I have risked purchasing a google phone again and happily so far I've still been able to uninstall the most egregiously intrusive stuff and swap to some more minimal apps.

At the moment it's looking and acting pretty much exactly like my old Moto so I think this'll be ok for a couple of years. 🤞

Shockingly this is the first time in ages I've actually been able to get a new phone that's physically smaller than my old one. It's been a while since that happened.

Got a good boy keeping me company in the office today, although he is currently occupying the spot where I was planning to eat lunch. We may have to negotiate, although I expect he'll join me when I start making noise in the kitchen.

Update: as a result of our intense negotiations, Meech rolled over onto his left side, and I ate lunch in the dining room.

Somehow, Futurama returned.

I love (no really I do) how my various old CD players have developed distinct musical tastes. For example, one of them refuses to play Moby, the other will not acknowledge the existence of Hilltop Hoods.

Are we going to have the ultimate 1999 Power Macintosh experience at the end of this?

Yes. Yes we are.