I got into fighting when I was younger. Although I didn’t manage to keep it up, I still learned a lot from training MMA. It taught me a lot about myself and others that I don’t think I could have learned from anything else.
Autobiography
How I became me.
Our First Dog and Our First Cat
Perhaps one of the worst periods of my life was after I turned 17. I was in Cumbria, studying in sixth form. I was thinking about what to study at to university, about what I would do with my future.
Trigger Warning: A Hand Will Reach Out
Trigger warnings can be a good thing. They can help people avoid things that may trigger a negative reaction. Trigger warnings are pretty common these days, but I worry that this is making people forget what a trigger actually is.
One Line To Ruin Them All
I worked at Codemasters for over three years. I did well there. I learned a lot and became a the programmer I am today. If it wasn’t for them I would never have become a network programmer.
When I decided to move to London they didn’t want me to go.
The Best Text I Ever Received
Sometimes you can do something that seems so insignificant to you yet has a long lasting effect on someone else. Like the butterfly that flaps its wings and ends up causing an typhoon on the other side of the planet.
Surviving Covid-19
Despite the USA and UK governments’ advice I ended up staying in Shanghai during the ongoing Coronavirus crisis.
Why Stay?
I ended up in very tricky situation just before the Chinese New Year. Financially things aren’t great right now, but I was all set to start work in February.