Now
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This is me within a point in time, as best I can summarise myself.
Me time
- In October 2022 I married my now wife
- In November 2022 my family and I moved to Ontario, Canada
- Moving was very stressful and not quite finished as we await our shipment of belongings
- We are near Toronto and enjoying the chance to explore new areas, visiting small towns most weekends
Goals
- Health & wellness has taken a bit of a back seat in favour of the move, so need to re-focus on that
- Still learning to drive
- Wasn't quite ready before leaving the UK
- I have my learner's permit (G1 in Ontario) and working through the approved training materials in our new country.
Coding time
- Unfortunately, I had to finish employment with Webflow (opens in a new tab). They were fantastic in supporting my move to Canada but could only offer a 90-day period where I could work for them without returning to the UK
- Took part in Global Game Jam 2023 (opens in a new tab)
- Built a silly prototype with Unity (opens in a new tab)
- The game is called Couch Potato (opens in a new tab) and is based on this segment of the show Taskmaster (opens in a new tab)
- Essentially you have to throw a Potato into a small hole, the fastest wins
- Launched my new website, built with NextJS
Goals
- Get back to working with Flutter (opens in a new tab) for hobby projects and learning Rust (opens in a new tab)
- Work on small game prototypes to keep my knowledge of Unity (opens in a new tab) fresh
Fitness
- Lost the gym that I was a member of for years due to the move, but gained a gym in my apartment building
- Instead of 1:1 training, I get 3 days' worth of workouts to do in the week from my PT
Goals
- Get comfortable with the new routine
- Start walking further, or take the dog to a bigger park for exercise
- Decide on some hobbies, my options are;
- Could go back to Rollerderby, I have purchased new safety equipment in preparation for this
- Could stick to regular roller-skating at rinks
- Join an Archery club
- More regular bouldering sessions
- Learn to ice skate
This page was last updated on 20th February 2023.