Last-minute panic
“You can’t just turn on creativity like a faucet. You have to be in the right mood. What mood is that? Last-minute panic.”
— Bill Watterson
July 2026: Summer vacations
This month my husband got vacations from work and I decided to take a proper break too and enjoy summer with him, fully! We traveled, met friends, went to the beach, drank a loooot of wine, and enjoye...
Re: Restless rating syndrome
"Hmmm, probably an 8. On the other hand, why wouldn't I give it a 9? It's among the top 3 movies I've watched this year." -- Robert, struggling to rate. Robert wrote a post about rating movies and how...
Re: the wasted photos on your phone
Stop taking loads of photos of the same thing with your phone. Del wrote a brief note to self recently, about having too many repeated "waste" pictures on his phone. This is my reply, which hopefully...
June 2026: The end of the weeknotes
I decided to stop doing the weeknotes and switch to a monthly format. This was June.
Junited 2026
I am joining Junited for the first time! During the month of June I'll update this post with links to content that interested/moved/inspired/baffled me.
I made a new Books page for my blog
I have built a new Books page with sorting, filtering and book covers. In this post I document the process and how much "help" an AI was.
Mark Twain on Procrastinating
“Never put off till tomorrow what may be done day after tomorrow just as well.”
— Mark Twain
Re: Ask for clarification
If you're questioning what someone told you for any reason, ask them for clarification. This post is a reply to Imperfect. On their post, they explain how someone asked them for help with something, a...