Category: Personal

Photo of the back of a bald man's head (out of focus), as he looks towards the Rainbow Bridge and the Tokyo Tower. Taken in Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan.

Not sayonara. Mata ne, Tokyo.

2025-11-11 9:00 pm

This update is a little more difficult to write than my usual posts. I’m at a fork in the road, and I’m reluctantly taking the path that brings me back to the UK.

Promotional image for anime series, Dandadan. Features two high school students running towards the camera - seemingly running away from a flying saucer.

Things I loved in 2024

2025-01-21 1:00 am

Here are a few of the games, films and TV shows that kept me distracted from the world being on fire this past year.

2024: The year that was

2025-01-14 11:37 pm

2024 is now a blur in the rearview mirror. I hope everyone made it to 2025 in good health. Here’s a quick look at my year in review.

Japanese tiled roof of the shrine at Shibamata in Kanamachi. A pine tree with a winding trunk visible in the foreground.

Should I stay or should I go?

2023-04-27 11:40 pm

I’ve been living in Tokyo for 3 weeks now, and I’m weighing up the pros and cons of life in Japan – including the parts I could have done better.

Photograph of Tokyo Tower and the surrounding area from above.

I’m moving to Japan

2023-03-02 9:30 pm

In April I’ll move to Tokyo in what will be the biggest and most exciting challenge I’ve ever faced.

Illustration of a young woman looking at a platform made from bubble-wrap.

My life in weeks

2021-05-27 7:40 pm

Have you ever been curious about how your life might look if you broke into weeks? I was. Here’s what I came up with.

A composed scene with two posable toys. One, a robot made from cardboard boxes, with the Facebook logo imposed on its face. The second, a young girl with green hair kicking the robot from behind. It's a visual metaphor for "kicking social media".

Kicking social media

2019-02-05 1:30 am

This year I’m deleting/de-activating a bunch of accounts on social media platforms. Whilst I’ve maintained these for many years, it’s time to make a clean break.

Photo of Gilligan the rabbit, a male lionhead, sitting in his basket.

Hello Gilligan!

2018-11-08 10:30 pm

I’d like to introduce the newest member of my family. Also, some details about my upcoming trip to Japan and other ramblings about what I’ve been up to.