You're semi-regular reminder that SSRIs/antidepression, antipsychotic, and other mental health medications* can make heat even worse for yo. Stay safe, stay cool and covered, and stay hydrated.
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I say go to kendo again, so you can see if it affirms the first lesson, or you feel different.
Back of a cargo bike, with two large red bags with snowflakes on. Inside are multiple boxes of board games.
Off to UK Games Expo today, and got some fames to sell.
And so I've got them on the back of my bike, and then a short train ride to the event.
I feel like Santa delivering presents with those bags 😂
A coloured-in drawing of Gengar from Pokemon, a purple ghost with red eyes and a big smile.
Another lazy weekend with my son [his request], where after lunch he wanted to do some colouring in and then painting.
As he was doing that, I joined in by drawing and colouring in a Gengar from pokemon.
He's incredibly supportive and encouraging 🥰
It can very easy to overthink a technical solution for a simple and analogue approach.
I still need to finish writing and practice it, and hopefully I get a good turnout.
I may figure out a way to have an altered version with no workplace branding, and share it online.
#PirateTesting
Photo of a page, with 4 simple drawings surrounding text. From top left they are: The word Billboard, on a simple line drawing of a billboard. The word Pins, in a box with pins sticking out the top corners. The words Double Box, in box with a second outline around it. The word Clouds, in a drawing of a cloud.
Photo of a page, with stick figures of people. Top row has one with a triangle body, one with a rectangular body, and one with a round body. Bottom row has three half circles grouped together, with circles for heads, to represent a team of people.
Photo of a page, with the words "common icons", and five simple drawings around it: a computer, a light bulb, a cup with a handle and liquid inside, a clock, and a music symbol.
Photo of a page, broken into four quadrants, and each quadrant has six tiles. The top left have the tiles going 1 to 6, in a pattern going down, right, up, right, down, with 1 in the top left and 6 in the bottom right. The second quadrant has blue arrows connecting the tiles in a zig zag pattern, going down, up and to the right, down, up to the right and down again. The third quadrant has the tiles going A to C in the top row, to D in the bottom right, and to the left E then F. The fourth quadrant has green arrows, starting in the top left and connecting the top row, then going from the top right to the bottom left with a long arrow, and further arrows across the bottom tiles.
Next week it is Learning at Work Week, and I'll be giving an internal workshop on sketch noting.
After plenty of overthinking on how to show concepts and approaches in a remote-only event, I realised why not sketch what I wanted to show and take a picture.
#PirateTesting
It's what made series 4 so full and amazing, and series 5 such a let down that I never re-watch it.
Re-watching Babylon 5.
Series 1, episode 4. A world that had biotechnology, wiped out 1000 years ago.
Watching at the time, that's cool.
By the time you get to series 3, "Oh. OH! This all comes together."
The little hooks early on that get revealed over time was amazing.
Selfie in a mirror, of a man with a large rucksack, sleeping bag attached, and a black suitcase as well.
On my way to Empire E1 2025!
Hopefully no drama with the train, and room for bags 🤞
Two stops makes it easier thankfully.
Look forward to seeing folks on site.
Classic bank holiday weather for my part of the UK today - rain!
But having a nice few hours seeing my partner and going out for lunch (unsure where yet).
Endometriosis:
- millions of women (and fellow uterus-havers) suffer from severe symptoms on a monthly basis
- it takes YEARS to get a diagnosis (if you're lucky)
- there's still no proper treatment b/c "women"
But sure, take your absurd amount of money and use it to harass trans people. 🖕
Bonus stage 5*
Structuring a Sustainable Quality Engineering Strategy
christovskia.blog/2025/04/08/s...
How did it go Meg?
Was "Perfectionism blocking progress" intended to be listed twice, or was another statement due in the image?
I shared this at work, so hopefully any ducks can open up ❤️
Selfie of me, a white man, in a short-sleeved blue shirt with white leaf patterns on it.
It's a nice day, so I thought I'd go with a nice summer shirt 🌞
He's getting so big now 🤯
Hope the three of you had a great time 🥰
Today has (so far) been productive 🥰
I've prepared my dinner for tonight in the slow cooker - Pork mince chilli
As the mince was browning (not just grey, keep cooking it people!), I diced onion, added mixed beans as well as frozen peas and chopped tomato to the cooker
Rice washed and now soaking
I have housework to sort, groceries to buy, old clothes to sell.
But it feels so easy to put off.
So boring.
Why is it as a child you want to grow up, be an adult, only to get there and it suck?
Feel this is all a rant to the ether than a cry for help, but didn't want to bottle it up 😥
I'm alone for the next few days, and I feel lost.
My son is with his mum.
My partner is focusing on her studies (but we were together in the middle of the week).
I feel I should do something with the time.
But that I'll then overthink, and it will stop me getting anything done.
Tonight I built Lego for an hour and streamed it on TikTok, where the longest viewer lasted 2 minutes.
But since then I've been binging Billions.
I struggle to read for pleasure.
I did buy a punch needle kit, could muster up trying that? But the idea of failure makes want to never start 😞
Busy or feeling unwell?
Playing with my son building Lego.
He wanted to do themes.
I said we could do a mash-up!
Both pick a theme, get 5 minutes to build.
Then swap, and keep using our theme with the new piece.
He picked car, I picked house.
He enjoyed the approach, very different, and will suggest it at school.
Selfie of a white man in a lab coat, and orange polo shirt. He has a red nae badge saying "Professor Oak, Pokemon Trainer". He is carrying a Bulbasaur plushie, with a Ditto face on it.
My lab coat arrived today, so I decided to try it on for my Professor Oak cosplay.
On Saturday 29th March, I'll be at MegaCon Birming, with my son as Ash, and my partner as Nurse Joy.
I've not done cospkay in years, and only done Larp recently.
#Pokemon
#Cosplay
🫂🫂🫂
In police movies, why are Internal Affairs seen as the enemy?
Making sure the police follow rules is a good thing, right??
Yet somehow even in entertainment, can't be shown making sure the police follow the rules.
Renegade cops get results and more appealing, right? See most cop movies...
I had a wardrobe clearout after my formal shirts sadly not fitting any longer. Body wise ok, but they're all 15.5" neck, and I'm a 16" these days (got measured last week).
11 shirts to get rid of.
Will try selling on Vinted, and donate if no luck.
Don't wear even 1 formal shirt per month though.
7 years ago I was at TestBash Brighton.
How the time flies @ministryoftesting.com !
Rewatching Dark Knight, and I'm at the part where they escort Dent to jail and get ambushed by Joker.
When the road was blocked and they went underground, why didn't they just drive in the oncoming lane instead?!
The road was blocked off to all other traffic, and missed the Joker.
A part of me likes the idea of shares that pay a dividend, but I know I'm better with an Accumulation fund instead.
But seeing "free" money appear every so often is a nice feeling too.
