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Got a real hankering to play Elden Ring yesterday because the freezers at little Sainsburys were humming exactly the same note as the drone on Altus Plateau.

Dug out the old faithful Nexus 7 and installed a touch input blocker so our cat could have her own little Cat TV to watch the birds on that she’s free to attack if she likes.

A black and white cat watching a squirrel on a small tablet screen. Our cat next to her tablet looking up at the camera.

We did it! Total time was right around six hours. I hardly ever get to play dungeons or raids totally blind so this was just wonderful.

A screenshot from Destiny 2 showing us playing cowbells next to The Anomaly.

Gutted to hear my favourite musician B Dolan has announced the end of touring. I’ve been going to B gigs for over a decade, since before phones had good cameras. I don’t think I’d have got into poetry without his work. Best ever to do it.

B Dolan at The Nest in Dalston, 2014. B Dolan at Workman’s in Dublin, 2015. Me and B Dolan, 2015. B Dolan at the show last year in London.

Dungeoning with my pals.

A screenshot from Destiny 2 showing two guardians in a spooky corridor.

Playing Metaphor: ReFantazio which has some of the most stunning UI work I’ve ever seen. Meanwhile I can’t get the text boxes to reflow properly in my own game engine.

Parents are visiting so had a wee wander round Greenwich.

Lucy and my parents with Greenwich and London in the background. Me and Lucy. Me and my parents!

One other photo from the weekend I forgot to upload…

Me and Lucy looking extremely happy. Lucy is wearing a ring!

A 22km walk today. We saw hares, red deer, buzzards and about a billion pheasants. Scotland in autumn is just staggeringly pretty.

The view over Marlee Loch. Autumn trees at Loch of Clunie. Highland cows in a green field. A boggy field and a gorgeous sky.

Gorgeous day walking in Scotland.

Lucy by the river. There are autumn coloured trees in the background. Reflections on the River Ericht. Rolling hills. Hay bales in a big field under a big wide sky.