Weeknotes #115: food, friends and family (and a cough)

Enjoyed friends, food, nature and family despite feeling a bit ill.

Week commencing Monday, 31 March 2025

This image shows Canon Hill Common in Raynes Park, London, on a clear, sunny day with bright blue skies. The photo captures a wide open green space with short grass that serves as playing fields, indicated by several football goals visible in the distance. In the middle of the field, a few people are visible. The common is bordered by mature trees, particularly noticeable on the left side and middle of the image. In the background, you can see houses and buildings of the surrounding residential area of Raynes Park sitting on slightly elevated ground.
Canon Hill Common

Quantified Self

  • This week: Stand 2/7; Exercise 2/7 and Move 2/7. (29%). Morning walks: 0/4 (days in the office don’t count). Office days 1/5. Total steps: 30,482

Life

  • Dad chased a missing birthday gift for PY that was dropped at a local shop. No luck. We’ll keep chasing.
  • I wrote something that reflected on Facebook/Meta’s high standards for product success, which was really reminiscing about the Meta Portal, an excellent photo frame and calling device.
  • Workwise, I attended a lengthy work session discussing apprenticeships, which was more interesting than I imagined.
  • Wednesday, I caught up with US tariff predictions and ended the day feeling low about the news.
  • Thursday was Thirsty Thursday again: an evening out at The White Horse where we tried to chat with ChatGPT about our personas.
  • Friday, I woke feeling ill with a persistent cough, so I cancelled next week’s Blood Donor session, but managed to get through the day.
  • Saturday: I enjoyed a lazy morning despite feeling under the weather. I called Mum and Dad about their anniversary flowers and booked train tickets for an Easter break trip to Shrewsbury.
  • Annoyingly, I discovered that AudioBoom no longer publicly hosts some radio clips I wanted to listen to. It’s time to see if I can recover them from AWS.
  • Saturday night, met up with friends in Balham for oysters, sharing plates and garlic prawns.
  • Took an afternoon walk on Cannon Hill Common, enjoying a moment watching local wildlife.

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