beeps NOW!

A “now” page is a conceptual accompaniment to an about page. While an about page can tell you about my background and my identity, it doesn’t tell you about what I’m currently doing or what I currently care about. Thus, this.

Last updated: 9 October 2024

Now

I’m working as a frontend developer on the GOV.UK Design System team, currently working on the rollout of a new coat of arms and resolving issues on the Design System website itself following an external accessibility audit. I’m also assisting with updates to the WCAG Primer.

I’m taking a bit of a break from traveling, having recently made multiple business and leisure trips to London, Exeter and Liverpool in the last couple of months.

Lately, I’ve been jamming out to SMILE! :D by Porter Robinson and The Last Flight by Public Service Broadcasting.

I’m watching the current series of Only Connect and Great British Bake Off (I’m backing Sumayah). I’m also rewatching Star Trek: Enterprise alongside The Greatest Generation podcast and playing far too much Factorio.

Recently

At work, I lead development and release of the new service navigation component and password input component. I also helped run Design System Day 2024.

We’re most of the way through The Year of Order, during which I’m trying to get my various shits together. This has most recently manifested as reorganising and stocking up my kitchen.

After a bit of a lull in the middle of the year, I’ve started putting more effort into writing blog posts again. I’ve also been making a fair few improvements to the underlying bits of this site, including porting everything to Eleventy 3 and ESM.

Soon

My partners and I have been pondering which furry conventions we’re going to attend in the coming year, with NordicFuzzCon looking pretty likely.