• Please gosh don’t let this be a waste of £100 of kit because I got excited about on a whim and will never think about again, but I bought my first Raspberry Pi and an 8x8 NeoPixel. I’ve got dreams of making a simulation where tiny one-pixel men defend their one-pixel homes from one-pixel combatants. I’ve got a massive space in my new factory-office to fill and a story telling light installation will be wonderful to fill it with. I’ve a few more projects to finish before I can start learning about soldering pins and fixing timing bugs though.
  • I went to another fantastic Murder Myster last weekend. We didn’t quite solve it but we were so close. Tip for me to remember next time we go: find out what kicked off the murders and you’ve solved the whole thing. The same motive might apply to multiple cast members, and when the murders start will distinguish them. Tim and I went to bed at 3:30am on Saturday, with not a single clue. We were both frustrated, I think. Then, in the morning, with hours to hand in our sheet Tim’s dad cracked a password and we were on a roll again.
  • We signed up for HelloFresh again and have started cooking more. This is almost entirely down to Tom Staurt and his Instagram videos getting me excited about cooking again.
  • I’m more and more annoyed with companies using “plant-based” when they mean “made with vegan products, but in a meaty area”. Biggest offenders: Subway, KFC, Burger King. Brady on Hello Internet was talking about plant-based becoming a new phrase because vegan is too loaded. I actually think “plant-based” is being pushed by food manufacturers to get away with lazy food hygiene but still trying to sell to vegans.
  • I’m going back to struggling with adventure writing now.