Just found out that UNRWA is being tipped to win a peace prize… This is an organisation that has had Hamas terrorists in their employ. An organisation that has employees who have held Israeli hostages in their own homes. They are not innocent and do not deserve it.
My elephant made it to the wall of a fun little exhibition at a local gallery.
Went to visit a small gallery exhibition opening last night. A collection of postcard sized boards by loads of different artists. Somehow got roped into doing something for it to fill some gaps left by those that had been sold…
I don't think I've gone from discovering a book to buying a book so quickly. I've always loved notebooks, and now a book about their history.
The last Mac that I bought is now officially obsolete. 9 years old. It feels both old and young at the same time.
Trying out something new with iOS 18…
Starting to get a little tired of some of the tech podcasts I listen to. Listening to one host today saying he can buy non Apple headphones because Apple didn’t update the AirPods Max with any meaningful features. Fine in and of itself, but at no point did he indicate the headphones he has are broken, don’t work, or no longer fulfil his needs. Felt like just replacing them for the sake of it.
Trying out the new Reeder from @rizzi@gloria.social and it’s a lovely experience for reading. The only thing that might stop me using it is the lack of ability to reply to things. I’m signed in with my Micro.blog account but I can’t respond to people’s posts.
This is a very interesting read about what’s happening in the Israel-Hamas war. Regardless of whose side you are on, I recommend reading it.
Made a few tweaks to my macro blog theme. I think the first step in getting a custom design is the same way I did it with Wordpress many years ago. Start by hacking at an existing theme that’s got a close layout to what I’m after.
I keep finding myself looking at mechanical keyboards… not sure if this is a good thing or not.
Moved my main, or macro blog, to Micro.blog… Now I need to get back in the habit of writing blog posts and learning how to create my own theme. Anyone have any recommendations getting started with Hugo themes?
Absolutely love the design the home page on this personal site. It's giving me the itch to design something this weekend.
Finished reading: Murder on Lake Garda by Tom Hindle 📚
Finished reading: The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne 📚
Voted. 🇬🇧
I somehow forgot about Aaron Draplin. His backyard studio is great and his enthusiasm for creating is infectious.
I’d love something like this on the iPad instead of Stage Manager.
I wonder if there will be a more coherent Sports story in iOS 18. The new sports app certainly needs a cleaner narrative around it and how it works with Apple News and Apple TV.
Added a new ink to my collection today. A green for summer.
Now this is what I call fun coffee packaging! ☕️
This mornings brew…
Moved all my notes from Obsidian to Bear yesterday, the constant jankiness of Obsidian made me have another look at Bear. Decided to give it a try and see how it goes.
I generally try to avoid Google services, but they sure are good at making me wish I use them. How well they come together is impressive and I’m starting to really like their visual language.
I have this weird stumbling block with my blog. I want to blog, when I do it I enjoy it and when I get into a good rhythm posting regularly I enjoy it even more. I should then be doing it regularly, and in fact I want to do it regularly, but I have this weird block. I’m a designer. I don’t like using things out the box and prefer to have my own design on my own website, so when I don’t have one it becomes a blocker and I don’t want to invest time in blogging until it’s design is my own.
I can you asking, so why don’t you just get on with it and build your own design. And the answer is simple. My personal computer is an iPad and I’ve found it hard to get the right setup so that I an easily code up what’s in my mind, that’s not to say it’s not possible, just that I haven’t found something that clicks with me so far.
All this is really a long winded way of saying, it’s all just excuses. At the end of the day if I enjoy blogging and writing then I should get my finger out and do it. So here I am, trying again to find a rhythm and just do the blogging.