Now

as in nownownow (opens in a new tab)

This is me within a point in time, as best I can summarise myself.

Me time

• In October 2022, I married my now wife
• In November 2022, my family and I moved to Ontario, Canada
• In March 2023, I finally passed my driving test after 16 years

Goals

• Health & wellness has taken a bit of a back seat in favour of the move, so need to re-focus on that
• Settle on a more permanent place to live
  • We got a rental property in a great location but at a higher cost, thinking of it as a treat to enjoy our new country
  • Many of our road trips serve as chances to explore areas to see if they would be nice places to settle down

Coding time

• I have now obtained my open work permit for Canada and can start looking for new opportunities
• Unfortunately, I had to finish employment with Webflow (opens in a new tab). They were fantastic in supporting my move to Canada but could only offer a 90-day period where I could work for them without returning to the UK
• Took part in Global Game Jam 2023 (opens in a new tab)
  • Built a silly prototype with Unity (opens in a new tab)
  • The game is called Couch Potato (opens in a new tab) and is based on this segment of the show Taskmaster (opens in a new tab)
  • Essentially you have to throw a Potato into a small hole, the fastest wins
• Continued my journey into Flutter (opens in a new tab) development
  • The project is called Pongstars and has been an on-and-off way of learning Flutter for several years
  • The app aims to provide a method of tracking and recording Elo rankings for table-tennis leagues
  • Supabase (opens in a new tab) for Authentication, Postgres and Edge functions. Includes the ability to subscribe to changes in the database for real-time updates
  • Firebase (opens in a new tab) for Push notifications

Goals

• Work on some more web development projects to keep up-to-date with the ever changing world of front-end development
• Work on small game prototypes to keep my knowledge of Unity (opens in a new tab) fresh

Fitness

• Lost the gym that I was a member of for years due to the move, but gained a gym in my apartment building
• Went for my first run in a long-time and impressed myself with a distance of 3km at a pace of 5m30s per km.

Goals

• Decide on some hobbies, my options are;
  • Could go back to Rollerderby, I have purchased new safety equipment in preparation for this
  • Could stick to regular roller-skating at rinks
  • Join an Archery club
  • More regular bouldering sessions
  • Learn to ice skate, I did pick up a basic pair that I can use in the upcoming winter

This page was last updated on 3rd November 2023.