Week commencing Monday, 22 September 2025
Quantified Self
- This week: Stand 6/7; Exercise 2/7 and Move 6/7. (66%). Morning walks: 0/3 (days in the office don’t count). Office days 2/5. Total steps: 43,109
Life
- Back to work was hard on Monday, but I managed to get through it and am back to making progress with some big initiatives.
- Related, I am counting down to Christmas. It’s the fun 100 days.
- Good news: British Airways have already confirmed they are paying out for both the lost baggage and the flight. I wrote-up the second-week of the holiday. It was probably all in last week’s notes, so you might not need to go and read the new words.
- Thursday: “Fancy a quick drink after work?” turned into a mini product team evening—and maybe one too many. A good night after all.
- Friday dinner in Woking with family was from the nearby Lebanese restaurant. What appeared not to be enough food turned out to be too much.
- Caterina’s birthday drinks were in The Crosse Keys in the City. The cavernous ex-banking hall turned Wetherspoons was a very impressive space. Lots of prosecco made for a lovely afternoon.
- Sunday, we were volunteering at the Vitality London 10,000 run. We gave finishers their medals. A lot of ribbon and metal needed unpacking from boxes, separating and stacking even before the first runners commenced. Some of those who had opted out of medals were not happy when they couldn’t receive one, but they can apply afterwards—and there were spares. Much fun congratulating people who’d finished.
Media
- Only Murders in the Building is back for season 5 and, so far, I am still very much enjoying it.
- How Marion, Ohio, bounced back after big industry left.
- Remembering late-night TV: The Hitman and Her — were you awake at 2 a.m.?