New iPad Pro & keyboard

I have been using a 2018 iPad Pro as second display at work and a latest generation iPad Mini for note taking and media consumption. I got the Magic Keyboard for the Pro when it came out. I was never 100% satisfied with either & bought a new 11" M4 iPad Pro when it launched a couple of months ago. ❤️ I love this device. The screen, the size, the weight - everything basically. I also got the Apple Pencil 2 and just a simple folio case from Apple. I didn't get the Magic Keyboard as: • I've given up...

🗳️ Postal vote

This is the first time in my life that I've done a postal vote. I'm away from my constituency so it had to be this way but I'm really going to miss the ritual of going to the polling station and putting my cross in the box. 

UK politics

This is so good from Led By Donkeys. How people in the UK, US, Italy and France (plus other ‘liberal democracies’) can vote for and give power to these people scares me.🎬 watch the video here.  

At last - politics sees carers

The UK is in the middle of a General Election campaign and the two main parties are doing what they normally do. Ed Davey is the leader of the Liberal Democrats, traditionally the third party. He has taken a rather unconventional approach to the campaign so far but looks like he's having a great time. These all make him seem 'normal'. Today I saw a video his campaign has posted and it's the first time I've seen carers and the people being cared for put forward in such a way. He has personal experience of being a carer but it's...

Hailstorm

It’s been nice weather for about a week. I just managed to get back to the car with the dog when a hailstorm hit. This is what the car looked like afterwards. And the car park. The strangest thing was the weird haze on the road.

The patriarchy

Saw this posted on Mastodon as part of the Man or Bear discussion that’s been happening for a while. I thinks it’s a really interesting article and made me see things a bit clearer. In particular these two quotes really resonated with me: “Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.” and “Actually, the most common question I get about my travels is some version of, “Aren’t you afraid to bike/hike/travel alone as a woman?” By naming my gender, the implication is clear. What people really mean is, “Aren’t you afraid of men?””

Robin in flight

Sat in the garden today and this beautiful robin was enjoying the bird feeder we’d put up.

New track on Spotify from my son

My son has always been interested in created EDM and loved using GarageBand as a child. It's a great way to express his creative side. He's just produced some new music and has it on Spotify. A proud dad moment for me. I can't work out how to embed it here so this is a link. https://open.spotify.com/track/6mZH0qHQjH5dsV3UjgFXp1?si=179ba002d9574da2

📺 Ripley

Dog in the sun

First really nice day of sunshine and the dog took full advantage.

🎬 Bullet Train

📖 Poor Things

I decided to read this before watching the film as it wasn't available to stream at the time. The middle section of the book is basically a long letter from Bella and I found this quite a struggle to get through. I think the film will bring things to life a bit better. 7/10

🎬 Promising Young Woman