War in the Middle East

Another day, more horror in the news, and a feeling of utter helplessness. I donated last night to Médecins Sans Frontières, and will be donating more soon. I've also just emailed my MP and MSP.

More IFComp

I'm working steadily through this year's IFComp interactive fiction game entries, playing, judging and reviewing as many as I can. This morning I had fun with a sequel to Infocom's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Next I'm eyeing (1) a horror thriller set in 1970s Venice, (2) a game where I have to stop a berserker at a circus using a bunch of clown props, and (3) a game combining Hans Christian Andersen storytelling plus time travel.

Hobonichi planning

I’m going to be trying keeping a Hobonichi planner / life book throughout 2024 and have been experimenting re the approach I’ll take. Intending to use it for a mix of keeping track of things to do in a week (list on Monday pages) and done (on Friday pages) as well as musings on days, books read etc.

This could all be done digitally instead, but I really like relaxing with a handwritten journal or planner, fountain pen in hand. It should also be nice to have as a record at the end of the year. I’ll be using an A5 Hobonichi Cousin plus a dedicated EF nib TWSBI pen.

I have a Day Free A6 2023 Hobonichi to experiment in over the coming months. But will be starting properly on 1st January. I’m already really pleased with how the fountain pen I’ve got for this writes on the extremely thin Tomoe River paper. No bleed through of ink or pressure marks transfer as I write.