Robb Owen
@robbowen.digital
Independent Designer and full stack web developer from South Wales. Serial language botherer. Made Synthwave '84. 日本語ＯＫ
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Last night my wife, two friends and I went out to see Del Toro's Frankenstein at a really tiny 40-seat indie cinema. Afterwards we rolled into a country pub to nurse a few pints, sit by the fire and chat about movies. I hadn't realised how much I've missed that kind of cinema experience
November 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Last night my wife, two friends and I went out to see Del Toro's Frankenstein at a really tiny 40-seat indie cinema. Afterwards we rolled into a country pub to nurse a few pints, sit by the fire and chat about movies. I hadn't realised how much I've missed that kind of cinema experience
Yeh, autumn is pretty decent
October 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Yeh, autumn is pretty decent
Hell of a week. We pulled it back at the last minute though, so celebrated with pizzas and cider.
Pepperoni, grana padano and homegrown cherry tomatoes
Figs, stracciatella and laoganma chilli crisp
Pepperoni, grana padano and homegrown cherry tomatoes
Figs, stracciatella and laoganma chilli crisp
September 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Hell of a week. We pulled it back at the last minute though, so celebrated with pizzas and cider.
Pepperoni, grana padano and homegrown cherry tomatoes
Figs, stracciatella and laoganma chilli crisp
Pepperoni, grana padano and homegrown cherry tomatoes
Figs, stracciatella and laoganma chilli crisp
It lives again!
Some observations:
● The audio quality is really quite decent
● The double shot colour effect still slaps
● The screen is diabolical
● The software is dead, so no idea if I can switch up the music
● Years of streaming means I don't actually have any files to put on it anyway
Some observations:
● The audio quality is really quite decent
● The double shot colour effect still slaps
● The screen is diabolical
● The software is dead, so no idea if I can switch up the music
● Years of streaming means I don't actually have any files to put on it anyway
August 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
It lives again!
Some observations:
● The audio quality is really quite decent
● The double shot colour effect still slaps
● The screen is diabolical
● The software is dead, so no idea if I can switch up the music
● Years of streaming means I don't actually have any files to put on it anyway
Some observations:
● The audio quality is really quite decent
● The double shot colour effect still slaps
● The screen is diabolical
● The software is dead, so no idea if I can switch up the music
● Years of streaming means I don't actually have any files to put on it anyway
Found a stash of long-lost cables. Zune is on charge...
August 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Found a stash of long-lost cables. Zune is on charge...
Just spotted some roastin' toastin' Bleeding Cowboys
July 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Just spotted some roastin' toastin' Bleeding Cowboys
久しぶりのお好み焼きナイト
Last night I made Okonomiyaki for the first time in a while and we were really happy with how they turned out.
The weather wasn't quite as warm as it has been lately, but we cooked outside anyway
Last night I made Okonomiyaki for the first time in a while and we were really happy with how they turned out.
The weather wasn't quite as warm as it has been lately, but we cooked outside anyway
July 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM
久しぶりのお好み焼きナイト
Last night I made Okonomiyaki for the first time in a while and we were really happy with how they turned out.
The weather wasn't quite as warm as it has been lately, but we cooked outside anyway
Last night I made Okonomiyaki for the first time in a while and we were really happy with how they turned out.
The weather wasn't quite as warm as it has been lately, but we cooked outside anyway
Another test dough with a rye starter with a mixture of 00 and buckwheat flour. A little difficult to work with but the flavour was fantastic. Crusts were creamy, earthy and rustic AF. Needs some tweaking, but I'll try again
Vodka sauce, pepperoni & olives
Garlic oil, shiitake & caramelised onion
Vodka sauce, pepperoni & olives
Garlic oil, shiitake & caramelised onion
July 4, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Another test dough with a rye starter with a mixture of 00 and buckwheat flour. A little difficult to work with but the flavour was fantastic. Crusts were creamy, earthy and rustic AF. Needs some tweaking, but I'll try again
Vodka sauce, pepperoni & olives
Garlic oil, shiitake & caramelised onion
Vodka sauce, pepperoni & olives
Garlic oil, shiitake & caramelised onion
When your bug-fix commit moonlights as a mid-2000s emo band
July 3, 2025 at 12:04 PM
When your bug-fix commit moonlights as a mid-2000s emo band
Successful pizza dough experiment this evening. I used a rye-flour sourdough starter mixed with 00 flour which gave the crust a lot of air and a nice earthiness.
Toppings were lemon courgette ribbons with goat cheese and thyme flowers, and grilled peaches with gorgonzola and balsamic glaze
Toppings were lemon courgette ribbons with goat cheese and thyme flowers, and grilled peaches with gorgonzola and balsamic glaze
June 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Successful pizza dough experiment this evening. I used a rye-flour sourdough starter mixed with 00 flour which gave the crust a lot of air and a nice earthiness.
Toppings were lemon courgette ribbons with goat cheese and thyme flowers, and grilled peaches with gorgonzola and balsamic glaze
Toppings were lemon courgette ribbons with goat cheese and thyme flowers, and grilled peaches with gorgonzola and balsamic glaze
I found a few more, so here's a couple of bonus shots of Mt. Fuji from the Shinkansen. I imagine these were taken in February 1986, somewhere around Shin-fuji
June 27, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I found a few more, so here's a couple of bonus shots of Mt. Fuji from the Shinkansen. I imagine these were taken in February 1986, somewhere around Shin-fuji
I recently discovered a cache of them along with my old MD player. Sadly the player had a proprietary batter that has exploded, so I might never relive what is on these discs (tbh, likelihood is high that it's something like Less Than Jake)
June 13, 2025 at 12:57 PM
I recently discovered a cache of them along with my old MD player. Sadly the player had a proprietary batter that has exploded, so I might never relive what is on these discs (tbh, likelihood is high that it's something like Less Than Jake)
Apropos of nothing, the Switch 2 kickstand locks nicely into the hinge of a MacBook, just below the webcam.
Uh ... what's that? Sorry, yes I was paying attention. Um, no. No blockers from me
Uh ... what's that? Sorry, yes I was paying attention. Um, no. No blockers from me
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Apropos of nothing, the Switch 2 kickstand locks nicely into the hinge of a MacBook, just below the webcam.
Uh ... what's that? Sorry, yes I was paying attention. Um, no. No blockers from me
Uh ... what's that? Sorry, yes I was paying attention. Um, no. No blockers from me
Starting my day with a nice flat white of this Yunnan coffee from Oddkin...and it genuinely does taste just like strawberry jelly! Wild
June 4, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Starting my day with a nice flat white of this Yunnan coffee from Oddkin...and it genuinely does taste just like strawberry jelly! Wild
Spent a large part of this weekend cooking various meals outside with fire. The highlight was making smoked potatoes which, naturally, I was immediately compelled to put on a pizza
May 4, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Spent a large part of this weekend cooking various meals outside with fire. The highlight was making smoked potatoes which, naturally, I was immediately compelled to put on a pizza
This evening I made Jambalaya and ate outside. Word is the bad brain chemicals are gone, replaced with chicken, sausage and a chocolate roux
April 26, 2025 at 7:54 PM
This evening I made Jambalaya and ate outside. Word is the bad brain chemicals are gone, replaced with chicken, sausage and a chocolate roux
When your code is tarnished:
April 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
When your code is tarnished:
Forget your 2025 trends. Real design is timeless
April 16, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Forget your 2025 trends. Real design is timeless
Eva made medus kūka for our wedding cake and, honestly, I'm still utterly in awe of it
April 10, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Eva made medus kūka for our wedding cake and, honestly, I'm still utterly in awe of it
We've been together for a long while now, but yesterday I quietly married my best friend @evadage.co.uk. We kept things super intimate, spending the day deep in the countryside with just close family and my oldest friend as witnesses. The weather was perfect and we wouldn't have changed a thing ♥️
April 10, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We've been together for a long while now, but yesterday I quietly married my best friend @evadage.co.uk. We kept things super intimate, spending the day deep in the countryside with just close family and my oldest friend as witnesses. The weather was perfect and we wouldn't have changed a thing ♥️
Just finished watching Common Side Effects and it's probably my favourite show this year. Despite how much buzz I heard about the studio's previous show, Scavengers Reign, this seems to be really under-discussed so please consider this your prompt to give it a go. It is so, so good
April 2, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Just finished watching Common Side Effects and it's probably my favourite show this year. Despite how much buzz I heard about the studio's previous show, Scavengers Reign, this seems to be really under-discussed so please consider this your prompt to give it a go. It is so, so good
Please enjoy this moment of calm
March 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Please enjoy this moment of calm
Old box art was great! The art for the original NES Mega Man was notorious online, but for years I had no idea why everyone hated it so much. Turns out that, here in the UK, the PAL region art was pretty decent but the NTSC art was...well, notorious
March 21, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Old box art was great! The art for the original NES Mega Man was notorious online, but for years I had no idea why everyone hated it so much. Turns out that, here in the UK, the PAL region art was pretty decent but the NTSC art was...well, notorious