Week 8 Notes

Reading time: 2 mins

Still not 100% sure about this format, maybe it needs to be fortnightly. Monthly? We will see.

Life

• As well as this blog I am writing a story (dare I say “novel”?). I’ve got two others unfinished but this one feels more suited to me. It’s set along the West Highland Way in Scotland. About a third done.
• Sports! Watched Ireland beat England, Scotland squeeze past Wales, and then the TeamGB silver medal in the curling, so close to gold!
• Quieter week thankfully, got some little things done that have been on my list for ages. Some stuff up on Vinted to sell, the back gate lock fixed (a lose screw is all it was but we use it everyday!), those wee odd jobs that easily get pushed to next week, and the week after…
  

Read

• The Future by Naomi Alderman– near future times, the end of the world, rich tech billionaires. Feels scarily prescient right now, and some nice fun twists. Although when you add it to the next two things I read, it’s starting to mess with my head a bit….
  

Considered

• Something Big is Happening. AI is here and it’s coming, faster, than you think. A daunting read, but don’t worry too much because…
• Nobody’s ever ready for these things!
  

Watched

• Pluribus – “Hi, Carol”. An intriguing show, dark, funny, odd, I’m sticking with it. It takes a few episodes to really get going and more emotional driven than I thought. So far so good.
• Schitt’s Creek – still plodding through this, it’s our “together” watch. It’s glorious. Funny, poignant, and reminds me that outside of the noise of the news, most people are decent, and neighbours are important.
  

Listened

• Jill Scott’s new album – To Whom This May Concern – is sublime R&B. What a voice, what a talent! I lucked into her first album at a listening post in an HMV in Sunnyvale, California in 2001 and been a fan ever since. Great that she’s back.
• Idols by Yungblud – which is, ok. A little too glossy? Too on the nose in terms of production and influence? Plenty of catchy riffs but still feels a little “trying too hard” to me. Still, it’s all rock n roll!
  

Health

• Gym habit is working (Strength app is a huge help), and I’m actually enjoying it because I’m pacing myself for a change.
• Current Weight 113.2kg – Lost 0.7kg. (And for the eagle eyed, no I’ve not put on 10kg, I mis-typed last week (and the week before!)).
• Avg. Sleep: 7hrs 22mins (up 45mins).
  

Tech

• Mostly Digital Detox stuff this week, chipping away at old blog posts, some photos too. I’ll stop mentioning that here though, but will post monthly updates instead.
• And yes, if you are viewing my site you’ll have spotted the new blog theme. It’s temporary as, in testing the one I’m building on here I managed to break the previous theme. Apologies for the mess whilst I continue to work on it.
• iPhone Desk Stands – there are so many on the market but what I really want is one with a power switch on it. So it can be a plain old stand until I turn on the charging. Simple? Nope, apparently not.