Tag: Life
Be fully present. The "last time" won't announce itself.
When you are with someone you care about, be fully present. Don't multitask, don't be thinking ahead about other things you need to do. Give them and the moment your full attention.
getting too old for this grandpa!!
I'm finally starting to see more signs of aging - like forreal forreal. In my late twenties, I had gray strands here and there, a little bit of crinkles near the eyes. But now, when I see myself in the mirror, I see an aging woman. The grays are multiplying. My eyes look tired. The lines on my forehead are more pronounced. I may or may not be losing more hair. I'm really getting old...
Am I different than the average engineer?
Trying to put words to what I think makes me a great engineer.
Fidget Clickers
August 13 2026
Welcome to August-Autumn
That’s right, folks! Come on down to the August-Autumn festival, where everything is pumpkin-flavored even though my grass will still die if I don’t water it at least every other day!
people and friends
dear diary- i mean blog
Hello, Again
It’s been a minute. Let’s catch up. If you followed me over at my previous writing home, you’ll notice that I didn’t do any sort of winding down over there. I just peaced out. Ghosted. Left. I did have a good reason, and I did have a good reason I didn’t want to share my good reason.
A week in the life, pt 3
One final move and we're settled.
It’s one of those nights! Fish sticks it is! #fishsticks #food #life
Recently in July '26
July was a month full of unexpected events, milestones, and just busyness in general. It's crazy that we're way past the half of 2026, and that we'll be soon -- depending on how you look at "soon" -- embarking into the autumn.
i’m buying a macbook lol (+ a little rant on writing styles)
MacBook time So, I finally bit the bullet. I bought myself an M5 MacBook Air. Friends will be unsurprised, it's been on the mind for a while. This is also my first proper Mac that I'll be owning too - before this I relied a lot on Hackintosh since the early 2010s which for modern...
Unblogged July
Time for another round-up of things that I've been up to this month that I didn't blog about. As with June's update, it's back to being a little longer than May as I've been able to do more things as I gradually recover. Back from Wales Our holiday in Wales was once again just a...
AI as a Tool for the Mental Load
A week in the life, pt 2
The week of imposter syndrome.
Forest
I went for a walk in the forest on Saturday. Not a remarkable walk. Just the sort of potter around that is an everyday occurrence for most dog owners. Just to the south of Brussels is the large expanse of the Sonian Forest (Forêt de Soignes/Zoniënwoud), an ancient woodland that most people experience as a monotonous wall of trees passed in a car on the motorway, or from a seat in a train.
A week in the life, pt 1
I've decided to do weekly posts about my life instead of waffling over what content I should create from scratch. Some of it will probably inspire other posts - in that case, cool. Otherwise this makes sure I have fresh content pretty consistently.
Debut post!
Calmer times
Reflecting on a lot of hectic weeks & months
shit
forgot to go to bed 2 hours ago :(
Jumping into July
Here we are, into the latter half of the year. I'm continuing to recover, and this month sees us go on our annual summer holiday. Recovery update I'm slowly regaining mobility in my arms, following my fall, and I'm generally in less pain now. I'm still not fully back to normal, but may be closer...
normal interactions
him: you look so hot, dude. me: **turns more red and also 🥺** him: no, i mean, like, temperature. are you ok?
normal interactions
him: you look so hot dudeme: **turns more red and also 🥺**him: no, i mean, like, temperature. are you ok?
Recently in June '26
Woah! It's that time of the month again. June has gone by very fast, full of activity, travel, and a - way too hot for The Netherlands - heatwave. Let's look back and reflect on everything that has happened this past month!
got that grimace cup, fam
june in photos
June has been pretty chill in most ways saving the weather. Jacob and I actually managed to convince our friend Tate to go to the bar with us to have a drink and play some pool a couple times. Definitely a W, even though the tables were pretty packed by the time we made it...
Unblogged June
May's update was short, as I was mostly recovering, whereas this month I have been able to do a little more, including returning to my standard blogging pattern of every other day. Still, here's a few things that didn't result in a blog post of their own: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bx6_jj9RxhI Tom Scott's creator advice Tom Scott got...
The Day the Rains Arrive
An attempt to articulate the feeling of when the monsoon comes to Mumbai.
The Day the Rains Arrive
An attempt to articulate the feeling of when the monsoon comes to Mumbai.
Slowing Down
Slooooooow.
The Royal Society Environmental Prize lecture on feeding the world without costing the earth
Notes from Andrew Balmford's Royal Society Environment Medal lecture, on why shifting diets and cutting food waste are necessary but not sufficient, and why sustainable high-yield farming tied to land sparing is the key to slowing the extinction crisis.
Reconnecting
Back it my first job, I had a coworker with whom I got along really well - I became a regular at the family home, got to know her daughter, we works at festivals together, etc, etc. After leaving that job, which I did a little over 13 years ago, I lost touch with them. Sad, but that's how it goes. ...
🏳️🌈？What's news in the Month of Diversity
Newsletter celebrating Month of Diversity talking about my works, life and My Cat's little misadventures
Of perfect proportions. Day 101 of The100DayProject
I’ve no exact recollection of that day when the ground shifted around us all. It was day 101 of the Mutatis Mutandis Project and we’d been told to expect a test of the machinery, around midday. Nothing more than that. To be honest, I’d probably not have understood much, even had they tried to further… Read More »
Of perfect proportions. Day 101 of The100DayProject
I’ve no exact recollection of that day when the ground shifted around us all. It was day 101 of the Mutatis Mutandis Project and we’d been told to expect a test of the machinery, around midday. Nothing more than that. To be honest, I’d probably not have understood much, even had they tried to further… Read More »
Recently in May '26
May was an incredibly packed month, which sort of explains why it took me so long to write this post. Now that I have some time to go through all the events, let's take a look back together, and go through some of the things that happened in May!