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.

Now

🐕‍🦺 It’s currently the Year of Service.

🧑‍💻 I’m still working as a frontend developer on the GOV.UK Design System team. I’m also helping to write simplied WCAG understanding documents for the Guide to WCAG.

🇸🇪 I’ve been learning to speak Swedish for over a year now! Jag pratar lite svenska.

🎧 I’ve been listening to a mix of random stuff lately. Daði Freyr, Psynwav, Gorillaz, Self Esteem, and, of course, BBC News theme remixes.

📺 I’m currently watching random stuff from Dropout.tv and Formula 1 (as I am virtually all year round). Also rewatching Star Trek: The Next Generation alongside the The Greatest Generation podcast.

🎮 I’ve mostly been playing Factorio, yeah, I fell into that rabbit hole again.

🏥 I continue to undergo a bunch of medical assessments, as I have been since the start of 2025. Currently on the docket: more hypertension investigations, an audiology assessment, and investigating suspected thoracic outlet syndrome (aka, my arms keep not working?!)

🥦 I’m trying to lose weight again. I hate dieting, I’m so bad at it.

Recently

🔥 Slowly dying in back to back to back heatwaves. Thanks, climate change.

🦻 Years after it originally happened, I’ve finally seen a doctor about the sudden loss of hearing I experienced in 2020. The cause hasn’t been determined and further investigations are pending. In the meantime, I’m gonna be getting a hearing aid.

🐾 I attended ConFuzzled in Birmingham, where I worked crew, hosted a game show, and spent several hours fursuiting in the middle of the hottest May temperatures in history.

🩵 At work, I spent much of 2025 working on the GOV.UK brand refresh (i.e. “it’s blue now”). I wrote a blog post about it that popped off a bit in the wider media.

Soon

🧑‍🎤 Concerts! I’m queued up to see Jazz Emu and Ben Folds live later this year. (Separately, not at the same time.)

🎟️ I’m hoping to attending NordicFuzzCon in Malmö in February. Registration for it is always a mad rush, so no guarantee I actually get in. 😬