Durandal
@durandal2uk.bsky.social
Musician actor programmer biker raptor. One may be imaginary.
I've done a lot of heat packs, self massage. It just needs time to heal, the light exercises to improve flexibility and resilience, and hope that I don't injure it again so soon...
February 11, 2026 at 11:00 PM
I've done a lot of heat packs, self massage. It just needs time to heal, the light exercises to improve flexibility and resilience, and hope that I don't injure it again so soon...
My recent back injury has temp killed my creativity. I'm finally recovering, but still have to be careful. I've not had a PT session in 5 weeks, and only done back corrective exercises since Mon. Hoping it'll be OK for the werewolf job. Frustrated.
Don't really want to do anything in the evenings.
Don't really want to do anything in the evenings.
February 11, 2026 at 9:10 PM
My recent back injury has temp killed my creativity. I'm finally recovering, but still have to be careful. I've not had a PT session in 5 weeks, and only done back corrective exercises since Mon. Hoping it'll be OK for the werewolf job. Frustrated.
Don't really want to do anything in the evenings.
Don't really want to do anything in the evenings.
Gah, today has been a real mess 😒
Early trip to car garage for new wheel needed to pass MOT (expires Sat). Wrong wheel delivered. Had to find another company + book emergency refurb of existing wheel on Thurs, then finish MOT Fri.
Got home. Screwed up our weekly software update. Twice. I'm done.
Early trip to car garage for new wheel needed to pass MOT (expires Sat). Wrong wheel delivered. Had to find another company + book emergency refurb of existing wheel on Thurs, then finish MOT Fri.
Got home. Screwed up our weekly software update. Twice. I'm done.
February 10, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Gah, today has been a real mess 😒
Early trip to car garage for new wheel needed to pass MOT (expires Sat). Wrong wheel delivered. Had to find another company + book emergency refurb of existing wheel on Thurs, then finish MOT Fri.
Got home. Screwed up our weekly software update. Twice. I'm done.
Early trip to car garage for new wheel needed to pass MOT (expires Sat). Wrong wheel delivered. Had to find another company + book emergency refurb of existing wheel on Thurs, then finish MOT Fri.
Got home. Screwed up our weekly software update. Twice. I'm done.
I'm trying to work in a cafe (getting work done on my car), and I feel utterly lost without a second monitor. I'm constantly comparing multiple things, especially on a research/understanding task like I currently have. A 14" laptop screen alone is virtually unusable.
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I'm trying to work in a cafe (getting work done on my car), and I feel utterly lost without a second monitor. I'm constantly comparing multiple things, especially on a research/understanding task like I currently have. A 14" laptop screen alone is virtually unusable.
I've been at my current employer for almost 8 years. It really bothers me that there's *still* some fundamental concepts of the industry we build software for that I just don't get. It's been explained several times, and it doesn't stick. It really makes my job harder and more embarrassing.
February 6, 2026 at 1:55 PM
I've been at my current employer for almost 8 years. It really bothers me that there's *still* some fundamental concepts of the industry we build software for that I just don't get. It's been explained several times, and it doesn't stick. It really makes my job harder and more embarrassing.
At a bar with colleagues on a week away in Malta. Boss is taking orders, asked what I'd like.
"How much is the Yamazuki 12?"
"40 euros"
Me: *sputters* "oh, no, I couldn't"
Boss: "my treat"
Me: "no, I can't"
Boss: "go for it"
Me: "... OK. Thanks!"
*boss holds amused grimace rest of the evening*
"How much is the Yamazuki 12?"
"40 euros"
Me: *sputters* "oh, no, I couldn't"
Boss: "my treat"
Me: "no, I can't"
Boss: "go for it"
Me: "... OK. Thanks!"
*boss holds amused grimace rest of the evening*
February 4, 2026 at 8:44 PM
At a bar with colleagues on a week away in Malta. Boss is taking orders, asked what I'd like.
"How much is the Yamazuki 12?"
"40 euros"
Me: *sputters* "oh, no, I couldn't"
Boss: "my treat"
Me: "no, I can't"
Boss: "go for it"
Me: "... OK. Thanks!"
*boss holds amused grimace rest of the evening*
"How much is the Yamazuki 12?"
"40 euros"
Me: *sputters* "oh, no, I couldn't"
Boss: "my treat"
Me: "no, I can't"
Boss: "go for it"
Me: "... OK. Thanks!"
*boss holds amused grimace rest of the evening*
I think it's more reasonable in the 50s+. But I'm "only" in my early 40s.
January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I think it's more reasonable in the 50s+. But I'm "only" in my early 40s.
I don't accept that. Not yet anyway.
I'm not prepared to just accept defeat. "I guess this is my life now." No.
I'm not prepared to just accept defeat. "I guess this is my life now." No.
January 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I don't accept that. Not yet anyway.
I'm not prepared to just accept defeat. "I guess this is my life now." No.
I'm not prepared to just accept defeat. "I guess this is my life now." No.
In the meantime, I'll nurse this back (again), and I'll work on my hamstrings flexibility, which is a common cause. They've definitely been better.
This better be better for the werewolf gig in 5 weeks...
This better be better for the werewolf gig in 5 weeks...
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
In the meantime, I'll nurse this back (again), and I'll work on my hamstrings flexibility, which is a common cause. They've definitely been better.
This better be better for the werewolf gig in 5 weeks...
This better be better for the werewolf gig in 5 weeks...
Yes, I move around a fair bit, but I still have to return to the desk.
I think if I do end up buying a house in the near future, one of the first things I'll get is a motorised standing desk, and a better office chair.
I hate this. But there are things I can do that will hopefully help.
I think if I do end up buying a house in the near future, one of the first things I'll get is a motorised standing desk, and a better office chair.
I hate this. But there are things I can do that will hopefully help.
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Yes, I move around a fair bit, but I still have to return to the desk.
I think if I do end up buying a house in the near future, one of the first things I'll get is a motorised standing desk, and a better office chair.
I hate this. But there are things I can do that will hopefully help.
I think if I do end up buying a house in the near future, one of the first things I'll get is a motorised standing desk, and a better office chair.
I hate this. But there are things I can do that will hopefully help.
I genuinely feel like having to spend 5 days a week sat at my desk is starting to physically injure me. I workout, I stretch, I'm a good weight, I have good core strength... yet I've pulled a muscle in my lower back *again* just by picking up a cleaning bottle from under the sink.
My desk hurts me.
My desk hurts me.
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
I genuinely feel like having to spend 5 days a week sat at my desk is starting to physically injure me. I workout, I stretch, I'm a good weight, I have good core strength... yet I've pulled a muscle in my lower back *again* just by picking up a cleaning bottle from under the sink.
My desk hurts me.
My desk hurts me.
Yeah, I might try something like that, thanks for the suggestion.
January 28, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Yeah, I might try something like that, thanks for the suggestion.
Sometimes I just want to offload or share decision making, and I rarely have that opportunity.
January 28, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Sometimes I just want to offload or share decision making, and I rarely have that opportunity.
I think there's another factor adding to my decision fatigue. I've not had a PT session in 3 weeks, + not sure when the next one will be. I enjoy chatting with my PT, but I also thoroughly enjoy not having to think for an hour, just do what I'm told, and be active. I've exercised, but not the same.
January 28, 2026 at 11:07 AM
I think there's another factor adding to my decision fatigue. I've not had a PT session in 3 weeks, + not sure when the next one will be. I enjoy chatting with my PT, but I also thoroughly enjoy not having to think for an hour, just do what I'm told, and be active. I've exercised, but not the same.
I know there's always a huge amount of stuff to think about/decide when house hunting, buying a property etc. But most people can share the decision-making with their partner. As a singleton, all the decisions fall to me, and me alone. That's... kinda a lot. I often feel blinkered by myself.
January 28, 2026 at 9:09 AM
I know there's always a huge amount of stuff to think about/decide when house hunting, buying a property etc. But most people can share the decision-making with their partner. As a singleton, all the decisions fall to me, and me alone. That's... kinda a lot. I often feel blinkered by myself.
Last night my mood tanked- I think I hit my decision fatigue wall. It genuinely took me about 20 minutes of frustratingly repeat-scanning through streaming services to find an episode to watch.
Feeling a bit better today, but I still feel worn out. Oh well, work time. Just what the doctor ordered...
Feeling a bit better today, but I still feel worn out. Oh well, work time. Just what the doctor ordered...
January 28, 2026 at 9:02 AM
Last night my mood tanked- I think I hit my decision fatigue wall. It genuinely took me about 20 minutes of frustratingly repeat-scanning through streaming services to find an episode to watch.
Feeling a bit better today, but I still feel worn out. Oh well, work time. Just what the doctor ordered...
Feeling a bit better today, but I still feel worn out. Oh well, work time. Just what the doctor ordered...
Aha, makes sense, thanks 🙂
January 27, 2026 at 2:37 PM
Aha, makes sense, thanks 🙂
Why'd you get your house valued after 2 years, out of interest?
(I'm currently house hunting at the moment, got a second viewing coming up of a contender, I'm just curious)
(I'm currently house hunting at the moment, got a second viewing coming up of a contender, I'm just curious)
January 27, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Why'd you get your house valued after 2 years, out of interest?
(I'm currently house hunting at the moment, got a second viewing coming up of a contender, I'm just curious)
(I'm currently house hunting at the moment, got a second viewing coming up of a contender, I'm just curious)
This book does have some useful tips, but I'm surprised by how much its incessant male gendering of the people involved bothers me. Yes, it was a little before the time of it (rightly) becoming a thing, but, well... yeah. I keep finding myself mentally swapping out the "he"s for "they"s.
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
This book does have some useful tips, but I'm surprised by how much its incessant male gendering of the people involved bothers me. Yes, it was a little before the time of it (rightly) becoming a thing, but, well... yeah. I keep finding myself mentally swapping out the "he"s for "they"s.
Thanks! I'm sure I will 😛
January 23, 2026 at 10:22 AM
Thanks! I'm sure I will 😛
So, uhhhhhhh...
I've just landed the role of a werewolf for an indie feature film 😁
I've just landed the role of a werewolf for an indie feature film 😁
January 23, 2026 at 9:08 AM
So, uhhhhhhh...
I've just landed the role of a werewolf for an indie feature film 😁
I've just landed the role of a werewolf for an indie feature film 😁
*snaps at your hoofed fingertip... and grins*
Not so bad today, thankfully!
Not so bad today, thankfully!
January 22, 2026 at 2:26 PM
*snaps at your hoofed fingertip... and grins*
Not so bad today, thankfully!
Not so bad today, thankfully!
Despite having a fun prosthetic makeup-themed dream, which I can now only barely remember, I'm very much in grump mode today, for some reason. Every pop of a Slack notification is like a little stab into my soul.
This week is really dragging.
This week is really dragging.
January 21, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Despite having a fun prosthetic makeup-themed dream, which I can now only barely remember, I'm very much in grump mode today, for some reason. Every pop of a Slack notification is like a little stab into my soul.
This week is really dragging.
This week is really dragging.