February 2025

Hey! That sure was another month.

Though the startup is taking up most of my time, I still found enough time for other projects and other ways to have fun, too.

One of those projects was: frustrated by the websites out there that allow other people to grab time on your calendar, I went ahead and wrote one myself. It’s not quite ready for prime time, but it was nice to realize I can build something like that in a day now.

It snowed again here in RVA, but this meant that M and I got to go take some pictures of her in a dress she made. I got the second-best photo I’ve ever taken:

@mliketheletter.bsky.social in the snow in Chimborazo Park, RVA (She made this dress!)

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— Joe Woods (@joewoods.dev) February 19, 2025 at 7:13 PM

I also suspect, just judging on the reception that I’ve gotten from this one, that I think it’s a lot better than other people think it is. Oh well.

writing

This month, I wrote two blog posts:

films

This month, I watched 4 films:

  • Avengers: Endgame — (rewatch) ☆☆☆☆☆
  • The Martian — (rewatch) ★★★★★
  • Emma. — (rewatch) ★★★★☆
  • A Knight’s Tale — ★★★★☆

Have I mentioned that I love Letterboxd? You can follow me there.

We saw A Knight’s Tale at The Byrd; it was great to finally get back there after years I should also mention that M and I finished our rewatch of New Girl this month, which we started late last month.

books

This month, I finished five books:

  • Matter by Iain M Banks — (re-read) ★★★★★
  • My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh — ½☆☆☆☆
  • Who: The A Method for Hiring by Geoff Smart and Randy Street — ★½☆☆☆
  • The Butcher of the Forest — ★★☆☆☆
  • A Song of Stone by Iain Banks — ★★★½☆

failbetter

This month, failbetter published:

stats

This month:

  • I typed 794,000 keys and clicked 96,173 times.
  • I listened to 1,237 songs.