Tech journalist with 20+ years behind me. Running BTTR.reviews. Writing here about everything else — music, family, food, the odd rant, and the weird stuff in between.
Finished reading: Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set Mistborn, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson 📚
It’s been a while since I was gripped by a book (or trilogy of books, as it were) this much. Such a clever story, an impressive world and great characters. Thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Epic battle at Stadium Australia tonight for the Asian Women’s Cup. Disappointing result, but brilliant atmosphere. So glad I got to be there.
Well, that’s one way to test a new feature, I suppose… Damn.
Another year, another gingerbread house.
I finally hit the payment threshold for Google Adsense on BTTR, so I have switched it off. It’s a rubbish product that breaks the site way too frequently.
Ads are definitely going to be a part of monetisation moving forward, but I haven’t quite worked out how just yet.
I probably should have thought about just how uninspired i would feel about working today after taking last week off and with Xmas this coming Thursday.
No amount of coffee can help me focus today.
Merimbula holiday photo dump
So close.
Holiday food
I’m taking a nice week off down on the Sapphire Coast of NSW. 24 hours in and everything feels better.
Yesterday’s doughnuts were exceptional.
This morning, as part of my strict reviewing regime of the Ninja Swirl, I ate ice cream for breakfast.
This guy keeping me company at work today
(Finally) Watched: The Suicide Squad over the weekend. Watched it on the 77-inch LG G5 OLED I’m reviewing at the moment, and we paused for a break right at the scene where King Shark is nomming on someone’s head. The film was twisted, but hilarious. 🎬
Rock Band 4 will be delisted this weekend, with its DLC to follow THE LICENSES FOR THE GAME’S CORE SOUNDTRACK WILL EXPIRE ON ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY
Damn. Better go spend some money on all the tracks I never got around to buying before it’s too late.
Initiate rage mode
Was not expecting this moment today. Glad I got it.
What an epic Father’s Day battle. I started off strong, winning the first two rounds.
Then she got Snape. She won two rounds quickly. It was all down to the final round.
The battle was fearlessly fought with spells traded on both sides. But in the end only one could be victorious.
And that was me.
Kids made me breakfast for Father’s Day. It was delicious!
Google is so bloody stupid now.
I don’t use a VPN and haven’t left Australia since 2019. But sure, change my account to “South Carolina” from Australia. That makes perfect sense.
The last day of winter yesterday was such a spectacular day I decided to head out to the garden to trim our camellias.
I got 5/12 trees done, and I can barely move today. I have blisters on my hands and scratches up and down my arms…
I am not built for gardening.
When it rains, it pours…
A couple of weeks ago, the car battery died. $$ Yesterday we serviced the car. $$$$ Today, the back tyre seems to be leaking and probably needs to be replaced. $$$
Anybody want to sponsor my general feeling of disillusionment?