Here’s what I’ve been up to!
This month I let Claude Code take the reins on website improvements to accessibility and theming. My lack of enthusiasm for the Astro framework remains palpable, so while I search for an alternative, I’m happy to let Anthropic keep the lights on here. I didn’t farm the writing out to a machinic overlord though; I personally put together posts about how to improve your organization’s governance (opens in new tab) by imagining its dual, and why I really enjoyed most of Blue Prince (opens in new tab) but felt that it didn’t quite stick the landing. More posts on the way in August, including a return to a topic I’d last written about nearly five years ago.
After injuring my knee in early July, my upcoming half marathon has become more challenging, but I’m doing my best to safely work up to higher-mileage runs. I’ve been really enjoying the Boston 13s this month. The EVO SL are certainly more popular (and much bouncier, I’m finding) but the speed out of the Boston 13s is incredible. It’s also been unseasonably hot lately, with humidex values above 40 for quite a few days. I keep telling myself this will just make me faster come race day in September, where the mid-20s temperatures will feel positively temperate by comparison.
In terms of media, it’s been a quiet month. I really liked the new Clipse album but didn’t spend much time listening to music as I was pretty occupied with work.
And that’s it! A short update for the dog days of summer. Hopefully more to share in August!