some positive feedback on
what I've done so far. Lots of calls though so I'm pretty
tired! ๐ป
I went to the post office to pick up coffee for this
month โ excited to try a cup tomorrow โ
The first three months of prints from Ritual Dust's print
club arrived today! They're each absolutely gorgeous, I hope
they inspire me to find beauty in my day ๐ค
Three linocut prints by Ritual Dust displayed next to a
mirror. The top one is a mushroom growing out of a hand.
The middle is a snake and a key, representing the goddess
Hekate. The bottom is of the plant henbane.
Got brunch with one of the lovely people in my life and
had a super pleasant chill morning ๐ฅ
Went to the anarchist bookshop and picked up a ton of
cool zines ๐
Had a fun evening at a queer housewarming/BBQ with the
other lovely person I'm seeing, met loads of cool people
๐
A stack of anarchist zines and flyers.
2022-09-03
I watched the latest Jacob Geller video, super
interesting โ it reminded me of conversations I had about
therapy, productivity and work with a friend ๐น
I took time to do some chores: prepped some lunch for
tomorrow, tidied and dusted, and wiped down the kitchen
๐
I'm going on a date tonight, we're seeing Three
Thousand Years of Longing ๐ฝ
Played some more Thumper and got to the last
stage โ this and Celeste are the perfect combination
for me: high difficulty, lovely gamefeel and quick feedback
๐ฎ
I got the first piece of actual work done for my project!
๐ป
I finalised my weekend plans with lovely people! ๐
2022-09-01
dysphoria
I was honestly very dysphoric this morning. So I
tried hard to be kind to myself today, and I feel like I did
a good job.
I had a delicious lunch, went for a walk, and bought some
cursed chewing gum (raspberry and vanilla flavour) ๐ณ
I opted for more old-school tech today: neon pink F91-W
over a smartwatch, and my iPod for music. It did really well!
Couple of minor memory problems but nothing a reboot couldn't
fix ๐ฉโ๐ป
I went to my queer self-defense class and got a drink
with them after โ everyone is so lovely and fun ๐
2022-08-31
I got a really pleasant big day planner, which hopefully
should help me function a bit better day-to-day ๐
Played some more Thumper, finished level 6 which
has some really tough sections at the end ๐ฎ
Made some time to read after work โ I've started reading
The Tao of Pooh as part of my intermittent Le
Guin-inspired Taoism reading ๐
Made quesadillas, they turned out really well considering
I've never made them before! ๐ถ๏ธ
Played some Terraforming Mars and got my ass absolutely
handed to me ๐
Did a bit of work on the website ๐ฅ๏ธ
2022-08-11
Went for my laser appointment, it's going well and the
tech was really lovely ๐
Nice busy day at work ๐ป
Got Syncthing working, backing up my photos out of the
Google environment ๐
2022-08-10
Had a really nice breakfast with fresh strawberries and
strong coffee ๐
Spoke to my sister on the phone ๐
Took some time out of my day to do yoga, which was very
centering ๐
2022-08-09
Got a lot of the rote mandatory training done so
hopefully the rest of my week will be more interesting ๐
Went to a life-drawing class with a lovely person ๐จ
I ate really good vegan food, peanut butter vegetable
curry and a burger with rosemary fries ๐
A pastel drawing of a person lying on their back with one
knee bent
2022-08-08
First day at my new job, I got started on all my
induction tasks and met my new manager ๐
Went for a walk in the evening before the sun set ๐
I cooked a good dinner, roasted veg and spicy tempeh
๐ฅ
2022-08-07
Started moving my website over to handwritten HTML,
including a journal page to hold my Three Good Things ๐ป
Finished my lemon painting ๐
Saw a friend and got delicious food together ๐
An acrylic painting of a bowl of lemons
2022-08-06
I dialed in the new coffee and had a couple of espressos
- really tasty with a strong strawberry smell ๐
I moved my website over to using Atkinson Hyperlegible,
which I really like the look of and is allegedly very
readable ๐ป
Started an acrylic painting of my lemon bowl ๐
An unfinished painting of a bowl of lemons
2022-08-05
I ordered coffee from a local roaster that I believe to
be a more ethical bunch, and it arrived today! Can't wait to
try it โ
Did some impromptu testing of the NHS gender identity
clinic's self-referral page and submitted a bug report for
dead links ๐
Made plans with friends and dates for the next week, and
updated my diary and calendar too ๐
2022-08-04
Went to the library to return some books, and got out
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin
๐
Had a friendly and helpful chat with my mental health
supporter about the CBT app I'll use ๐ง
Got the IT kit from the job I start on Monday, as well as
a snazzy little backpack. Someone on the team reached out
too!
2022-08-03
I'm feeling even better than yesterday, on the mend
๐
Made some plans with a lovely person for when I'm well
๐
Had a lovely call with my parents. I wasn't able to see
them recently so it was nice to just chat
2022-08-02
I watched some of the Alex Jones trial, the parents'
testimony was deeply moving. I'm glad they get to hold him
accountable.
I feel way better today, still not 100% definitely but
moving in the right direction ๐ค
climate-
Had a cathartic sob listening to She/Her/Hers,
Planet of Weeds. Beautiful sad track about the
fear and dread of losing everything beautiful in the
world ๐ณ