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(This is a /now page, listing out the stuff that's going on with me at the moment. If you have your own site, you should make one too.)
What's happening?
๐ The most pressing thing on my mind is still the "risk" of redundancy at work. We're in the minimum-of-thirty-days consultation period at present, we have some awesome people acting as our representatives in the consultation meetings, but everything is so uncertain. I like the best for people - for my colleagues and for my clients - and this uncertainty is... disconcerting. But there's plenty of work to be doing for now and new opportunities to meet lovely colleagues in person, so I'm making the best of the situation.
๐ง Which is really the state of mind I now find myself in. I was cross, I was upset, I was grumpy, now I feel an eerie sense of calm. What will be, will be.
๐๏ธ We sort of agreed to spend Saturday doing an old-fashioned day out and ended up at Mottisfont Abbey. Back during covid we bought National Trust membership and visited there both in 2021 and 2022, enjoying the little gardens and the awesome crystal clear chalk river. Thankfully it was just as good in 2026 - the river is just as clear now, full of fish quite happily bobbing about. We actually went into the house this time and saw a fantastic exhibition of screenprinted work; we sat in the rose garden and had cherry and clotted cream ice cream; we poked around the silly gift shop. Good day out.
๐ฅณ Both my brother and my nephew have birthdays in early September, so we managed to meet both at once and have a little family coffee shop gathering. Feels terribly grown up and sensible.
๐ฎ I'm still massively enjoying my (fifth? sixth?) playthrough of Cyberpunk 2077 and fully intend to for another month or so.
๐ฅ That Mayday movie on Apple TV is the literal definition of fine. Ryan Reynolds plays his one sarcastic elite-but-bumbling character, and like half of all Movies For Men nowadays there's an older actor - in this instance it's Ken bloody Branagh! - playing a reluctant but amazing fighter. It wasn't very adventurous or challenging, which is maybe all I needed.
๐บ Both Silo and Margo's Got Money Troubles got finished off this week. Both very very good indeed. Pleased that Taskmaster is back too; somehow after twenty odd series it's still really enjoyable.
๐ It's car servicing week. Prey for Ben's wallet.