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After the reflection and celebration at the end of the year, January is a time for hibernating and setting intentions.
This means I'll be off this portal to hell that masquerades as a dumpster fire for a bit. See you in Feb 👋 – at Manchester, England
In many ways ‘22 could do one: my 3 remaining grandparents died and cancer ravaged my family.
But there were slices of hope: a new job, getting to grips with my mental health and building relationships.
Here’s to more hope in ‘23 for all of us. – at Manchester, England
Enough is enough – at Manchester, England
ALT A screengrab from Spotify app that has the Michael Bublé and me selecting ‘don’t play this artist’.
Glass Onion went really literal with its central conceit when sometimes you just want a straight-up whodunit. Still good on many other levels. – at Manchester, England
I make Christmas dinner for the evening turkey sandwiches. Nothing else like it. – at Manchester, England
Nate retweeted
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To all my fellow cooks: Godspeed and fare thee well. See you in the other side with your drink of choice! – at Manchester, England
I’m not religious but we do enjoy the traditions the seasons bring to our local area. Carol singing on the green tonight. Merry Christmas, everyone! 🎄
ALT Carol singers gather around a lamp on a green in a suburban area at night. Their heads lifted in song.
Slack Christmas tree emoji: on🎄 Muppets Christmas Carol: watched ✅
Baileys: drunk 🥃
Christmas mode: engaged 🎅 – at Manchester, England
Interesting discourse from @femkesvs and @charliprangley in their latest podcast. My highlights:
⚡️ The design industry has lost its spark and creativity.
🧱 The commoditisation of design.
open.spotify.com/episode/2sg… – at Urmston, England
‘You’re less likely to push the boundaries if the template is laid out for you… and I wonder how much it’s influencing some of the issues we’ve been seeing in the industry’. The design industry has to once again justify itself. – at Manchester, England
I wonder about decisions like this. This is potentially a stressful touchpoint, and DPD Local has decided to use quirky and arguably inaccessible language for the menu and a dark mode toggle.
Ok... 🤷♂️ – at Manchester, England
ALT A screenshot of the DPD Local tracker that says my parcel has been delayed with ‘More cool stuff’ as the menu call to action and a dark mode toggle.
☀️ ❄️
ALT My MacBook in the foreground and a floor to ceiling window in the background showing frosty rooftops.