Weeknotes #110: Github, Bond and man flu

A week of media, illness, and Bond-themed entertainment.

Week commencing Monday, 24 February 2025

The image shows two glass vessels in The Cozy Coqs cabaret lounge during the event "The Crazy Coqs Presents: The West End Sings... Bond, James Bond!" On the left is a stemmed glass filled with wine. On the right is a glass carafe or decanter partially filled with what rose wine. The scene is bathed in dramatic red lighting typical of cabaret venues, creating an atmospheric mood.
The West End Sings… Bond, James Bond!

Quantified Self

  • This week: Stand 3/7; Exercise 4/7 and Move 4/7. (52%). Morning walks: 0/4 (days in the office don’t count). Office days 1/5. Total steps: 44,527

Life

  • In world news: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told to leave the White House in a bad day for the world.
  • So, let’s think about something less important: if you use GitHub’s standard of minima for GitHub Pages, and you want to adjust some of the layout, then layout: default just may be what you’re looking for and not later versions which specify base.
  • Weblog was the answer to a question on this week’s Mastermind. I’m glad it wasn’t the only one I knew.
  • Thursday, after work, I decided to go home rather than go for drinks. I thought I was just feeling grumpy; turns out I was getting a three-day cold.
  • Related, my GP has appointments for next week on the app when I decided to talk to somebody about it.
  • It didn’t stop me going for lunch at Rovi on Saturday with family. Good food and very friendly staff. I was glad, however, when I got home for rest.
  • Sunday, and unrelated to last week’s announcement that Amazon has got creative control over the franchise, to James Bond night at The Crazy Coqs. Started with Licence to Kill, which is the best Bond theme of all.
  • After the show, all the pubs around were busy, so we went to The American Bar and spent too much on two drinks each.

Media

  • In my two-day man-flu state, I powered through the last few episodes in Series 1 of The Blacklist. Thoroughly enjoying the nonsense.
  • I never watched John Nettles as Jim Bergerac in the 80s TV series. This week, we just started watching Damien Molony playing the same role in the revival on the streaming service that’s bizarrely called U. We’re hooked enough to finish it next week.