- It was my birthday this week. I don’t always take time off work to celebrate, but with a few holiday days left in the bank I decided to make the most of it with a longer weekend.
- After dropping the boys at school, L and I first took the train into King’s Cross for some shopping and lunch. I bought new trainers (very “6 music dad”) and a blazer from Uniqlo, then I had a Negroni and some tasty gnocchi at Vermuteria in Coal Drops Yard.
- Back home we’d booked a babysitter so we could visit the Cowshed for dinner at nearby Tewinbury. After another Negroni, goat’s cheese and lamb, I was very happily full.
- The next day I met up with ex-colleagues and friends for lunch at Smith’s in Paddington to eat steak and drink a bit too much wine as usual. I may be risking gout this week but getting old(er) isn’t so bad.
- Storm Bert has been battering the country and was a good excuse to spend a quiet weekend sheltering indoors, watching football and relaxing.
- X/Twitter is over for me after 18 years. I’ve been busy following people on Bluesky and unfollowing them on X, ending any reason to go back and check my X feed. It’s noticeable how over the last couple of weeks so many people have created accounts and quit X. Although I prefer Mastodon (and the Fediverse in principle) I’m spending my time on Bluesky because that’s where the people I follow are posting.
