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Oct 16, 2024: Kodak Carousel Remote My partner had an exhibition recently in Berlin, and the work she wanted to show was a series of pencil drawings, captured on 35mm film and projected …
Oct 15, 2024: week in review 2024-42 It’s been a while, and the lengthy gap in posts here has taught me something valuable about habit and routine. If you’re like me, and you …
Aug 30, 2024: My Bike(s) My bike isn’t really fancy. It’s a lot better than the first one I got when we moved here, but that only cost €50 from a charity shop. One …
Aug 25, 2024: Week in review 2024-34 Tempted to rebrand to the Month in Review, or maybe even the Quarter. Notes on the week It’s not quite the end of summer, but we’re …
Jul 3, 2024: Week in review 2024-27 And weeks 21, 22, 23 etc. It’s been a while. Notes on the week I’ve started a Substack. This is a term that is quickly becoming the new …
May 21, 2024: Week in review 2024-20 RSI and split keyboards, Elle goes to Belgium, what the hell is Deep Dip 2? Notes on the week An annual tradition at the Piet Zwart Institute is the …
May 18, 2024: Week in review 2024-19 Aurora’s above Kilkenny, SV Charlois and dinner parties Notes on the week I love space. I am fundamentally aligned with the idea that humanity …
May 18, 2024: Week in review 2024-18 The Vision Pro, Elle’s work trip and Adrian Newey shocks the F1 World Notes on the week I got to try out Apple’s Vision Pro headset this …
May 3, 2024: Week in review 2024-17 Week one in the new house, delivered a week later Notes on the week I’ve been remiss in my duty to writing these updates. I’m going to …
Apr 29, 2024: Week in review 2024-16 Mission complete: Housing Acquired Notes on the week We’ve moved! This Sunday was our last day in our first apartment in Rotterdam. The last few …
Apr 16, 2024: Week in review 2024-15 House hunting enters the final stages Notes on the week This week has been dominated with the search for housing. As a recap, our landlord is …
Apr 11, 2024: Week in review 2024-14 Simulacrum in Amsterdam, visitors round three and summer arrives in April Notes on the week On Saturday night I was sat out on our balcony chatting …
Apr 9, 2024: Week in review 2024-13 More visitors, a trip to the beach, F1 Corner gets competitive and a long weekend Notes on the week Following immediately after the departure of my …
Mar 28, 2024: Week in review 2024-12 An astonishingly late update this week. 16mm film scans arrive, as do visitors! Notes on the week House viewings continue as House Hunt 2.0 ramps up …
Mar 20, 2024: Week in review 2024-11 A little late on the update this week, blame bank holiday laziness Notes on the week The e-ink dashboard project is complete! I had really hoped to …
Mar 11, 2024: Week in review 2024-10 Notes on the week I have the apartment to myself this weekend, as Elle is back home for a few days. She’s been asked to be the official …
Mar 1, 2024: Week in review 2024-09 Sometimes life just hits you with perspective. Note on the week When you boil it down, Life is just a bunch of decisions. Some of these will be made …
Feb 26, 2024: Week in review 2024-08 Electronic components arrive, Film gets posted and pedals fall off Notes on the week My E-Ink dashboard project is gathering steam. After a productive …
Feb 19, 2024: Week in review 2024-07 A 5k parkrun, CMAT in Amsterdam and Elle learns chess. Notes on the week I woke up at 8am on Saturday morning, threw on some gym clothes and cycled to …
Feb 13, 2024: Unscheduled post but this episode of Sherlock and Co is too good to not share.
Feb 12, 2024: Week in review 2024-06 F1 silly season continues, Open Studios and the in-laws descend upon Rotterdam Notes on the week WDKA just had their Open Day for prospective …
Feb 5, 2024: Week in review 2024-05 Vision Pro launches, Care packages arrive, Lewis goes to Ferrari and house hunt 2.0 begins. Notes on the week The news of the week, perhaps the year, …
Jan 29, 2024: week in review 2024-04 Group Crit prep and 17km cycle days Notes on the week This week Elle had her first Group Critique of the year, so a lot of time was spent back and …
Jan 22, 2024: week in review 2024-03 Settling back into life in Rotterdam after the Christmas break. Notes on the week The main focus for the next few months is start living like locals, …
Jan 13, 2024: week in review 2024-02 It’s cold in Rotterdam this week and I’m looking out the window here at a light dusting of snow starting to fall. It’s supposed to …
Jan 5, 2024: week in review 2024-01 A new year begins and with it all the usual trappings of struggling to slide back into a routine after weeks of living by no schedule other than the …
Jan 2, 2024: week in review 2023-52 This week has been spent with family and friends eating, drinking, laughing and painting a ceiling. It’s been perfect
Dec 24, 2023: week in review 2023-51 Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring because James and Ellen were tearing across the country …
Dec 16, 2023: week in review 2023-50 Back in Ireland this week for the Christmas break and getting into that end of year wrap-up frame of mind. Notes on the week Flew out of Amsterdam a …
Dec 7, 2023: week in review 2023-49 Notes on the week A stiff neck is no joke, something we learned the hard way this week. Elle pulled a muscle in her neck (after a sneeze) and for the …
Dec 6, 2023: Oh Reddit, the irony is unbelievable
Dec 4, 2023: week in review 2023-48 Notes on the week Two weeks in a row. I’m honestly a little surprised, but I think that this format actually helps building a writing habit …
Nov 30, 2023: Micro.publish test This is a test of the micro.publish plugin for Obsidian by Otávio Cordeiro. If you’re seeing this, it works.
Nov 29, 2023: Apple Music Embedding This is a test of Apple Music embedding. It’s also a great tune by Irish artist John Francis Flynn
Nov 29, 2023: week in review 2023-47 Something new! I enjoy writing, or at least I think I like writing, but friction is a killer. In an attempt to build a habit I’m going to try to …
Jul 11, 2023: The Honey Badger is back Daniel Ricciardo is back on the F1 grid less than half a season after his exit from the sport following a disappointing run of results with Mclaren …
Jul 10, 2023: My Dad, the fixer My parent’s air fryer broke the other day. The timing was, as is the way with this kind of thing, perfect. With most of our dinner already cooking and …
Jun 22, 2023: The Cosmere The pandemic was a crazy time. We all tried things to fill the time spent in and out of lockdown. Some baked bread, some watched Tiger King and some …
Jun 8, 2023: Why we love Formula One This is an old piece of writing that I never finished, but with my new found enthusiasm thanks to this micro.blog I thought it would be nice to see it …
Jun 7, 2023: A return to live music An old post from a previous attempt at keeping a blog going. I was lucky enough to get the chance to shoot some photos at Robert’s first …
Jun 7, 2023: Currently reading: The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life by Anu Partanen 📚
Jun 6, 2023: Hello (micro) World.
Feb 28, 2023: Lightfall I’ve realised that on occasion entries from my Day One might make sense to share. “Lightfall”, the new expansion for Destiny 2 launched today. I …