I had a really solid round this week.

I shot an 81. I played really controlled golf with my hybrid off the tee and putted well.

Good simple solid golf.

Break 80 will happen!

This is one of those websites that brought a smile to my face.

Has to go down as one of the best grand finals of all time. That last 4 minutes will haunt Fremantle forever. I feel genuinely gutted for the fans.

This week I've learnt (accepted?) something about my golf game.

My 4-hybrid is a weapon off the tee. Even if I lose 30 metres of distance I find I can hit 90% of fairways throughout a good round.

It tends to put me in a decent spot to at least make my par score on every hole on the course.

My current technique really doesn't suit hitting woods. I really need lessons and constant practice to get better. I'm just too streaky and don't have the confidence I need.

I enjoy the freedom the hybrid off the tee gives me and I can constantly play stress-free golf.

I know I can break 80 with my hybrid off the tee technique.

I usually hit my irons good enough.

Where I can still be a bit poor is with the putter. If I can practice my putting and chipping and gain a few strokes there I'm in really good shape.

Maybe this is getting some gear like the Why Golf Putter Thing and hitting a bunch of putts on the practice green at the club. There is a practice chipping area as well and using it more often would probably be a smart thing to do.

I just don't really love practice. I way prefer being out there and having at least a 9-hole round.

Hope Man City get what's coming from them. It's been an interesting year with this and LIV golf blowing up.

I took some great photos of the pups over the last few weeks. It's the longest amount of time Tilly has ever stayed at our house so we went for some fun adventures.

This is really shaping up to be an exciting final day of singles matches. This format of golf is so awesome to watch.

The paintings with dogs by Briton Rivière are awesome. I'd love to go to an exhibition and view some of his work.

Finished off Mina the Hollower tonight. Awesome game and would highly recommend. Beautiful pixel art, music and game play. Happy I played though to the end.

It was a difficult game. There were times where it felt a bit too hard and I needed to read guides on how to get better. Once you levelled up the game felt much more fair for the last few bosses.

Thinking about trying out Nine Sols next now that I've almost finished Mina the Hollower. It seems right up my alley. The combat looks awesome.

Another fantastic sports bizarre this week with the story of the Burns Johnson fight. The fact the fight took place in Sydney and had such an impact on world sport is pretty amazing. Johnson was an amazing man and clearly was one of the best boxers of all time.

I also love the history of Sydney Stadium. What an atmosphere it would have been like to see a band or any boxing match here. Shame it wasn't kept in that location.

My two favorite post reaction shows. Upgrade for an Apple keynote and Arlo for a Nintendo Direct.

Well I got exactly what I wanted.

1. The iPhone Duo looks great, hoping it's a success, I really like the look of it in like a laptop mode, there could be quite a few use cases there
2. Zelda remake looks awesome, I'll 100% play it when I have a Switch 2, I quite like the art style, the full reveal trailer is fantastic
3. Metroid Ravenous looks perfect, exited for end of January to play it, again only Switch 2 so maybe this will need to be a Christmas present

It's a bit of a shame almost everything leaks before these events now though. There's no surprise anymore.

Hoping for the iPhone Duo. Excited for this weeks events both for Nintendo and Apple.

Some hopes for games: a new Metroid 2D and Ocarina of Time is a full remake with new content.

This is what I'm thinking for this spring in terms of the garden. I'm going all in on herbs.

Claude also gave me some good quotes on price.

Chives: 1–2 pots, $5–8 each
Mint: 1 pot, $5–8
Dill: seed packet, $3–5 (seedlings don't transplant well)
Basil (Nov): punnet of seedlings, $5–7
Rosemary: 1 pot, $8–15 depending on size
Thyme: 1–2 pots, $5–8 each
Oregano: 1 pot, $5–8
Sage: 1 pot, $6–10
Tomatoes (Nov): 4 seedlings, punnet $5–7 or $6–10 each if you buy named varieties in individual pots

All up somewhere around $60–90 for the herbs, a bit more if you go for larger rosemary/sage plants for a head start. Prices vary a fair bit between Bunnings and independent nurseries. 

My golf buggy sadly broke last week so I need a new one.

Not ideal given we never really have much expendable income.

What I like the look of are the Stinger carts. The Stinger SG-2 Compact seems really nice and is likely the one I'll get. It will be nice to have a proper phone holder and a sand bucket hook which I didn't have with the old cart.

I nice little hack I learnt for watching Top Gear last night. If you set your VPN to the UK and sign in to BBC iPlayer you get all the seasons.

In the last few days I've been vibe coding an outliner app based on this idea I had a few weeks back.

I built the Mac app with Electron and the iOS app with React Native. I'm syncing the data with Yjs. It's a simple app so a lot of the code can be shared.

What building this app has affirmed to me is that we now live in a world where vibe coding for individual purposes is freaking awesome. Again the app is simple but I can build something with relative ease with the exact features that I want.

I didn't realize Big Walk's map was based on Wilsons Prom. It looks like a super fun game to play with mates and has reviewed really well.

I've recently upgraded my golf bag.

I have a new putter and 3 wood which are arguably two of my most important clubs.

I purchased a Wilson Infinite Zero Torque 606 Putter. I've used it for a few rounds and I like the look and feel. I find I'm hitting putts slightly straighter and with better distance control.

I also bought a Cobra OPTM X Fairway which I haven't actually had a chance to use in play yet. I hit it pretty well in the simulator so keen to give it a go. If I can hit it as straight as my hybrid and get 20-30 metres extra distance on some holes that would be amazing.

So my whole bag is now:

• Cobra OPTM X Fairway (4 wood)
• Callaway Elyte X (4 hybrid)
• Callaway Rogue ST Max OS Irons (Steel Shaft 5-PW)
• Renegar wedge (60° "Lob" Steel Shaft)
• Wilson Infinite Zero Torque 606 Putter

Ball wise I prefer to play with Bridgestone Tour B XS.

Really my clubs are now solid. The only thing left is potentially some wedges to fill the gap between my pitching wedge and the 60. Honestly though, I kind of like hitting my pitching wedge with half swings to fill this gap.