Now

Here's what I'm up to right now:

19 February 2026

Still messing around with the styling of this website. I spent a few gleeful hours exploring different styles of horizontal rules before settling on this squiggly line made up of Unicode characters.

Trying to prompt myself to create art by leaving my drawing board out and working on things in spurts throughout the day. Also trying to make sure I have mental energy left at the end of a work day to create. It’s all a work in progress.

Still playing my Nintendo 2DS, which it turns out the kids are less interested in than modern gaming consoles. I started with Animal Crossing: A New Leaf, and now onto Pokémon Platinum.

Still both fascinated and repulsed by AI. Still not convinced it’s a net positive for humanity.

December 2025

Doing some Digital Gardening maintenance - I have over a hundred random thoughts and quotes in my digital note taking system, which I'm trying to process into a more Evergreen notes form and better integrate into my existing collection of notes. I'm slowly starting to post a collection of these here on this site, although as they are personal notes they might not make much sense to anyone else!

In a fit of nostalgia I bought myself a "retro" handheld gaming device - a New Nintendo 2DS XL - at an exorbitant price probably driven by other nostalgic adults wanting to revisit some old beloved games. I'm picturing myself spending the lazy days between Christmas and New Years playing Pokémon and Professor Layton, but it's more likely the kids will take it off me.

November 2025

Still reading at lot, painting a little, mostly at life drawing. I bought a secondhand scooter (a push one, not electric) to ride with my kids and I’m still learning how to turn without falling off. Trying to save some of the best hours of the day for myself (I’m not greedy, I don’t need to keep all of them for myself). Enjoying the greenery in my courtyard now that I’ve established a few hardy, water-wise plants that haven’t died despite my neglect.

June 2025

Playing around with sewing and crocheting clothing - nothing fancy or particularly polished, but it’s satisfying being able to fill a need by just making it myself. Making my spaces cosy and well-lit for winter. Not writing much because I’m struggling to bring myself to look at a computer screen once the work day is done. Reading books. Painting a little.

This "Now" page was inspired by the /Now page movement , and also sanlive where I saw it first. I update it when I remember, which usually ends up being when I send a newsletter.