Excited for this to arrive today! Big fan of @austinkleon’s other books.
Microposts
Really encouraging morning at church seeing three of the youth get baptised, followed by an afternoon hanging out with my fellow youth leaders planning the a future youth weekend away.
Apologies to my Mum (and anyone else who gets notified by email about new posts) for the couple of hundred emails now clogging your inbox after my Instagram photo import. Didn’t think about that before I started. #oops
Decided that tonight I’m not going to turn the TV on in an attempt to stop myself wasting evenings absorbed in whichever boxset I’m currently watching. I’ve personal projects I want to start, books I want to read, and music I want to listen too.
Had a nice start to the weekend enjoying a couple of glasses of wine, catching up on Designated Survivor while hacking away at a new custom blog theme. Aiming to have the theme resolved enough to put it on the site this weekend and then keep iterating from there.
Such a beautifully sunny day today, sucks to be stuck looking out at it whilst at work, but something about the sun shining brightly is uplifting.
The world is going mad. I’ve just seen a shampoo advert with one of it’s points being that it doesn’t have any gluten in it… what does gluten have to do with washing your hair?
Downloaded Drafts 5 to give it a go. Any hints for a new user?
I haven’t listened to Beats 1 since Apple Music first came out, but today I discovered that Bonobo did a One Mix a while ago and it’s excellent.
Decided to turn off cross posting from my blog to Twitter for microposts. Might look into doing it on a per-post basis, but I’ve found myself posting less and have a hunch that might be what’s behind it.
Shift 4 of 4 today. Really looking forward to a day off tomorrow, it’s been a long week.
Gah, can’t seem to get iOS to post photos to my blog properly.
Very intrigued by the updated iPad with Apple Pencil support. Since it was released the Pencil seemed like it would be a great fit for me as a designer, the iPad Pro has always been too expensive for me to consider but this seems much more within reach for a future purchase.
The more I use CSS Grid the more I wish for the ability to set a baseline in my CSS. It seems like a logical addition since the two are so intertwined in the print world.
Many years behind the curve, but I now have Windows running in Parallels on my Mac so that I can fix a CSS display bug in Internet Explorer.
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 →
Forgot to wear my hat to work this morning. I don’t think my ears have ever been colder than they were on the way home from work this evening. This Beast from the East is showing its teeth today. ❄️
Today is the 30th day of posting to my blog in a row. I set myself the challenge to post everyday through February, started a little bit before and here we are. I aimed to post a bit more than a status post each day, but sometimes life happens and that’s ok.
I was going to start a new running programme this week, but with the weather as cold as it is there’s no way that’s happening!
On weeks that have felt as long as this one, a glass of wine on the sofa in front of a great film seems like the best way to end it. Tonight’s movie choice, Gladiator. 🎥📺
Netflix has got some brilliant older films on at the moment. Tonight’s viewing while I sorted my online groceries order, Star Gate. Despite seeing it several times before, it’s oddly engrossing! 📺 🎥
Wednesday, February 21, 2018 →
Made the mistake of reading Twitters trending topic for Billy Graham. Disgusted by the hate filled posts, but I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.
A bit of late night work done tonight. Probably not the best idea, but sometimes you just have to run with it when focus and flow arrive when you’ve been struggling to find it all day.
It’s Micro Monday on Micro.blog and I figured it was time to share another nomination since its been a few weeks since my last one. This time I’m recommending @EddieHinckle who has excellent taste in books!
Depression is a funny thing. Sometimes, out of no where, it hits you with a bad day and the prospect of doing anything takes a monumental effort.
Pretty sure there was just a minor earthquake tremor in Cheltenham.
Watching some skeleton in the Winter Olympics. They’re absolutely nuts.
Watched Slumdog Millionaire for the first time this evening. Not sure why it took me so long to see it, really enjoyed it. 🎬
My walk to work this morning was in day light. My walk home from work this evening was in day light. It’s amazing the effect this has had on my mood today. It actually felt like there was still some of the day left when I got home.
Not sure why I’ve never looked into using svg files for logo’s on websites until today. They look so good on retina displays and more economical than multiple image sizes.
Siri has stopped working with third party apps for tasks, it just keeps telling me I need to continue in the app. Driving me mad.