Took the kids to play some laser tag today. It’s one of the few things we do that’s just for dad and the kids.

Good to know I’ve still got it - I was the yellow team and the kids were the blue team 😂🎯🔫

Can’t watch this now without thinking about Racacoonie. Still good though.

Finished reading: The Great Hunt by Robert Jordan 📚

Somewhere in here is a good story. But there are so many points where I just shrugged to myself and thought, “WTF is going on?”

And so, it is that at 5pm on Wednesday afternoon I pick myself up, dust myself off, and try to remember the week that was. School holidays really take it out of me. Even though the kids typically take care of themselves for the most part, finding motivation for anything is tough. But, all things considered, last week was a pretty good week. I got out to an event (for the first time in probably 5 years). Continue reading →

Definitely weaker than the original. Admittedly it was a tough act to follow, but this just seemed to be missing a lot for me.

I can’t even begin to express how excited I am for Ahsoka.

This was great. Love how they made fun of the genre. Great characters, well acted. A lot of fun.

Another disappointment in the Disney list. The early 2000s really were full of duds for the big D.

This week’s has already been one of those weeks that obliterate the previous week from your memory. Overall, search performance is growing nicely. I love the achievements Google gives you, and watching those little trophies come in every few days warms my heart. Here’s what my clicks from Search looks like: Looks pretty good, right? Which means traffic is growing nicely too. Revenue is still too slow for my liking. But it will come. Continue reading →

This week has been a roller coaster. The highs are great! The heart is pumping, I’m excited, things are going well.

But the lows? The lows suck. I suck. Everything sucks.

Overall though, it’s just exhausting.

In the city for a media event for the first time in what… 4 years? 5 years? That makes me feel quite old.

I think this is it. This is the worst Disney movie I have seen. Never again.

It’s better than the second one. At least it has a bit of a story, though it’s fairly predictable.

Ugh. This movie is so boring. It’s a silly plot and a ridiculous premise for a sequel.

How is it that teenagers know exactly what buttons to push? What should have been a fun night of Star Wars has descended into everyone being upset. Ugh.

By the end of last week I was just about cooked, I have to be honest with you. I ended up spending Friday playing video games to reset my brain a bit. It worked, though. This week has been much better for me, despite some illness floating around the house. A couple of noteworthy developments over the past week are that I created a LinkedIn page for BTTR. I am currently the only follower. Continue reading →

I just finished playing Skyward Sword and I have to say, it seems very much like a prequel to Breath of the Wild. Some of the game mechanics, sure, but also the story.

Could Tears of the Kingdom bring about the return of Demise? I reckon it might. 🎮

The kids have been at Nanna’s overnight, so we played The Lord of the Rings board game for the first time today.

Loved it. Made quite a few mistakes, and our tactics were all over the place. We got a few spots along Shelob’s Lair before Sauron reclaimed the One Ring…

Might try to play again tonight.

Was feeling pretty run down today, so decided to play video games instead of grinding away at work.

It helped.

So, last week was a bit of a struggle. After having a bit of an existential crisis around the decision to work on BTTR, I took a step back and decided I needed to reprioritise. The catalyst was revenue, unsurprisingly. I was halfway through prepping a page on the best projectors in Australia, when I realised that I wouldn’t be able to earn any money from the page. One day, maybe, but not now. Continue reading →