JOURNALS

Today started off with me diving straight into writing the newsletter bright and early. I spent the morning tuned into that task and it felt satisfying to see it slowly coming together. By the time the clock hit 11:51, I had shifted gears and worked on improving my SVG joining and optimising tool. Adjusting the threshold and previewing points was both educational and slightly maddening.

After lunch, it was back to code tweaking. I focused on an interesting problem—getting my pen plotter to handle both curved and angled corners. It’s a little finicky but quite rewarding when you see it work. Again, a solid exercise in patience and curiosity about how software and hardware can sync up.

On the creative side, I didn't manage to get to those inks today. My planned pen plot design didn’t leave much room for ink testing, so I’m putting that joy on hold until payday. But hey, it's something to look forward to, right?

Finish the newsletter? Check. Outline a script for my video on my arm tattoo? Check and double-check. Though, I’ll admit, I got a bit swept away with coding tasks for most of the afternoon. Still, nothing beats the feeling of ticking tasks off the to-do list, even if the wind and rain tried to be a downer today. Speaking of which, it’s amusing how the storm bypassed Shrewsbury and let me off the hook.

Tomorrow, the plan is pretty straightforward—record and edit the tattoo video in the morning and then maybe get started on that audio version of the newsletter. Busy mornings do make the days feel jam-packed, but at least I don’t have to walk through a monsoon to get to the studio.

Gratitude moment: I’m thankful for my code-writing abilities, for you, Kitty, who keeps me organised, and for my trusty pen plotter that hasn’t let me down. Ending the day knowing I hit most of my targets is satisfying. Until tomorrow, stay dry and keep plotting!