Hey, if you love someone go tell them, please. Right now. It won’t take long. Just send them a DM or a text or just do it on main. Whatever it is, just go do it. People need to know how much you love them.

PJs - Sometimes self-care means new sleepwear (https://kipandco.com.au/collections/margaret-preston). https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87567

SydTechLeaders and mental health - October is Mental Health Month (https://wayahead.org.au/mentalhealthmonth/) in NSW, and as tradition, Sydney Tech Leaders (https://luma.com/sydtechleaders?period=past) dedicated their most recent meetup to talking about ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87560

Quentin Blake - Kottke (https://kottke.org/25/10/quentin-blake-how-i-draw) shared some Quentin Blake links I hadn’t seen before, about how he draws (https://quentinblake.com/about-drawing/how-i-draw) and some videos of him (https://quentinblake.com/quen... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87554

Under the sea… 🐟🧜‍♀️ - This past Wednesday I went along to yet another State Library event – a special collection viewing of “exquisite collection items celebrating the beauty and mystery of the ocean.” My friend Jed joined me, and in ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87549

Sadness - As an expat, you learn to dread the midnight phone call from family for a reason. Please do me a favour and call your loved ones to tell them how much they mean to you, okay? And join me in saying goodbye to my beautiful Grandma (https://web.arc... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87521

Fire pit and clothesline - While I was on my bike ride today, the Snook was at home receiving deliveries. The big one was our new fire pit (https://harkbbq.com/products/hark-rory-corten-steel-fire-pit). He sent me a text while I was scarfing a protein bar... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87505

🚴‍♀️ Ride: North Sydney - My first time ever over the Bridge! Wanted to check out the starting line for the Spring Cycle. Had to walk a bit in North Sydney though; too hilly and too many cars. Distance: 17.99km Time: 102min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87498

Books I’ve finished recently - I’ve been remiss in noting some of the books I’ve finished recently. Here’s a list with the reviews from over at Goodreads. (Note: a couple of these have spoilers in them!) - The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memo... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87495

Reading this amazing comic about a group of women from Chicago who trained themselves to give safe surgical abortions and ran a clinic between 1969 and 1973. The group went by the name Jane.

@sathyabh.at I’ve got dust mite allergy too! Had the exact same test many years ago. I ended up having desensitisation therapy for many years, where they inject you with increasing amounts of allergen. It didn’t cure me but now it’s manageable (though I take a Zyrtec every night)

Korean BBQ on a glorious day - A few weeks back I spotted this recipe for dwaeji bulgogi (https://www.seriouseats.com/daeji-bulgogi-korean-style-spicy-grilled-pork) on a list of “underrated Serious Eats recipes” and decided we needed to give it a try.... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87440

Delighted the reviews are good. Congratulations @alexwinter.com, and to Mr. Reeves! deadline.com/2025/09/wait...

Pamela Allen exhibition - The ABC has a really nice write-up (https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/children-author-illustrator-pamela-allen-exhibition/105816018) about the Pamela Allen exhibition that just opened at the State Library of NSW. I didn’t ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87391

Accidental circular data sharing - I noticed just now that I had three cycling workouts show up here on the blog from Strava, all of which claimed to have been tracked via my Withings HR watch. I haven’t used my Withings watch to track any rides lately.... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87385

Sunday arvo at the Union - A few weeks ago my friend Jody posted in our group chat, inviting us all to the Union Hotel for her birthday. I duly noted it in my calendar—something about a band playing?—and forgot about it until the day. I headed over th... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87380

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Errands - Managed to carry a large bbq grate home from Daiso! Distance: 3.16km Time: 17min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87371

“What I Wanted, What I Got” - Really nice longform essay (https://archive.md/H4EMk) about growing up and finding your style and identity. I can think of specific items of clothing that became totems for me in school, clothes to prove that I fit in or ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87367

“According to a research note recently sent to clients by Deutsche Bank, the AI boom is currently helping the US economy avoid a recession but it cannot continue indefinitely” said George Saravelos, Global Head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank www.techspot.com/news/109626-...

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Home from the pub! - Distance: 4.14km Time: 17min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87267

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Rode to the pub! - Distance: 4.54km Time: 21min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87266

Garden Update - Our new plants are seem to be bedding in nicely… for the most part. The new magnolia tree has been budding and sprouting leaves, and I’ve been taking photos and following its progress. Last week I sat down to breakfast and looked out t... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87262

People and Blogs - Many thanks to Manuel for the invitation to be interviewed for his blog series (https://manuelmoreale.com/@/page/ll825lU7ZFxg8q8b)! That was a fun bit of reflection. (Yes, I use way too many exclamation points. I know this. ) https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87251

Upgrades - During my daily blog archive pruning, I discovered this post (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/1007) from 24 years ago today where I was so excited to get the Mac OS X (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS#Mac_OS_X) operating system update th... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87249

Random Links - Clearing out the browser tabs… - Steam, stodge – and so much suet: I made 10 endangered British puddings. Are any actually worth saving? (https://www.theguardian.com/food/2025/sep/23/steam-stodge-suet-endangered-british-puddings-are-an... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87201

Animal husbandry comes to Palia - The latest Palia (https://palia.com/) update introduced the “ranching” skill, where you raise various virtual animals in a separate barnyard area. I figured it would just be feeding them, but there really is a breedin... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87198

i was born to make websites, fun websites, silly websites, curious websites, websites that bend, delight, amuse and entertain, websites for people on planet earth and there will be no shareholder value, but the websites will be built, and they will be enjoyed

Running better retrospectives - I have seriously overextended myself this month, but I couldn’t pass up today’s Tech Leader Chat (https://www.meetup.com/tech-leader-chats/) meetup with my friend and former YOW! colleague Aino Vonge Corry (https://meta... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87149

Just spotted in the @yowconf.bsky.social newsletter that this year Diversity Scholarships are available, thanks to @lizthegrey.com and the fine folks at @honeycomb.io! 👏 ❤️ You can apply here: yowcon.com/melbourne-20... (cc @damianm.com )

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Lunch Ride - Distance: 1.78km Time: 8min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87140

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Long ride with Barbara and John - Distance: 36.45km Time: 144min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87139

Training ride - You know it’s serious when you have to take public transport to the starting point. https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87138

Sydney Fringe Festival - We had our final volunteering session for the Fringe tonight at the New Theatre in Newtown. We scanned tickets and greeted guests for the evening’s shows, and in between we helped quickly pack up the first show’s set in prepa... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87136

Rare double feature but I gotta sneak this in before the clock strikes midnight @erinbiba.bsky.social

Update on the Giant Pink Rabbit - While doing my daily blog archive pruning, I found this post (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/5145) from 2005 about a giant 200-foot-long pink knitted rabbit (with knitted entrails) installed on a hillside in Italy as... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87057

Naming isn’t just hard - it’s about how we form concepts. At #YOW25, Michael Feathers keynotes: Conceptualisation. A journey into naming, cognitive science, & software design. Book your tix: MEL 4-5 | BNE 8-9 | SYD 11-12 Dec yowcon.com #SoftwareDesign #LegacyCode

Sunset - It’s rare that I’m on a ferry at this time of the afternoon. Looking forward to catching up with good friends tonight… https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87025

Gundam - File that under “Things I don’t normally see while grocery shopping.” https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87024

Clotheslines - Now that the back garden is planted and the timber dividing fence rebuilt, it’s time to get a clothesline. Our old one was a fold-down attached to the fence, and the new one pretty much needs to go in the same spot as it’s the only plac... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87018

If you’re canceling subscription services with giant companies with ties to terrible people, you should think about replacing them with a library card. Many library systems give you access to physical media (some of which you can’t find on streaming!) as well as other great stuff.

The Knitter’s Dude - This cardigan really ties the room together, don’t you think? https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87017

Twitpics - I realised the other day that my Twitter import (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/53522) had some images hosted on Twitpic (https://twitpic.com/) sprinkled within the posts. Twitpic was a third-party service that would host images for tweets... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/87002

Spice Bag Meetup - It was around this time last year (https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/29804) that I first learned of the existence of the dish called an “Irish spice bag”. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spice_bag) If you aren’t familiar with thi... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86950

The Curious World of Pamela Allen - Well, that was fun! This morning was the launch of the new Pamela Allen exhibition (https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/curious-world-pamela-allen) at the State Library of NSW, and I went along with my friends Fiona a... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86929

The Curious World of Pamela Allen - I’m at the State Library again for the launch of a new exhibition focused on the works of Pamela Allen (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Allen), prolific NZ children’s author. She’s published over 60 books, ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86592

O’zapft is! - Oktoberfest has officially started (https://www.oktoberfest.de/en/magazine/oktoberfest-news/190th-oktoberfest-starts-midsummer-temperatures), so the Snook and I had Weisswurst Frühstück in celebration. (Protip: this is the time to stock ... https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86587

Sydney Fringe Festival - I’m volunteering at the cabaret hub again at Marrickville Town Hall. Lots of folks coming in tonight with quite a few different shows happening. https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86583

🚴‍♀️ Ride: Afternoon Ride - Quick ride over to the cycling shop to buy new bike shoes! Experimented with tracking via the Withings app, but it didn’t sync to Strava correctly. Distance: 7.9km Time: 38min https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86579

20 years ago a random dude on the bus from North Ryde recognised me from my blog. It remains the pinnacle of my blogging celebrity. (He was nice and we became friends with him and his wife!)

G’Day - Yesterday we headed over to Crows Nest to catch up with an old Canva colleague of mine for lunch, and afterwards we dropped into Brewmance (https://brewmanceofficial.com.au/) for coffee. Did not expect the fun latte art! https://www.web-goddess.org/archive/86537