Weeknotes: 2026-W43

19th October - 25th October I have been considering the purchase of a new pen this week. I'm in the awkward minutæ of sizes; the new pen comes in 14cm or 10cm. My usual pen is 12cm, so I'm weighing up the choice before I make a decision. And, yes, I'm even boring myself with this conversation. Related: my handwritten notes are coming along well. I have a good format which is easy to set up each morning while the kettle boils. My handwriting has much improved since I started this in earnest. The resulting notes are easy to scan with OCR for digital storage after the fact. The best thing is my improved memory; handwriting things has definitely improved my ability to retain the information written down in a way that digital notes do not. I am now using Ioskeley Mono everywhere. Thanks, Robb Knight! 👀 Onboarded a freelance dev to build the project ive been speccing and he's flying with it despite the IT hurdles (missing permissions, VPN issues, delayed laptop). I have a good feeling about…