Week commencing Monday, 31 August 2026
Quantified Self
- This week: Stand 6/7; Exercise 2/7 and Move 5/7. (%). Morning walks: 0/3. Office days: 1/4. Total steps: 42,930. 16.1 hours in meetings.
Life
- Started the week with a bank holiday. We pottered around and pub quizzed. Finishing 5th was a great result, and we used the voucher from last time, when 9th got us a free round.
- At work, we are incorporating AI properly and formally. I was a little dismissive, despite my own successes with personal AI projects. But then we started doing it, and I became fascinated to see the outcomes.
- Was Sir Keir’s resignation as an MP, triggering a by-election, in the best interests of anybody but Sir Keir?
- Thursday night was both a leaving drink and a reunion. I took MB out for lunch for the former, which enabled me to go to the latter.
- Related, the reunion was in a pub with a division bell. I think it’s more than an eight-minute walk from there to vote.
- The note from the neighbours meant we had to figure out what to do next, and there was no obvious answer.
- Friday, all the seats in my train carriage appeared to be booked, but in reality, most of them were never used. The journey ran on time.
- Saturday, I had to drive to lunch, so it was a non-alcoholic drink at the vineyard we visited next.
- To compensate, I overconsumed Rioja with the delicious Spanish tapas that we had for dinner.
- Related, the Wetherspoons afterwards was very busy.
- Sunday, lunch was large and a good cure for the previous day’s overindulgence.
- Related, I slept for a lot of the train journey home.
Media
- Almost finished Ride or Die. I’m really enjoying it, and I think not binge-watching it was a good idea.