It turns out I kinda like coming into the office. When I’m the only person here.
The urge to just migrate my personal site to Micro.Blog is hitting pretty hard at the moment. @manton has been knocking it out of the park lately with the new features, and the recent pricing plan changes make it an attractive proposition. One to ponder on while I try to fix my build time issues…
I’ve somehow ended up in a situation where I have both system-wide and user-only versions of Microsoft PowerToys installed on my work laptop, which means neither can be upgraded or uninstalled because they complain about the presence of the other 🫠
Welp, guess I need to urgently finish some more projects so I can get in on this Darkoath boxset…
Me: “I’m going to be productive this weekend and get stuff done”
Also me: watches approx 14 hours of Final Fantasy cutscenes instead
Y’know what, they may not be the latest and greatest, but the Khorne half of the Age of Sigmar 1st Edition starter set (2015) holds up surprisingly well.
(Yes, I am only just getting around to assembling them in 2024…)
Finished reading: Temple of Silence by Richard Strachan 📚
Finished reading: Blacktalon by Lianne Mercial 📚
I’ve fallen down the LogSeq rabbit-hole (kinda forced to, as work stopped allowing Obsidian)
Thing is, I’m already using it far more consistently than I did Obsidian, and it’s only been 2 days. 🤞🏻it might be the note taking system I actually stick to… Full blog post maybe coming later this week
Every time I need or want to make a graphic for something, I miss Fireworks MX just a little bit more. That was such a good bit of software, and Adobe just flat out let it wither. I built so many websites in the early 2000’s using Fireworks, and it made the job fun.
Finished reading: The End and the Death: Volume III by Dan Abnett 📚
Currently reading: The End and the Death: Volume III by Dan Abnett 📚
Every so often I’ll leave a pile of paints on the desk and stumble across some unexpectedly 🔥 colour combinations. This is today’s: bold oranges + deep magenta.
Finished reading: Farsight: Empire of Lies by Phil Kelly 📚
Currently reading: Farsight: Empire of Lies by Phil Kelly 📚
I really need to get more of my feeds hooked up to micro.blog again…
I’ve seen a lot of people posting about reading achievements and goals lately, so I’d be remiss if I didn’t plug my partner’s YouTube channel where she talks about the books she’s read: https://www.youtube.com/@KapowskiReads. It’s all very low stakes and cosy, so if that’s your thing, check it out.
I’ve still got some work to do, but I’m super close to adding ~590 historical posts to my blog, stretching back to 2003. Just got some data clean up to finish, to get everything building properly. I think I’ll need to rethink how I present my archives, but that’s a job for later
Last week I posted that the vibe had changed on Threads lately. After thinking about it, and logging in for a few minutes today, I’ve just gone ahead and deleted my account. I gave it a try — despite all the reservations — and it turned out it wasn’t for me.