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It is so weird to wake up and have nowhere to be.

My last day at British Telecom was the 2nd of July.

Last Friday I was walking down a long, straight paved path with a thick, heavy carry-all bag containing some clothes and small pieces.

I have moved from Cheltenham to Bath as of this month, in preparation for a new job starting in August.

I just set up command-line multi-language dictionary lookup.

Don’t worry, this one isn’t a serious addiction like drugs or gambling, I wanted to tell the world that I bought Slay the Spire 2 on a friend’s recommendation and now I can’t stop playing.

WHY can I not add an .ics file from my non-native Mail app into the Calendar app?

On Monday of this week I was seized by an uncontrollable desire to move back to the first city I lived in post-uni.

My first read of 2026 was a 1981 Penguin Classics reprint of a 1958 translation of four plays by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906): The Master Builder, Rosmersholm, Little Eyolf, and John Gabriel Borkman.

Well here we are again.

I’ve never really taken much interest in doing 100% completion challenges, but I had a spare weekend so I set myself that task of getting every Wonder Seed, Purple Coin and Flagpole in Super Mario Bros.

In mid-October, I took a rail trip from London to Warszawa over 5 days.

Comparison is the thief of joy, it’s said.

…I genuinely haven’t noticed it’s gone.

I have a new reader from https://blogroll.org .

What do I say to the man on the high street, who spent his money and devotes his time, handing out leaflets and making eye contact, who erected a banner twice his own size, imploring ‘Join the Global Awakening!’

I would like to dispel the idea that you have just formed based on the title, which is that I’m going to pin the blame on anyone but myself.

Regular readers of the blog will know I prefer my cities with as few cars as possible.

Last month I donated my granny bike to the charity bike shop I got it from, Cyclists Fighting Cancer.

My best mate sent me the link to his first post on Blogspot, and what a cracker it is.

Growing up I absolutely despised porridge.

Came back from Athens last week, to watch King Gizzard at their three residency shows.

This will be the fifth time in five years I have moved.

Switching my screen time to be majority RSS consumption was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made!

I carry a notebook around with me on most occasions.

I joined my first Critical Mass ride in April.

The Cat is on my lap and I cannot move.

It’s March, which means spring cleaning.

I’m trying to get rid of a life’s worth of accumulated objects.

Happy new year everyone!

In a house move, an ASUS Nexus 7 surfaced.

I had a hire bike for the four days I spent in Copenhagen in February.

Warning: boring site configuration ahead!

And nobody is allowed to tell me how I should feel Enraged by the agony which people unknowingly inflict on each other Do we all writhe in pain and bridle at things known only to us?

I’m sure you’ve heard about urbanism, the social and political movement that is focussed on reducing car dependency and prioritising space for people over motor vehicles.

Once is happenstance.

Every student applying to university in the UK has to write a small essay about themselves for the admissions department to read.

I received a response from Max Wilkinson’s office within 24 hours: Dear Oliver, Thank for the email.

My Member of Parliament is Max Wilkinson, a Liberal Democrat elected for Cheltenham on the 4th of July 2024.

There can be great joy in taking care of the basics of living.

The catchphrase of the cyber security industry in recent years has been the three-word “Secure by Design”, which is where companies try to pretend they’re doing something new but aren’t.

Oops, this website’s been offline since early July 2024.

In this post the author reveals where he currently lives… Nottingham!

What do I live for, now?

Up naturally at around 8 and felt good.

Life is so short that it’s not really worth giving up your time on something you don’t enjoy.

In Summer 2023 I experienced a love for life which, when I recall the moment from time to time, still makes me happy.

I didn’t want to go for a run today.

Albums With Influence will look back in reverse chronological order at albums that have made a significant impact on my life.

I know that I struggle with periods of alternating very high and low motivation.