From Pixels to Pastries: A Hobbyist’s Chronicles

  • Going back to vinyl.

    In 2023 I became aware that my enjoyment of music had changed drastically since the introduction of streaming services such as Spotify and YouTube. I’ve lost any kind of connection with artists and albums. I suspect this was due to how I was enjoying music at the time. It was less of a conscious act…

  • An Introduction to Data Engineering for the everyman

    I’m going to give a high-level introduction to the world of Data Engineering. This post is designed so that the average person can get an appreciation of the role so there are going to be some in accuracies for the benefit of supplying an approachable explanation for a complex role. With that disclaimer out of…

  • Eurogamer 2023!

    I love to go to various expositions and conventions during the year. A couple of my favourites are Eurogamer and Insomnia. Here is my thoughts from EGX 2023. The main highlight of any show of this kind is the games on show. The new Call Of Duty was doing serious business as they had queues…

  • Why I moved from Games Workshop to Gundam.

    I am an unashamed lover of the Warhammer 40k series. The lore, setting, and aesthetic has been of great interest to me for years. I’m also an avid model builder. You’d assume that I would be all in for building the miniatures within the Warhammer universe and, for a while I was. I would buy…

  • Gotta Start Somewhere

    I have wanted to record my adventures in my various hobbies for a while now and was suggested to start a blog. So here goes! The name was suggested by ChatGPT of all things. Current hobbies: I am sure more will follow. There are also more projects and activities that I am taking up too…

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