Thomas Rigby
Thomas Rigby
Thomas Rigby
A Gen-X/Millennial cusp (Xennial), I'm old enough to remember life before the internet but not (quite) old enough to have seen Nirvana live. Or, as my wife puts it, I adapt to technology like a Millennial but get angry about it like a Boomer.
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25th May - 31st May As much as I was enjoying "Left Hand Of Darkness", it's not a holiday read. I didn't DNF it as much as set it aside for when I got home. I started to read a scandi-noir thriller (classic poolside fare) only to...
This interesting debut novel gripped me from the off with its "Virgin Suicides plus Carrie vibes". Rachel is an outsider in high school; mildly bullied but mostly ignored. A chance overhear of a death metal band plunges her into a world...
18th May - 24th May Hello to everyone but especially the teenage emo lesbian in this restaurant wearing Vans, stockings, and a "I ♥️ My Girlfriend" t-shirt who has clearly escaped from 2005. Nice work. The washing machine packed in...
11th May - 17th May It was one of those days that Spring does so well; rounding out a week of sunshine with biblical rains to remind you it's not summer yet, and I managed to get caught in no less than three of the random downpours. On...
4th May - 10th May The dog lagged, unusually, behind for the whole last stretch of the walk home. When she eventually caught up after much cajoling, the reasons for her sheepish attitude became apparent; she was carrying half a starling...
I must have first read this when I was about ten and didn't think of it again until a few weeks ago when my brother mentioned "The Warlock of Firetop Mountain" and I asked: what was that book about the psychic children on a road trip...
The purpose of a design file is to gain consensus not tell developers what to build. A design file should be included with a functional specification as supporting information to help a developer visualise the output of the code they are...
“Let's make a grave…” And that's what we did. Everyone was crying for the poor dead bird as they went around murdering flowers Keiko-chan, the eponymous "Woman", is different; it's not explained how or why but that's not important, you...
27th April - 3rd May I passed a clump of Welsh Poppies in the graveyard, bowing their heads in the rain like respectful mourners, and felt a pang of jealousy that mine hasn't yet flowered. On my return, I noticed they, in fact, had!...
Happy May Day, Beltane, and Calan Mai! Here are a few photos from my phone from the last month with neither rhyme nor reason to the theme. Thanks for reading this post via RSS! Let me know your thoughts by sending me an email:...
I have never come across a book so hard to classify before. Firstly, this book is beautifully written; a triumph for a first person point of view. Piranesi (the character) is kooky enough that effulgent and flowery prose is not...
I can be a bit of a curmudgeon and focus on the negatives when I feel the pressure. I know it's not good for me to get into that negativity spiral so reflecting like this is important. So, without further ado, here are some things I have...
20th April - 26th April There are few things more joyous than a small child's birthday party. I finally finished the mandatory training module on work's learning platform for "how to write good prompts for AI". Personally, I didn't feel...
Reading Matt's post, "Why I Don't Use A Dedicated Music Player", with great interest. A dedicated Music Player is something I keep coming back to, time and time again but never actually get around to buying. For much the same reason as...
13th April - 19th April I always feel like Autumn is my jam because I'm all goth and shit but I do love Spring. I think the shift has happened now I'm back in the countryside; syncing with the rhythms of nature and bonding with the...