Now

What is this page?

A Now Page is a quick at-a-glance summary of what I’ve been doing recently.

The idea is to give you more of a bird’s-eye-view than you’d get from status updates and blog posts.

Last updated

Last significant update was 13 Mar 2025.

Home & Family

  • Living in Darlington, England.
  • Moved house last year.
  • With my girlfriend, my cat, and three kids.

Work

  • Senior Software Engineer (Backend, Perl) at Giacom.

Learning

  • Planning on getting back to learning Toki Pona.

Fitness

  • Terrible. I need to start exercising again.

Writing

I’m trying to be more active on my blog. Also started writing book reviews.

Recent Blog Posts

Thoughts

  • 25/12/2025 14:08
    Yorkshire puddings. I usually use Mrs Beeton's recipe, but gave Mary Berry's recipe a try today. Don't regret switching.
  • 25/12/2025 14:07
    Stuffing balls and pigs in blankets.
  • 25/12/2025 14:05
    Carrots and Brussels sprouts.
  • 25/12/2025 14:04
    Roast potatoes, seasoned with ground mustard seeds, black pepper, salt, and sage.
  • 25/12/2025 14:02
    Roast turkey crown and gravy. Again, made use of the ham stock.

Reading

Currently reading Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton.

See book reviews for things I’ve recently read.

Films

Films I’ve enjoyed recently:

  • Alien: Romulus
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Fall Guy

TV

TV series I’m watching:

  • Resident Alien
  • Cunk on Earth
  • The OA
  • The Wire (season 4, rewatch)
  • Severance
  • Malcolm in the Middle (rewatch)
  • High Potential

Recently finished:

  • Killer Paradox
  • Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
  • Psych
  • Paradise
  • The Irregulars
  • My Name is Earl (rewatch)
  • Behind Your Touch
  • Galileo
  • Altered Carbon
  • Alice in Borderland
  • Seinfeld (rewatch)
  • 1899
  • Life on Mars

Games

Games I’m part way through:

  • Elder Scrolls V
  • Disco Elysium

Games I’ve played recently:

  • Paradise Killer
  • Life is Strange: True Colours
  • Life is Strange 2
  • The Last of Us

Podcasts

Haven’t listened to any recently.

Music

I don’t seem to have much time to listen to music lately. 🙁

Open Source

Very little time recently. Need to update Type::Tiny soon.