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  • Trapped full: our two words for 2021

    Nick

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    December 5, 2021

    Trapped full: our two words for 2021

    As part of a community “postal art project” that started recently, my daughter and I were tasked to come up with a word that describes how we feel about a space in our home or garden after spending so much time in our homes over the past year. Once we chose the word and the…

    Family
  • Mars bar on the side

    Nick

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    December 4, 2021

    Mars bar on the side

    I came across somebody’s previous night dinner (or breakfast?!?!) on the streets of Glasgow yesterday.

    Miscellaneous
  • House renovation starts in one month, here is a quick visual tour

    Nick

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    December 3, 2021

    House renovation starts in one month, here is a quick visual tour

    One month from now (January 3rd) we’re starting our home renovation project. It actually started a long time ago really, but this is when we get to take a sledge to the walls and let the joiners, electricians, and plumbers in to start doing their thing. It’s hard to describe what we’re doing to the…

    Life
  • Why a shadow career might get me to my dream job

    Nick

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    December 2, 2021

    Why a shadow career might get me to my dream job

    Ever since I heard about the notion of a shadow career I’ve been haunted by it. My current “career” consists of helping artists, writers, and many others make money as professionals, and as an artist myself, I often feel envy when I imagine how great it would be to draw and write for a living.…

    Work
  • Hiking to Meikle Bin and meeting the impenetrable forest wall

    Nick

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    December 1, 2021

    Hiking to Meikle Bin and meeting the impenetrable forest wall

    Last Saturday was my “November hike day” and despite the late post here, I did make it out for the fourth consecutive month. The monthly streak of semi-serious hiking is still unbroken!!

    Life
  • My favorite music: November 2021 Edition

    Nick

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    November 30, 2021

    My favorite music: November 2021 Edition

    What’s been my eardrums featuring Nightmares on Wax, Amerigo Gazaway, Terrace Martin + more 🔈

    Miscellaneous
  • What I learned last week (#151): three o’clock

    Nick

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    November 29, 2021

    What I learned last week (#151): three o’clock

    Learned last week: mRNA, writing, free diving, and more!

    Life
  • What I learned last week (#150): bézier curves

    Nick

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    November 23, 2021

    What I learned last week (#150): bézier curves

    Learned last week: gifts, techno-utopia, visual math, and more!

    Life
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