Weeknotes 349: Overarching conceit

Running on fumes, so you get what you get. Bit dark out. For the first time since spring it rained enough that cycling to the office gave me a wet bum. Three gyms. A woman with no headphones watching reality TV arguments on her phone for an hour. A long, busy, fractious week at work. I’ve still got loads to do for the rest of September but we’re almost halfway through the month already so I just need to power through. Most days I largely succeed at not losing my rag so that’s good. I saw Obsession and really liked it. It’s simple, effective and nightmarish in a way that reminds me of (the also excellent) It Follows, plus it definitely doesn’t look like it only cost $750k. Pretty impressive. I watched the first three episodes of Ludwig because I like puzzles, Cambridge and in principle David Mitchell. It’s cosy enough and does make me a little nostalgic for that town and the life I had there. I enjoyed seeing Lyudmilla from Star City and Whitaker from The Pitt and some sudoku from men…