Posts from 2026

06 Apr 2026

მხედრული

I’m attempting to learn the 33 letters of the Georgian alphabet (მხედრული, that is). It’s been fun revisiting spaced repetition and coming up with visual prompts. I’m not fluent, but I’ve memorised the letters in the space of a week with a few minutes' effort each day. Looking forward to a trip to ტფილისი and მესტია in late May and hoping to eat some ხაჭაპური and ხინკალი.

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06 Apr 2026

Kākāpō Cam

I’ve been enjoying this application of webcam technology (nod to my friend Quentin) and feeling nostalgic for New Zealand recently. Rakiura is 24-years old and one of ~235 kākāpō alive today. The numbers are changing at the moment as it’s a breeding year. The birds only breed when the Rimu trees produce berries, so it’s a special thing when it happens. And we’ve been rewatching Flight of the Conchords at home.

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15 Mar 2026

Anticlockwise round Cambridge

This is the third post in a row about running. Sorry. I’ve been training, and I ran a marathon. 3 hours, 40 and a bit minutes to complete the Cambridge Boundary Run. My timing made it 03:40:36 but the official time is slower due to the time to cross the start line. That was the first time I’ve run that far, and it was fuelled by adrenaline and quite a few energy gels: my watch simultaneously awarded me fastest Half, fastest Marathon and Longest Run.

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28 Feb 2026

Alphabetically round the Colleges

My legs are recovering as I write: yesterday with some chums I ran nearly a marathon on a geeky stop-start route around the Colleges of Cambridge. Turns out the rules of the alphabet really matter after 30km of pavement and after Robinson College, it’s much more appealing to follow the University’s order, putting “St Catharine’s” after “Sidney Sussex” because it allows a lovely St John’s, Trinity, Trinity Hall hattrick towards the end.

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