Month: August 2019

I got my bike back this afternoon with a new set of brakes (the bike shop broke the old one while servicing it, but very generously replaced them for free) so I rode home this evening. Or at least I tried to.

It was very warm last night, so I left the back window open to get some air, then went to bed at the ludicrously early time of 1030. Shattered by my day, I went straight to sleep… And woke up at 330 in the morning. I struggled a bit then went back to sleep… And […]

I’ve realised I’m not getting enough sleep, so I resolved to get to bed tonight before ten o’clock, so I can spring out of bed tomorrow totally rested. However, I also had to run across town to pick up La Serpiente’s teacher assignment. It’s a shame I couldn’t do this first thing in the morning […]

Today I had to pick up some forms for La Serpiente’s enrolment: if I’d planned better I would have got my friend who lives right next to the school to collect them for me, but instead I endured two Uber drives in the middle of the day and rolled nauseously between vehicles before going back […]

Today I watched The VelociPastor, a brilliant b-movie about a priest who gets scratched by a haunted dinosaur claw, and gains the power to transform into a dinosaur and fight crime. It’s wonderful – appalling dialogue, terrible special effects and ludicrous camera angles, and for all of its 75 minutes doesn’t outstay its welcome. I […]

I spent more time than I expected today swearing at my phone. When Android Auto works, it’s a wonderful improvement to the car driving experience. You have the familiar interface of Google Maps rather then whatever bonkers design choice the particular manufacturer made, you can control music via voice and even have messages read to […]

I did quite a bit today; I picked up a rental car, drove to Kent, played two matches of Blood Bowl with a friend as we tested out some rule variations (I won 2-0 then lost 3-0), then drove back to Seattle and did almost two hours of bouldering before I admitted I was totally […]

I rode to work today. It’s only five miles and downhill almost all the way, which is a bit intimidating when you start to think about the return trip.