I carry a fountain pen. At work. At home. Going out to the shops. Everywhere. Not for calligraphy. Not for journaling. Not because I read an article about mindfulness and decided to "slow down." I carry a fountain pen because I tried biros, gel pens, rollerballs, fineliners, and
Martin Luther King Jr wore a Rolex Datejust. The Omega Speedmaster went to the moon. My Grandad wore a watch he was given when he retired. Watches have always meant something. But the Apple Watch brought a dying relic back onto the wrists of the public and I was 100%
Why I fixed a 25-year-old console instead of buying a new one tags: game-boy, modding, retro-gaming, heirlooms, tried-and-kept excerpt: My son asked me if I had anything from when I was a kid. The answer was a broken Game Boy in the loft. So I fixed it. Then I made it better than new.
The White Stripes made some of the wildest musical art of the 2000s with two people, three colours, and one guitar. Red, white, and black. Guitar, drums, vocals. That was it. No bass player. No keyboard. No string section. No second guitarist filling in the gaps. They contained themselves. Deliberately.
I wanted to love it. Everyone loves it. The YouTube algorithm kept putting it in my face. "The best handheld gaming device ever made." "Steam Deck changed how I play." "You NEED one of these." So I bought one. Right when they first launched.
I like a walk. I used to be a walker. I was more of all the gear and no idea sort of walker rather than a serious 3 peaks challenge sort of walker. The problem is, as time has gone on most walks are just walking. You go somewhere, hopefully
I've been into EDC for years. Knives, wallets, fidget trinkets, what to have on your keys, torches. The lot. But one thing I've always carried is some form of dice. I have all sorts. Golf dice, poker dice, Zombie Dice, six-sided dice with ducks on.