This is my now page for 7th June 2024. What is a now page? A now page goes to a page that tells you what a person is focused on at this point in their life. Inspired by Derek Sivers and his Now page movement and subsequent website.
This is what I'm currently doing:
Where Am I
Chiang Mai, Thailand. It’s been HELLA HOT, the last few weeks, but the temps are starting to fall, with the night time temp last night a “chilly” 30 degrees at midnight. Not much rain so far and the air quality here is great. Need to get back in to the vibe of spending more time outside, which is hard to adjust too after basically fearing the outside since January.
Where Am I Going Next
Japan. Next month. My first time there. Expectations are getting lower and lower. Crowds. Costs. Etiquettes. Trains. I have to work really hard next few weeks to try and remove my expectations and just try to enjoy it.
What Am I Working On
Non-stop work the last few weeks. More and more Laravel which I am loving. Built a booking / reservations app for a cocktail bar. Finished up a CSV to Laravel to Shopify sync app for a large clothes wholesaler in the UK.
Unfortunately also had to do some WordPress work and it was for a site I never built and was using Visual Builder. It made me question my existence. So SO bad. How do people make websites like that I do not know. Fucking dire.
What Am I Thinking About
I used to run a music awards and awards show in the UK, which stopped about 10 years ago. Thinking of dusting it off and bringing it back again. A bit of an outlet off the computer and also getting to indulge more in music which I love.
What Was The Main Challenge Last Month
Working too late. I seem to get a work groove on about 10pm and then I don’t get to bed until 1 or 2am. Feel like a fucking student or something. Need to sort it out. I looked at Screen Time from Apple but it doesn’t quite do it for me. Any tips?
What Have I Been Reading
I’m still reading the John Sandford series, I’m on book 15 now, Hidden Prey. I only had 2 days where I didn’t read last month and that is just likely how the Kindle tracks reading before and after midnight.
What Have I Been Watching
Clarkson’s Farm Series 3, and then all of the series again. I pay for Amazon Prime Video just for Clarkson and Reacher, so no idea what that says about me.
Clarkson’s Farm is really good wholesome entertainment with some fairly strong political points in it about the UK/EU attitudes towards farmers and food security. It is truly bizarre to me that farmers are not given more respect, more help, and I hope Clarkson helps bring some visibility to it all. And you know what, I really don’t give a shit what you think about him.
In other news, we’ve cancelled Netflix. Watched just one thing on that recently, To Catch a Killer. No idea how it was greenlit, felt like a movie that should have been made in the 80s or 90s. Slow to get going, weird ending. But enjoyable and I liked it. Ben Mendelsohn was great and not a baddie for once.
What Have I Been Hearing
I got some new speakers – some chunky Edifier studio monitors – so been giving them a work out. Listening to Metalheadz Platinum Breakz, some breakbeat music, some old skool/breakbeat crossover (Blapps Posse DJ sets). They sounding good.
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