My wife and the girls are upstairs getting haircuts and washing hair, leaving me alone in the kitchen. I’m making a big Lego building, watching the squirrels run through the garden and listening to Olafur Arnalds’ Broadchurch scores. Nice and chill.

Was having trouble with our Virgin Tivo box. Couldn’t remember which position the switch was in for on and off, and couldn’t pull the box out to see. So, I took a photo. This hugely dignified and sexy photo. :/

I see the Board of Peace has started a war.

And now we get to watch the perfectly normal English press get extremely cross that their fascist mate didn’t win. Bunch of bastards.

Grim to see those wankers, Turning Point UK in the centre of Oxford today. I was a bit disappointed when I saw a group of people around their tent but, they mostly seemed to be bemused foreign students/tourists wondering why some berk was podcasting in the street and needed a bodyguard to do it!

Although not as bad as January, we all know that February is still quite a tough month, so here is a cat showing the most stylish and efficient way to climb a ladder. Please keep this in mind next time you have to climb a ladder.

Some of you like dogs, in which case you may appreciate that guide dogs of Team GB for the Paralympics get official photos

Went to see a house today. Good space, lovely garden, within our budget. But needs a lot of work because it doesn’t appear to have had any updates for maybe 40 years. Do we need the stress of a full refurb & new kitchen/bathroom, even if we can budget for it?!

Work didn’t go so well yesterday. They say if you can do what you love for a living, you’ll be set for life. However, when you have an injury that prevents you from doing it, you’re a bit fucked in every direction. Gah.

So, apparently my daughter’s class hamster slightly changed colour over the half-term holiday.

I’m going to make a spidergram. And you can’t stop me.

Back to early starts and walking the girls to school tomorrow. No more Olympics either. But, hopefully, can start doing some work again, as my shoulder’s feeling much better. Two unproductive months have not been helpful.

When I hear lovely birdsong in the morning, I remember this comic and laugh

some benevolent cyberpunk for you

Tfw you still have some edge cases to fix in your procedural locomotion system #gamedev

BBC have somehow managed to completely fuck the coverage of the women’s ski cross. Just totally failed to show 3 of the quarter finals due to a channel change. Idiots.

I’m gonna say it. Ice hockey goals seem a bit small.

“Get your crown on, you’re nicked”

#InvertebrateShitposting as per @joabaldwin.com's request

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Feeling I would like to pivot to a career that mainly involves sitting under trees with a notebook and pen. What is this career? Starving poet?

Imagine being a hit man who had to kill Mark Wahlberg on Ash Wednesday.

Have truly reached that age where if I look up any mild symptom I might have, the returned advice is to generally to get myself measured for a coffin. Should stop looking things up.

This men’s big air final is absolutely mental.

Reading an interview in a magazine with an electronic artist turned film composer who is, quite rightly, considered something of a sonic/sound design genius. But, also feeling some pride because I know he is a customer of mine. And therefore, seeks out my sound design for his work too!

Or should that be Gung Hei Fat Tuesday today?!

Gung hei fat choi!!!

Had enough of the big beard, so I shaved it off. Nailed it.

The Lego Christmas village has been packed away for a couple of weeks. However, something else is stirring…

This men’s slalom’s a bit of a disaster. Bunch if favourites have crashed out as the weather conditions have turned to a blizzard. The first guy who went down, in clear conditions, is way ahead of the pack.

Just saw that Xing Zhilei, the Chinese DIY influencer, posted an update on his self-built cat town which went viral last year. youtu.be/i1savUPr-yU

Canary Worf.

There is someone singing really badly in the background of the France v Wales half-time analysis. REALLY badly.

Display an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

i can’t stop laughing

Beneath Berlin's Potsdamer Platz, an overlooked retail strip has been reborn as a bicycle parking facility and public passage connecting users to the S-Bahn station. Modest in scale but rich in possibilities, it integrates seamlessly into the revitalised entertainment, commercial and office centre.🧵

Whole family glued to the snowcross team event. Excellent bonus to see Great Britain grab the gold!

How can you not like a sport called Monobob?

The dual moguls is silly. The idea that the skier who finishes first might not win the race, because there's also judging points for jumps... Nah, not for me.

I'm usually a bit suspicious about sports that require judges to decide who wins (boxing, figure skating, etc.) but... Have absolutely loved the half-pipe and big air competitions at this Olympics. I can just switch my brain off and enjoy the magnificence of their bravery and camaraderie.

this sequence in the U.S. women’s curling match was pure cinema

Haha, Jesus, this game. Obvious handball in the area not given as a penalty and then we concede from the free-kick. Lack of VAR’s given us so many lifelines in this game! And we’re determined not to take advantage of it.

What the fuck was that?! Bizot can carry on walking, straight out of the club, thanks. Absolute fucking moron.

Two fun projects I worked on last year have been released recently. Firstly, The Rip, an action thriller film starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is now on Netflix. Had a great time designing sounds for Clinton Shorter for that one.

Not massively convinced by this Villa lineup. No Konsa and Martinez, in particular, makes me nervous.

Lovely day today. Wife is a bit poorly, so I took the girls out for lunch and to pick up my eldest's new glasses. Had some Lebanese food and then wandered around the food market. The girls picked a special Valentines selection of cookies to take home to Mummy, since she couldn't come with us.

I think I’ve been scammed….My Rottweilers haven’t grown in months 😱😱

Got a letter from HMRC that I think finally reveals the motive behind Making Tax Digital. A good third of it is about how you can accrue penalty points for being late. Penalty points mean a fine. And more opportunities to hand out penalty points means more fines. Such an arsehole approach.

Thing is though, I really want this t-shirt now!