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Inspired by a post on Inky Imaginings, I decided to accept the challenge and pick the 10 fountain pens I’d keep. I’m glad I didn’t have to include non-fountain pens in this list. This was a fun adventure and it was interesting to see...
There’s a story I wrote years ago. I called it Dragon Hoard, although in my heart I’m pretty sure I spelled it Horde the first dozen times, because spelling is a competition I will always lose. It is, no contest, the best thing I have...
David Berman - Composition, Horseshit, MagicDavid Berman may be gone, but it’s always good to hear his voice. And that’s pretty much all you’ll hear on Composition, Horseshit, Magic. This new-to-me unofficial cassette popped up in my...
David Berman - Composition, Horseshit, MagicDavid Berman may be gone, but it’s always good to hear his voice. And that’s pretty much all you’ll hear on Composition, Horseshit, Magic. This new-to-me unofficial cassette popped up in my...
Trinity Buoy Wharf, down by the River Thames on the Leamouth peninsula in Poplar, is a place where the past is deeply layered. It is also somewhere that seems to beckon an uncertain future. Even to reach it is to cross some sort of...
I was listening to Flat Duo Jets today and remembered all the testimonials from musicians about the frontman Dexter Romweber’s special musicality. Jack…
The Barbican Conservatory is one of London’s genuinely surprising places. Hidden inside the Brutalist maze of the Barbican Centre, it’s a full-scale tropical garden – 1,500 species of plants, fish ponds, a bar, and a population of...
Anger, overthinking, hyperanxiety, depression, or any emotion that exists with such intensity demands a different channel of expression. These are signs that the body is straining under high tension. That tension could come from...
It's been a while since my last entry and guess what?! I'm still not pregnant. That's ok though. We've been hanging on to our faith a lot more lately. I noticed I was getting sad when others announced they were expecting. Like...were you...
New month, New Indie Web Carnival Submission to overshare personal stuff on the internet. This month it’s hosted by Joe Crawford and the theme is “Masks, Identity & Cosplay”. I’ve never cosplayed or been fond of costumes. My parents...
Two years ago I wrote about why I don’t use Copilot. I still don’t use Copilot. But I have since started using Claude Code, which is arguably worse. Why am I using it? Well, as a software developer I felt like I had to understand it,...
New Post for the New Month It’s heatwave summer in the city. There’s at least one song mashup to pursue in that statement but unless it offers reprieve from the current state of things, I can’t see how it’s worth the effort. As we near...
The Dutch cryptocurrency platform Knaken (not to be confused with the American Kraken platform) abruptly went offline in early June, leaving roughly 30,000 customers unable to access their funds. The company was unable to secure a...
I dream about being the type of cook who wanders through a farmers market, gets inspired by whatever’s in season, and runs home to make something simple and delicious without consulting a single recipe. The reality is that I am extremely...
I went to Ramat Hanadiv garden today, and created a quick watercolour sketch on location. There were a lot of details in the scene, and I wanted to capture a relatively wide angle, so I had to do a little planning ahead. I normally don’t...