Unsupervised Design

  • Last night we started building The Happy Isles puzzle.
    We made good progress but Raquel is very impatient to find out what the “reveal” is and did not like my suggestion that we pick away at the puzzle over the next few days.

  • They do make using a computer challenging, but I won’t trade the snuggles for anything.

  • Today, the 306th day of March 2020, we celebrate the end of this tire fire of a year.
    A fire swing on fire

  • I definitely did not have “updating the firmware for my air fryer” on my 2020 list.

  • This morning I uttered their favourite line
    “Who wants to go to the store?”
    And both dogs sprinted over in the hopes of getting a treat.
    (Hugo ended up standing on his hind legs and toppling a basket of treats from a shelf 🤦🏻‍♂️)

  • Even as an adult Christmas Eve makes me excited and it is super difficult to fall asleep

  • Started my holiday vacation by waking up this morning to find these two snuggling each other

  • Did my first Fitness+ rowing workout tonight. I loved the combo of technique coaching, physical motivation, and a touch of general life motivation.
    It’s early but this feels like it may be a fixture for me.

  • Change of pace tonight and I’m getting couch cuddles from the cat.

  • And lastly, my low key favourite Christmas ornament of all time that has been with me since I was a child.
    Ghost! 👻

  • It is also important that my tree has a Zamboni on it.

  • Some Star Wars ornaments that are hidden on my Christmas tree

  • Tonight we trimmed the tree so it feels like Christmas finally.

  • I came across this tweet about the late 90s/early 00s design aesthetic and it resonated deeply with me and reminded me that I imported this PS4 controller because I loved it so much.
    Crystal PS4 controller

    Technology peaked at this aesthetic.

    Clear Gameboy Color
    Clear N64 and controllers
    Clear PS2 controllers
    Original iMac colours

    Source: Danny Sweeney via Twitter

  • Luna and Hugo teamed up to pass serious judgement on poor Downward Dog form.

  • The sun painted a pretty scene on the clouds before it disappeared

  • I have found that I need the “on this day” reminders from Photos and my blog to reinforce what time of year it is in 2020. Part of me definitely still thinks it is March.

  • Last night my wife made us roast beef for dinner. Not content for the pedestrian pairing of mashed potatoes as a side she instead prepared cauliflower bites fried in a buffalo sauce.

  • I regularly catch myself subtly smiling to people when I walk by them and then realize that it is hidden by my mask.
    I need to adopt some more elaborate mannerisms!

  • This afternoon’s dilemma, to watch the provincial Covid update and feel bad now or to learn the details later and feel bad then.