Tuesday, 21st January, 2025

My friend must’ve played about 400 hours of Factorio since v2.0 came out at the start of December, and he’s still playing the same map. Tempted to play it…

I’m not sure on the camera thing but I do think I could sell some lenses that I never, ever use. Like the 18mm f/2. Quoted as “the hidden gem”. Yeh, hidden in a box and never used. I’m not sure. I just don’t use the camera or find it interesting, maybe it’s time for a change. Like how I went from the X100F to XT2 to XE4…now back to X100VI? GR3x? iPhone… Film (no, too much like hard work). Or just do nothing and leave the camera and lenses as is.

Yesterday two people messaged me within about 30 minutes of each other saying they’re thinking about a Mac mini M4. Now I’m thinking about one. If I went all in with iPhone only digital, I think I’d want iPhotos on the desktop to manage the photos - or at least export copies to jpg folders etc. I can probably do that on the phone too.

That is something I’m not sure about, managing photos all just in iPhotos as one big stream, but I suppose that’s just as I’m used to saving in folders. Of course there’s making albums etc. to organise.

Mortgage will be due for renewal this year, it’s funny to think that the last time we did it was pre COVID. Also last time interest rates were much lower. Not sure what we should do, keep the term the same and pay more, push it out to pay the same each month (but pay more overall). Technically pushing out the mortgage for as long as possible is the best thing to do. Howevr, I feel like there’s a lot of uncertainity these days (although probably there always was?) and paying it sooner is better.

I should pack my stuff ready for a hill tomorrow. Have to do swimming drop off then go, it’s a bike and hike, which I like but it does mean more faff with stuff, vs. just rocking up and walking. The guy I’m going with will be retiring in about a month. He’s early 50s. Good work I say, that’s my target - although that’ll peak university years for the kids and so maybe it makes sense for me to keep working and pay their fees etc. as it’s easy for me to do that and why burden them unnecessarily. I’ve changed role at my company about once every 2-3 years but I feel like I’m getting into the “this is your job for the next 10” phase. Which in someways I don’t mind. The team is nice, and there’s no drama, it should be a reasonably secure role. There are older guys in the team who have been doing it 10+ years. I just wonder if I’d get bored though. Anyway, worry about that later.

The kitties are so tiny, crazy and cuddly. 🐾