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+2026-02-07 - related posts !
 2026-01-31 - text files now live at cleaner URLs (/*.txt instead of /txt/*.txt)
 2026-01-23 - hello. we've got the skeleton of something here
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-31/1/26
+07/02/26
 
 what would i tell somebody i haven't seen in a year
 
-right now i'm in the middle of buying a house,
-we've just received the memorandum of sale after
-six months or so of waiting for the seller to
-find something they like
+i'm in the middle of buying a house. our solicitors are
+talking to their solicitors and there's no chain, so it
+looks like things will move quickly. it took us about 6
+months to get to this point though!
 
-i'm working as an engineer. most of my time is
-with a client in the voluntary sector. i maintain
-a site used to refer people in need to the services
-that can help them. it's old and full of legacy
-code, but it's getting there
+i'm working as an engineer. i work with a client in the
+voluntary sector mostly. i maintain a site used to hook
+people in need up with services that can help them. its
+old and full of legacy code but it's getting there
 
-right now i'm writing this from a bar at just shy
-of 1am, as a distraction from finishing my dnd prep
+i also dyed my hair again, and i'm blonde now
 
 cheers,
 lew