Repetition in my life and in this blog
Realising that little in my life has changed since a year ago.
George's Blog
Weeknote 2026-W36
My weeknotes for the week [xx] to [xx].
Weeknote 2026-W35 - late to work, and little else
My weeknotes for the week 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31.
Learning Georgian 1
The beginnings of learning some Georgian - the script, a few sentences, and a bit of the grammar.
A lot, even so far
The Louis Theroux Manosphere Documentary
Re: I used to be excited about new tech, but I rarely am anymore
Weeknote 2026-W34 - first week of normality, and nothing happened!
My weeknotes for the week 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-23.
Lingue, e Pokemon
Deskilled
Re: Re: When it rains, and, Winter is not broken summer
Yes, this is a response to my own response to something. I simply don't care. *dons sunglasses*
Saved from sin at Aldis
Weeknotes: 2026-W32 and 2026-W33 - Falmouth holiday and Mandolin concert
(Sort of) Book Review: Beware of Pity
A review of Stefan Zweig's Beware of Pity.
Purpose
My entry for the August 2026 IndieWeb Carnival.
Re: When it rains, and, Winter is not broken summer
Why the Fascists Don't Eat Vegetables
Calories Tracking
Re: Vegan + Bacon
Weeknote 2026-W31
My weeknotes for the week 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-02.
Screentime pt. 3: 2026-W31
Re: Creating digitally versus creating manually
Weeknote 2026-W30
My weeknotes for the week 2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26.
Screentime pt. 3: 2026-W30
Music of the day
A new section of the website!
Hobbies
What is a hobby?
Digital detox
I think a digital detox is long overdue.
Screentime pt. 2: 2026-W29
Interesting analytics
Re: Maybe It's Time For Lots of Little Indie AIs To Take Over
Some thoughts on Anil Dash's post on small, indie AIs.
Corpospeak
God, corporatites are insufferable.
Weeknote 2026-W28
My weeknotes for the week 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-12.
The problem with climate change
Some tricks on remembering scales
A trick to remember the sharps and flats in each scale.
Some thoughts I had on my bike ride
Some thoughts on speed and dissatisfaction I had on my bike ride this morning.
Screentime
Wow, my screentime is high!
Music and CDs
On AI Use
Which is better: a human, or an AI, programming assistant?
A total lack of inspiration
(Not really a) Weeknote 2026-W20
Notes for 2026 until 2026-03-09
2025 Year in Review
26 for 2026
Weeknote 2025-W47
My weeknotes for the week [xx] to [xx].
Weeknotes 2025-W46
Weeknotes 2025-W43, W44 and W45
My weeknotes for the period 2025-10-20 to 2025-11-09.
Old man hobbies
Living a slow life
Weeknote 2025-W42
My weeknotes for the week 2025-10-13 to 2025-10-19.
Weeknote 2025-W41
My weeknotes for the week 2025-10-06 to 2025-10-12.
Creating a vademecum
Month in Review: September 2025
Weeknote 2025-W40
My weeknotes for the week 2025-09-29 to 2025-10-05.
Weeknote 2025-W39
My weeknotes for the week 2025-09-22 to 2025-09-28.
Mandolin
Some rambling about the mandolin.
Weeknote 2025-W38
My weeknotes for the week 2025-09-15 to 2025-09-21.
Weeknote 2025-W37
My weeknotes for the week 2025-09-08 to 2025-09-14.
Weeknote 2025-W36
My weeknotes for the week 2025-09-01 to 2025-09-07.
Weeknote 2025-W35
My weeknotes for the week 2025-08-26 to 2025-08-31.
Protein powder
Weeknote 2025-W34
My weeknotes for the week 2025-08-18 to 2025-08-25.
Search engines: part two
Consistency
Weeknotes 2025-W33
My weeknotes for the week 2025-08-11. to 2025-08-17.
Weeknotes 2025-W32
My weeknotes for the week 2025-08-04 to 2025-08-10.
Weeknotes 2025-W31
Weeknotes for the week 2025-07-28 to 2025-08-04.
Weeknotes 2025-W30
My weeknotes for the week 2025-07-21 to 2025-07-27.
Weeknotes 2025-W28
Weeknotes for the week 2025-07-07 to 2025-07-13.
Weeknotes 2025-W29
My weeknotes for the week 2025-07-14 to 2025-07-20.
After a long walk
Weeknotes 2025-W27
Weeknotes for 2025-06-30 to 2025-07-06.
Weeknotes 2025-W26
Weeknotes for the week 2025-06-23 to 2025-06-29, written actually on time for
Weeknotes 2025-W25
Weeknotes for the week 2025-06-16 to 2025-06-22, written a full week late.
Weeknotes 2025-W24
Weeknotes for the week 2025-06-09 to 2025-06-15, written a full week late.
Weeknotes 2025-W23
Weeknotes for the week 2025-06-02 to 2025-06-08, written a full 13 days late.
50 in 50: What is something you are passionate about and why?
Dating Apps (Part Two)
50 in 50: Favourite Work Story
What is your all-time favorite story to tell from all the jobs you've held?
50 in 50: Words of Wisdom to my Younger Self
What words of wisdom would you give to your younger self?
50 in 50: What is easy to write, what hard?
What things are easy for you to write about? What things are hard?
50 in 50: Hobby adventures
What kind of adventures have you had pursuing your hobbies?
50 in 50: Fascinating Country
Is there a particular country other than your own that fascinates you? Why?
50 in 50: Physical Labour
What's your relationship with physical labor? Do you enjoy, accept or avoid it?
50 in 50: 20 Sublime Moments
Can you make a list of 20 moments in your current or past life that you would classify as sublime?
50 in 50: Guidelines for Life
Do you have a set of rules or guidelines for your life? Did you write them? Why do you use them?
Weeknotes 2025-W22
Weeknotes for the week 2025-05-26 to 2025-06-01, written a full week late.
50 in 50: First Computer
What do you remember about your first computer and learning to use it?
50 in 50: Follow Friday
Write a #FollowFriday with the names of your favorite bloggers or social media follows and why you like them.
50 in 50: A Memorable Road Trip
A road trip you've taken that was memorable
50 in 50: An International Person
Do you consider yourself to be an international person? Why or why not? If so, write about people you know or have known from other countries.
50 in 50: Relationship with Music
What has your relationship with music been like throughout your life?
50 in 50: What societal problems is my region known for, and do they affect me?
50 in 50: A news event from when I was in school
Write about a news event from when you were still in school and how it made you feel.
50 in 50: What do I like to read?
What do you like to read? Books, newsletters, doomscrolling, blogs, paper magazines?
Weeknotes 2025-W21
50 in 50: What woman in your family do you most admire and why?
What woman in your family do you most admire and why?
50 in 50: Why do you like your favorite restaurant?
50 in 50: On what subjects are you outspoken and on what subjects are you mostly mute?
On what subjects are you outspoken and on what subjects are you mostly mute?
50 in 50: Are you an exerciser?
Are you an exerciser? What physical achievement are you most proud of? Ever play any sports?
50 in 50: Have you ever had a brush with celebrity?
50 in 50: Relationship with Social Media
Do you have any good or bad stories from your relationship with social media or Internet communities?
50 in 50: How do you feel about writing?
How do you feel about writing? Is it often cathartic, fun, a chore?
50 in 50: How do you like to watch movies?
How do you like to watch movies? Are you a theater goer, a streamer, or do you like physical media?
50 in 50: What is the most memorable job you've held?
50 in 50: What is your typical day?
What is your typical day like from the time you wake up until you go to bed?
50 in 50: Are you an early or late adopter of technology?
Are you an early or late adopter of technology? What makes you that way?
50 in 50: What is my favourite food?
What is my favourite food? Why do I like it? What is my history with it?
Weeknotes 2025-W20
50 in 50: Have you been to a memorable concert?
Have you been to a memorable concert? What made it stand out to you?
50 in 50: Workspace Decor
What kind of decorations do you have in your workspace? What do they mean to you?
50 in 50: Political Life
What are five issues that have affected my political life?
50 in 50: Am I retired or working?
Am I retired or working? What are my plans for retirement?
50 in 50: What hobbies have I had in the past that I no longer have?
What hobbies have you had in the past that you no longer have? What happened?
50 in 50: What are my favourite books and why?
What are my favourite books and why?
50 in 50: What are my feelings about alcohol?
How do you feel about alcohol? Is it something you enjoy? What do you like? What do you dislike?
Weeknotes 2025-W19
My weeknotes from 2025-05-05 to 2025-05-11.
50 in 50: What is my relationship with technology?
What is my current relationship with technology? Do I enjoy it? Does it cause me anxiety?
50 in 50: What is my relationship with my phone?
What is my relationship with my phone? Does it make me happy or sad? Do I get a new one frequently or infrequently?
50 in 50: Do you have an /interests page?
Do you have an /interests page on your blog? What is on it or what would you put on one if you made it?
Pointless Ten Challenge
Fifty in Fifty
Trying out the Fifty in Fifty challenge!
Love
What is love, baby don't hurt me, don't hurt me, no more...
Aesthetics
Brief note copied from my notepad after reading Death and Life of Great American Cities.
Weeknotes 2025-W18
My weeknotes for 2025-04-28 to 2025-05-04.
Month in Review: April 2025
Dating apps
I've given in, and gone on a dating app. I dislike it already.
Weeknotes 2025-W17
Weeknotes 2025-W16
My weeknotes for the week 2025-04-14 to 2025-04-20.
Pea and rosemary risotto
Delicious!
Weeknotes 2025-W15
My weeknotes for the week 2025-04-07 to 2025-04-13, where I was at the Bhativedanta Manor.
Having a space everyday for my own time
Trying to carve out time for routine.
Search engines
Weeknotes 2025-W14
Weeknotes for 2025-03-31 to 2025-04-06.
Reconsidering life
Side-effects
Dealing with the side-effects of a task.
Weeknotes 2025-W13
My (slightly late) weeknotes for the week 2025-03-24 to 2025-03-30.
Month in Review: March 2025
Weeknotes 2025-W12
My weeknotes for the week 2025-03-17 to 2025-03-23.
Digital (quote unquote) Progression
Progress that is not really progress at all.
Book Review: A Court of Thorns and Roses
A (very brief) review of Sarah J. Maas' A Court of Thorns and Roses.
Money
I want money. Why?
Weeknotes 2025-W11
My weeknotes for the week 2025-03-10 to 2025-03-16.
Book Review: Altered Traits
A review of Daniel Goleman and Richard J. Davidson's Altered Traits.
Review of my Leuchtturm notepad
A review of a Leuchtturm notepad.
Blogging as social media
Is my blogging just as bad as social media?
Weeknotes 2025-W10
My weeknotes for the week 2025-03-03 to 2025-03-09.
Nature doesn't want me to sleep
A lovely, if rather peckish, visitor comes to wake me in the middle of the night.
Weeknotes 2025-W09
My weeknotes for the week 2025-02-24 to 2025-03-02.
Using psychology
Compression is utterly magical
Huge gains by very simple changes.
Month in Review: February 2025
Re: A Call for Unity
A response to Jason Self's Call for Unity amongst the free software movement.
Weeknotes 2025-W08
My weeknotes for the week 2025-02-17 to 2025-02-23.
ISO 8601
Growing desires
Trying to figure out how to manage my ever growing desires.
Completed 100DaysToOffload!
I have now written 100 blog posts!
Forgetting and remembering
Blog Update (2)
The second blog update - summaries of posts, and retheming!
Forgive me, this is a cheat entry
Weeknotes 2025-W07
My weeknotes for 2025-W07.
Weeknotes 2025-W06
Countryside friendliness
Over many years
Tony's Chocolonely, and, the dont-eat-it-all-at-once-you-fat-bastard phenomenon
Obviously simple
Partway pride
Play
Weeknotes 2025-W05
Audience, and things to say
It feels almost like two days
Month in Review: January 2025
Prospective: February 2025
Re: you’ve been traumatized into hating reading
Life is become tedium
Un blog multilingue
Fast deciding, slow orienting
Weeknotes 2025-W04
Chocolate
Jenufa
Fussing about the details
Weeknotes 2025-W03
Finding the perfect system
lowercase
Remote is reality
Consumption
Change
Bear Blog Questions Challenge
Priority in the singular
Weeknotes 2025-W02
Wasted Time
Media minimalism
Weeknotes 2025-W01
Work in progress
Careless caring
Taking things one day at a time
2024 Year in Review
Appropriate is often disappointing
Weeknotes 2024-W52
Excellence, and compromises
Cycling, and dreams about Europe
Hobbies, and conversation
December 2024 Update
Christmas
Weeknotes 2024-W51
Weeknotes 2024-W49
Next year
Ego
Habits
Reading List for 2025
Weeknotes 2024-W47
Petase, and the future of plastic
Blog Update (1)
Activism
On tracking
Themes for 2025 (and late 2024)
Plastic, and worries about health
Weeknotes 2024-W46
Maybe it's cute
25 goals for 2025
How fast time goes
Hung up on being good
Weeknotes 2024-W45
Interpretation
Blog gardening, and implicit restrictions
External to nature
LEDs and livable cities
Attention
Weeknotes 2024-W44
Disarray
Small Moments of Terror
Forgotten Concerns
Non-flow
Weeknotes 2024-W43
Theories and Uninformation
Brevity and Verbosity
Leisure and Productivity
A blog as a series of collected thoughts
Natural Beauty
Being by way of being
Youth and Blogshame
Bologna: Eighth Day
Bologna: Seventh Day
Bologna: Sixth Day
Clean up the toilet
Dressing well
Watchlists (and other lists)
Bologna: Fifth Day
Bologna: Fourth Day
Bologna: Third Day
Bologna: Second Day
Bologna: First Day
Veganism, and being a nuisance
Trying too much
Weeknotes 2024-W40
Too far, too soon
Intermediation
Eugene Onegin
Linux is a waste of time
First weeknotes and what the blog could be
2023 Retrospective, and Plans for 2024
Motorcycles, Food, Plastic, Books, and Via Negativa
Skim in the Game, Antifragile, and changes to my exercise regime
Ultra-Processed Food
Meditations during Meditation
On Plastic
AI Regulation
Periodic Table Jigsaw Puzzle
Moving away from Gitea (debloating the website)
How to make links that change when you hover over them
Rain - a blessing or a curse?
Why I Don't Use BSD
Moving the website away from Git
Ideas for the Webgarden
Blog, or Webgarden?
Notes whilst watching Serial Experiments Lain
Lights along the Greenway
New Fountain Pen: Review and Notes
Sleep
Debugging
Money, Money, Money
Multiple Moral Quandries
Reading Plato
Timelessness
The Acquisitive Society
D is what C++ could have been
Initial Impressions of the Tern Link D7i
Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!
Plans for the Allotment
Convenience
The Middle Way
Review of Go
Refraining from Oil and Sugar
Car Dependency (A rant on the terrible state of UK infrastructure)
Inconvenience and Low Technology
Ethical Quandries in Veganism
World Religion Etymologies
Etymologies for names of common religions.
/s/ and /r/ in Germanic
My first ever blog post!