Obligatory "I haven't updated this in ages" type post.

I'm a Dad now.

I'm, unsurprisingly, pretty knackered. And that's despite Jack actually being an incredibly well behaved (and super happy) kid. That aside, I'm still getting time to run, game, and code. My music is on a backseat this year - it's been 20 years since my first album releases, so I ( Read more... )

Not doing too bad, really.

Going to turn 35 in a few months, now that's a bit weird. I rarely think about my age. A few years ago I was hauled off the streets of Leeds and into the Queens (of all places) to sign some NDA's and watch some Top Gun: Maverick. Because yeah, that's a thing that apparently happens to me while all I want to do is grab a ( Read more... )

The simple answer as to why this diary has so few entries now is because most of my days are spent thinking of what I can do with the time I have. Wasn't as much of an issue when I were younger, but now any project I pick up I have to realistically juggle with the concept of whether I can finish it.

Currently working on album #16, and my first ( Read more... )

year

We've been in our third lockdown for a while, but I can't really remember when it officially started. Maybe after Christmas, maybe before. There were restrictions over Christmas, but I can't remember if they were full lockdown restrictions or just that sort of wishy-washy "don't do this please" restrictions.

Christmas restrictions were three ( Read more... )

I mean, in retrospect, restarting a diary during a pandemic where we're all stuck inside, and therefore our abilities to do much of interest is radically reduced, was probably a silly idea.

We're in second lockdown by the way. Feel like that's some context that might be needed when re-reading this someday. We had national lockdown around, I dunno, ( Read more... )

It's hard to update frequently when you're stuck in a lockdown. It'd just be the Groundhog Day of dear diaries.

That said, you'd be hard pressed to say we're still in a pandemic. Today is the day the government had marked for schools to return, although many local councils rejected the date as being too early, or otherwise left it to the discretion ( Read more... )

Made the mistake of going back through some of my school-years LiveJournal entries. I had to take some time out after to recover from the life threatening cringe my face developed. It did strike me, reading through the entries of close friends journals from around that time, how much I might've missed out on and how reclusive I was. The most ( Read more... )

UK COVID-19 deaths have now surpassed 20,000, only the fifth country to do so. As we finish a sunny week, and find ourselves in an even sunnier weekend, more people seem to be out for walks, bike rides, and BBQ's. Many are still acknowledging social distancing, but it's clear some are still flouting it, with lads in cars or on bikes who clearly don ( Read more... )

Total UK COVID-19 deaths have now surpassed 10,000, as our Prime Minister is discharged after having being hospitalised for three nights. The worry that this weekend would bring an additional influx of hospitalisations currently seem unfounded, although the sunny Easter weekend has brought its own share of issues.

Despite one brief walk out ( Read more... )