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October 22, 2022While it’s been something that was obvious to me for for a very long time, it was only a month ago I was officially diagnosed with ADHD by an actual psychiatrist. Now that my diagnosis has been validated and impostor syndrome is a thing of the past, I am finally going to start talking about how it’s been living with ADHD. [...]
July 10, 2022When I left home on a slightly chilly Saturday morning, my only plan was “go for a walk somewhere” and I knew in the absence of any sudden inspiration, I was going to head in a Lerderderg-ish direction, mainly because in my head I love saying “Lerderderg” as if I’m the Swedish Chef. I did … [Read more …] [...]

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Mike, First of his Name

You should all check out Scotty's Gone Walkabout if you like people hiking and camping, by the way.

I finally got a chance to watch his 6-day NZ pack rafting movie, and it's awesome: youtube.com/watch?v=4xOIby2gra

It's free to watch but I immediately sent him $10 via his site for it as well because I'd love more like it.

Heaps more videos on his YouTube channel too, and I cannot deny one of the reasons I love this guy intensely is that he'll often walk into the middle of nowhere and suddenly produce an amazing meal and a gin and tonic out of his pack by a fire at night.

youtube.com/@ScottysGoneWalkab

6 Day / 130km Solo Wilderness Adventure Through Middle Earth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xOIby2graM
Mike, First of his Name

Now that all my show and guest hosting commitments have been met, normality is restored, and I'm going back to work next week, I think I might buy myself a thing for an old computer, as a treat.

Mike, First of his Name

The Spike Jonze music video for Fatboy Slim's "Praise You" is one of the most perfect pieces of art ever made.

I will not be taking questions on this topic. Just go and watch it again.

Mike, First of his Name

I'm totally torn over my lifestyle, I love being around activity and having access to things but I really feel like I'm burning out on cities more and more as I get older.

I keep having this crazy idea about setting up a little shopfront in a rural town where I just fix broken computers and sort out shitty tech issues for people but I don't know if that's even sustainable or whether I'd hate it within a week of starting or what but yeah.

This isn't a post looking for encouragement or anything, just a bit of a random thought I get whenever I've visited country towns lately.

Mike, First of his Name

Starting to feel like I need a form letter for sending "I was interested in your project until I hit your dark-theme-only site and couldn't read the documentation" to developers.