A February Project
Hmmm it seems as though the ffi gem as installed by bundler is not compatible with a Mac that has an M1 chip. This limits my ability to …
Checking In
Despite my best intentions, I didn’t manage to continue writing posts after the first day of 2022! But perhaps now I can try again as an …
Understated Classics Or Not?
At the new year, thoughts and spare time for writing point me toward writing some new posts for my understated classics series. Expect some …
A pox on both their houses
How hard is it to just listen to music these days?
If anything, make it weirder
Today I listened to ‘Cloudbusting’ by Kate Bush for the first time in a while. What a gloriously strange song it is. Best of …
Jab 2
I was due to have my second vaccination today, but like most people I rebooked to have it a bit earlier. No real side effects this time, …
Rachel Cusk, Outline
Outline is the first of a trilogy of novels by Rachel Cusk. In it, the narrator is travelling to Athens to help teach on a creative writing …
Understated Classics #38: Trance Nation (Various Artists)
I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been in need of some music that:
Jab 1
I had my first Covid-19 vaccination on Friday. Leading up to it, I was borderline having a panic attack. From about lunchtime I was just all …
Drawing a line on the page
Ingrid has joined an online drawing class. She sits there on Teams getting feedback on her drawings, while I sit there attempting to absorb …
I was twenty one at the time…
“I was twenty-one at the time, about to turn twenty-two. No prospect of graduating soon, and yet no reason to quit school. Caught in …
Some Tips For Saving Time
A non-exhaustive list of ideas for saving time: