Just got back from watching The Meg 2. It got really bad reviews on pretty much every major review site so I was expecting it to be just plain bad but, like the first movie, it was so-bad-its-good. Statham was on form and some of the one liners were great. I’d highly recommend it to folks who like cheesy action flicks.

a quick walk along Lee-on-the-Solent beach to burn some morning lark energy this morning

Went to see Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning. It was ok as a cheesy action film. The AI storyline was a bit irksome but there was a bit where everyone went “yeah the biggest problem is gonna be who ends up controlling this AI and how they use it” and I was like “yea…”

Welcome to my new look website. I’ve spent my Sunday morning getting the site looking nice and setting up webmentions. I’m now just testing that I can still make new posts

Started playing Tiny Life, an isometric pixel art remake of The Sims 1 which is still in early access on steam but is already amazingly rounded out and cute. Getting some serious nostalgia vibes. Highly recommended.

We went to the cinema for one of Cineworld’s secret screenings (an advance screening of a mystery upcoming movie). The movie was Elemental, Pixar’s new film about a fire person living under the pressure of traditional parents who want her to take over the family business. It was quite an enjoyable movie even though it was your typical Disney archetypal film. There was also a fun short with Carl and Doug from Up!

Had a run in with this little guy this morning. He’s been living in our garage eating bird seed out of a sack I bought for our bird feeders for a few weeks. I set up infrared cameras and humane traps and I’ve been watching him scurrying around cutely at night.we released him into a hedgerow next to a big field this morning and I’m kind of going to miss him.

First strawberries of the year from the garden

I had a great time speaking about AI risks and rewards for small and medium businesses at the Rare Earth Digital debrief in Nantwich last night. The Crown is a lovely venue too and the quirky, wattle and daub wonky architecture reminded me of my childhood home.