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doing

  • a tiny shelf for the airing cupboard
  • sourdough starter (rip #2, born #3)
  • this very website, slightly askew

avoiding

  • plotting another walk
  • linkedin
  • financial planning

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May 25, 2026

activity

Carlisle Walking

Walking from Brampton to Carlisle. Hadrian's Wall Pt 1.

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♫ on the record player

— this week in ears full stats →
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🔁 SONG ON REPEAT

Melek Taus

Therion

from Sirius B · can't stop, won't stop

2 plays and counting

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top artists · last 30 days

plays vs prev 30
# artist plays vs prev 30d
1 Xandria
german metal
 10 ▲ 8
2 Therion
gothic metal
 9 ▼ 3
3 Kamelot
gothic symphonic metal
 3 new
4 Amberian Dawn
finnish power metal
 2 new
5 Amorphis
finnish death metal
 2 ▲ 1
6 Dogma 2 new

year in music

2026 · every day

2026 · minutes listened

less more · each column = one week (Mon–Sun)
150h 17m
total in 2026
43m
daily average
2h 58m
busiest (may 12)

💪 the body, lately

— live from the watch, no flexing (much) full stats →
👟 steps this year
1,854,091
7,832
this week
238,995
this month
🪜 stairs this year
4,794
20
this week
686
this month
📏 distance this year
1770.7 km
7.2 km
this week
213.8 km
this month

🏆 personal records

all-time bests
40,519
most steps in a day
26 jun 2026
32.2 km
longest outing
walk · 25 may 2026
5:04 /km
fastest avg pace
run · 23 jun 2024
394 m
biggest single climb
walk · 15 may 2026
51
highest vo2 max
23 jun 2024

random thoughts

— short, unedited, frequent
jun 29
"washing tissues is the primary cause of cosmic collapse"
jun 28
"a slow run still counts. a walk still counts. showing up still counts."
jun 26
"if you put 'soft launch' in front of any activity you have basically committed to nothing."
jun 22
"tea before email. always tea before email. this is a rule."