Andy Carolan
He/Him
Illustrator and Graphic Designer | Vegan
Interested in #design, #creativity, #illustration, #remoteworking, and #sustainability
Catch me on social.lol
How it started : Bought Barbie Bath Bombs from Lush.
How it’s going : EVERYTHING is shimmering with glitter… The ntire bathroom, bedroom, face, hair, clothes, desk pad, trackpad, iPad, iPhone, food, parts of the neighbourhood.
I think I’m somehow leaving a trail 😂
4 months agoStill here… been a busy day, just having food, then back at my desk for more work this evening.
4 months agoI probably won’t be around all that much today as I need to concentrate on my work + attend meetings.
4 months agoIt’s Taco Tuesday!
4 months agoThat… was not a good sleep.
4 months agoThinking that I should use the status app more… that’s my status
4 months agoI’ve run out of Oat Milk
4 months agoPreparing for that ridiculous twice a year ritual of clocks going forward/back.
Can we end this stupid tradition please?!
5 months agoI know I'm not quite right when I can’t stand the taste of coffee and instead yearn for a herbal tea.
Who even IS this person?!
5 months agoIt’s COVID jab day!
5 months agoSo, it seems that the cookies I made yesterday were not immune to the effects of my lack of self control around snackfoods.
I'm glad that I froze half the batch or I would be in real trouble!
5 months agoWell, the coffee isn’t going to drink itself is it!
5 months agoProudly part of The Canvas Tote Bag Generation™️
5 months agoMorning! It’s windy and rainy here, which makes it an ideal day for WFH!
5 months agoI get so many messages from Urban Outfitters, I'm beginning to wonder if we are in some kind of relationship.
5 months agoI’m feeling a bit drained this afternoon.
5 months agoThis morning, I’ve somehow picked out a tshirt that is now the same color and shade as my now bleached, toned and silver hair.
5 months agoWhat is the trend of video ads with percussive clapping audio tracks?
There's nothing more annoying than a mid roll, volume boosted ad with a clapping soundtrack.
5 months agoI’m not going to update my status today
5 months agoI wonder how many baskets there are out there, abandoned at checkout because of high delivery fees.
Imagine if that happened IRL at stores 😆
5 months agoI know it makes sense, but white hair really does reflect whatever colour is most prominent in the environment.
Daylight is fine, cool lights are great, but going into a room with a ‘warm’ light, and it kinda looks yellowy.
5 months agoThis evening might be a barrel-aged distilled spirit made primarily from corn kind of evening.
5 months agoIs it too late for a coffee?
Never mind. I’ve got one.
5 months agoIs it just me or is MTV (UK specifically), the very last place you can expect to find music?
But, you want dating shows? Sure fam… they got you!
5 months agoI slept very well last night.
Bed about 2230 (after watching the last episode of House of the Dragon), and slept through to 0630.
5 months agoI found a reduced price Mushroom Stroganoff at the supermarket, so am having that for lunch! #Win
5 months agoI’ve never quite understood why my son rejects new foods which are green, but is quite happy eating roasted Brussel Sprouts or a plate full of Broccoli?
5 months agoI. Cannot. Sleep
5 months agoI bought a new casserole dish today and I'm quite excited about it.
5 months agoMy schedule is a bit messed up. I’ve just had Tofu Fried Rice and an Oat Milk Flat White for breakfast, at 11.30am.
5 months agoThere was just a book fair at my son’s school... I said that we wouldn't buy anything as he has loads of books here that he hasn't read yet…
..Anyway…
… He bought a Pokémon notebook/journal and an eraser shaped like a fire engine... And I bought a bookmark that makes my eyesight go funny…
… and I'm sitting here RN wondering what just happened lol
6 months agoI received a notification that my local GP surgery is closed tomorrow because of sickness.
I’m getting low key restaurant closing for lunch vibes here.
6 months agoMy hyperopia is flexible - Today feels like a +1.0 kinda day.
6 months agoMorning!
6 months agoSonoma Achievement Unlocked!
MacOS #Sonoma
6 months agoI love soy sauce so much that if Kikkoman released it as a juicebox with a little straw on the side, I would probably drink it!
6 months agoSteaming veggies in my rice cooker while the rice is cooking… it’s the first time I’ve tried this, so I hope it works out ok.
6 months agoI'm waiting for Apple to release a pair of branded latex gloves that you can wear while holding your Fine Woven case, to protect it from scuffs and scratches.
6 months agoCancelled Disney +
Cancelled Curiosity Stream/Nebula
6 months agoVegetable fried rice has to be the best meal ever.
It has everything… It’s cheap, it’s versatile, it’s easy to make, you can’t make too much because it’s so yummy!
It’s made even better by pouring a nice dark soy sauce on it.
I’m in love.
vegan
6 months agoI’ve been on my Pickling thing again. Today, Zuccini in one jar and Bell Peppers in another.
The Zuccini were especially good value as I found 2 large ones in my local supermarket for 28p.
6 months agoI'm considering reducing the length of my name to “And”
6 months agoMy Oat Groats are arriving today. Looking forward to experimenting with them.
I’ve had success with Whole Oats (not steelcut) stopping me snacking in the morning.
Wholegrain Rice for lunch keeps me going until dinner.
6 months agoHad a bath, nice and relaxed. Sitting on my bed surfing, and I think I could very easily fall asleep.
6 months agoI ordered Oat Groats…
This is what comes from watching YouTube videos.
6 months agoIt’s nearly 3.30pm… I declare it to be coffee and cake time!
6 months agoYes, I’m at my desk again for another day of designing stuff!
Already on my second coffee as dive face first into InDesign
6 months agoWait, it's almost 3pm?! How?
6 months agoHappy iOS17 Day!
6 months agoBedtime… busy day tomorrow, so I’m going to drift off to sleep listening to a podcast about aliens, ufos and the paranormal because that’s my jam x
6 months agoSo, aside from finishing Game of Thrones recently, we have started House of Dragons, and are also half way through Painkiller on Netflix.
What a time to be alive!
6 months agoI made more pickled carrots and cucumbers today. I nibbled my way through them so quickly last time, that I made separate jars for them this time, and added Garlic and Peppercorns.
SO looking forward to these!
6 months agoHow it started —
spills small amount of water on kitchen floor - That's ok, it's only me here... I will mop it up after I've eaten my lunch
How it's going —
Wet Sock
6 months agoGetting older sucks... I have to remember to take my glasses out with me now when I go shopping as I can't read the microscopic ingredient lists on produce if I don’t.
“Is this Vegan or does that say Milk?” squints
6 months agoI ♥️ Pickles
6 months agoHave just finished watching Game of Thrones… it was awesome… who knew!
6 months ago26°C in my office today. I’m thankful for some slightly cooler weather!
6 months agoTACO TUESDAY!!!!
6 months agoTFW Amazon attempted to deliver your parcel at 5.21pm... to a locker in a store that closes at 4.00pm on a Sunday
6 months agoI don’t know… I seem to have a upper functional limit of 29.9°C environmental temperature.
Anything higher than that and things stop working properly.
6 months agoHOT!
6 months agoIn an effort to reduce consumption of bloat-causing-bread, I’ve eaten a wide selection of rice over the past few days.
No bloat, cheaper, tastier.
6 months agoEnd of an era this morning. My son started walking to school with his friends instead of me. I'm glad.
6 months agoA midafternoon crisis can be solved with a large coffee.
6 months agoOut of curiosity, I bought some ‘cheap’ long grain rice. For clarification, this was something like 52p for 1kg. Normally, I pay £1.59 for 500g.
I used my YumAsia Panda Mini rice cooker and it turned out ok. Somehow it was stickier than what I’ve used before... not quite as sticky as short grain, but close.
Maybe less water would help. I need to experiment!
6 months agoHaving got so used to USBC to USBC/Lightning, I just had to use a USBA to MicroUSB cable…
… it took me 7 attempts to completely plug it in. 1 to realise that it’s a MicroUSB and not a USBC that I needed, and 3 for each end of the cable I actually did need!
6 months agoI didn’t know what to have for breakfast, and then I remembered that I had some pancakes that I made the other day in the freezer. I also found some tater-tot sized hash browns.
A bit of warming up and maple syrup later and I have food!
Vegan
6 months agoJust 20 minutes until I’m freed from the responsibilities of daddy day care!
6 months agoIt’s 630am… why is my son so loud?!
6 months agoVegan Crème Brûlées prepared and chillin’ in the fridge.
Yay, I get to use my flamethrowerrrrr…. cooks torch later!
6 months agoSo far today...
I've been shopping for ingredients
Batch cooked a HUGE Vegan Chilli
Distilled the Chilli into Prep boxes. Enough for 15 meals (three people)
Prepared a white loaf, which is about to go into the oven
Charged my Black Mirror scales. ♥️ USB C
Planned Vegan Hungarian Goulash for dinner
6 months agoI plan to do some batch cooking today. First up, just a nice easy chilli that can bubble away for a few hours.
6 months agoEmotion = Energy in Motion
6 months agoI don’t understand why, but today has felt really long. It’s only 2135 and I’m in bed.
6 months ago… current status
6 months agoIt’s Taco Tuesday!
6 months agoI’ve just ordered Body Wash, Shampoo and Shaving bars instead of the usual plastic bottle liquids in an effort to further reduce my #SingleUsePlastics
7 months agoMorning! I’m going to be spending all day at my desk, there may* be coffee.
*definitely will be lots of
7 months agoI definitely need to change the time that I take my anti-depressant. At the moment, I take it at lunchtime, and it wipes me out mid-afternoon with crushing fatigue.
At least taking it late in the evening, I am asleep through those effects.
7 months agoI just had a lovely nap.
7 months agoI’m planning to make Curry for dinner tonight. Even with very little in the way of ingredients, I appear to have nearly everything I need.
The only real question is Jackfruit or Tofu.
7 months agoI wonder if it’s possible for someone who is self-employed to get a training grant in the UK. Specifically for a professional certification for Javascript on one of the online platforms like Codecademy?
7 months agoThe sedative effect of an Anti Depressant and an Anti Histamine today sent me spiralling into a nap that even three coffees couldn't save me from.
7 months agoI just did my first GitHub PR.
7 months agoI’m in the bathtub.
7 months agoWhy do I always type “Dreamhost” as “Dreamhose”?
I can only imagine that would land me at some kind of gardening site.
7 months agoNot at all hungry yet, so I’ve made some popcorn to nibble on instead of having a real lunch
7 months agoI still can’t quite get used to Jackfruit. I’ve just used it in a Vegan Curry, and while everything tasted great, I don’t like the texture.
I would rather use Seitan or Tofu in it’s place… or even Butternut Squash.
7 months agoI feel like I need to watch Dark Star for some reason. There's not enough Alien beachballs in my life.
7 months agoToday is roof repair day. There’s scaffolding and everything!
7 months ago27.5°C in my office now and I'm sucking a popsicle.
7 months ago26.4°C / 61% Humidity in my office today
7 months agoI couldn’t sleep so I got up and watched ST:TNG Tin Man
7 months agoSometimes, you just have to throw caution to the wind, and have a nice piece of toasted white bread, smeared with thickly spread Marmite.
7 months agoToday I bought Pokémon cards, and a Garlic Press
7 months agoMorning. It’s too early.
7 months agoBack from a park wellbeing trip which took the edge off for a while.
7 months agoI just discovered that “listicles” is a real word.
7 months agoSo... I can remember having my breakfast Anti-Histamine, but I can't remember having my lunchtime Anti-Depressant.
7 months agoI adapted a Vegan Tarte Au Citron recipe to work in ramekins lined with the almond biscuit base and the lemon filling on top.
Three of these is enough, as one whole pie is a lot for just us.
Pleased with how they look. They are setting in the fridge and will be ready in time for dinner.
7 months agoIt’s quiet…
… a little too quiet.
7 months agoHey. I will be at my desk all day today, fuelled mostly by coffee and popcorn!
7 months agoJust under three weeks of the summer school break to potentially book a short holiday or at least a trip away, and sadly, it's not looking likely.
Oh. well, what's another year eh?
/lu
7 months agoIt’s raining, and I’ve just had my first PSL of the season! Mmmmm
7 months agoI finally found all the ingredients for Pumpkin Pie Spice, so I’m all ready for Pumpkin Spiced Latte Season!
The one that took the longest to find was Mace. I couldn’t find it in small quantities for some reason, until yesterday.
7 months agoSo, I’ve had a fairly severe reaction to cetirizine hydrochloride. It’s the active ingredient in some anti-histamines.
I effectively lost most of yesterday afternoon and evening, all night and am left with a medication hangover today, and zero spoons.
I’m tempted to go back to bed.
7 months agoI thought I had an Anti Histamine with me when I went out, but no… so I had to buy some in a drugstore… which didn’t have any of my normal non-drowsy ones. So, I had to get drowsy brand ™️
I didn’t cycle home, I floated back about 50cm above the ground.
7 months agoIt’s Pokémon Obsidian Flames day today. As made obvious by my son who couldn’t get to sleep last night, and then woke up at 0500 this morning!
7 months agoI wish there was a button I could push to turn off, or at least pause my facial hair growth.
Shaving is a chore, and if I leave it, I’m fine for a couple of days until it itches, and then I have no choice but to de-fuzz!
7 months agoFor some reason, and despite taking my anti histamine, I’m sneezing my head off today.
7 months agoToday, I woke up at 2.45, got up at 4.10 and ate a bagel covered in marmite, then went back to bed and slept until 6.30.
It was awesome!
7 months agoI will be both at and not at my desk today as I am doing daddy daycare again.
Like some kind of Schrödinger's Desk
7 months agoSmart TVs are a scourge!
Give me a dumb TV with lots of HDMI ports any day of the week!
7 months agoI just added Tinylytics to my site. Google Analytics was WAY too complex for my needs.
I’ve also added a reCAPTCHA to my contact form as its been attracting a lot of esseeooh spam lately!
7 months agoMorning! Back at my desk with a large coffee!
7 months agoSinus headache… it feels a lot like an ice cream headache, but without the enjoyment of a dessert.
7 months agoI just made a HUGE batch of #Vegan chilli. There’s probably enough for 12-14 reasonable size servings.
Will be freezing most of it for quick meals.
7 months agoIt has rained most of the day, and doesn’t look like it is going to stop any time soon.
7 months agoRainy day ahead by the looks of the forecast. Unsure whether to risk a bike ride into town or not!
7 months ago3am and I’m awake
7 months agoI’m very happy with how my loaf turned out today. I used 50% Spelt, 50% Very Strong White flour.
It rose better than any loaf I've made so far, has a nice crispy crust and a soft crumbly centre!
7 months agoI have a headache again. It went off last night, but it’s back again this morning.
Hayfever is clearly to blame. I need to move somewhere with no trees, like Enceladus
7 months agoDue to a rice cooker timing miscalculation, I’m having lunch now.
Long grain rice with pickled red cabbage, cucumber and carrot with a lovely rich dark soy sauce.
7 months agoI just added my medications into Apple Health. Most are supplements or as-needed remedies, but it's nice to have a reminder.
I may add Caffeine to it as it's one ‘medication’ that I consume the most 🤣
7 months agoDay on my own WFH today!
It’s quiet, which means minimal disturbances and a productive day… hopefully!
Now at my desk, drinking coffee and looking at my todo list.
7 months agoVegan breakfast cooked and consumed, coffee made… now at my desk!
7 months agoMy Tired Eyes by Soulwax really does sound very Depeche Mode-y.
7 months agoThe window cleaner is here cleaning the windows as promised.
The birds are in the trees opposite waiting to strafe the place once he leaves.
7 months agoTuesday morning, and wow… August! This year is going super quick!
At my desk all day today!
7 months agoTFW you run out of something you ‘only just bought’, then check on Amazon and it's three whole years ago.
7 months agoHappy new week!
Fully fuelled with coffee and back at my desk for a week of work.
7 months agoI just nuked my Twitter account, and when I get to my desk in the morning, I’m going to do the same to my Instagram profile.
8 months agoSneezes abating, nostrils still on fire.
8 months ago⬅️ Today’s mood
8 months agoI’m into pickles. It’s kinda my life now.
8 months agoSo, I set a reminder for an email in Mac OS which was fine, but it also did a separate reminder for every email in the thread.
ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping ping
8 months agoFRIDAY!!!!!
8 months ago0900 I think I should go grab a coffee!
I live for Oat Milk Flat Whites
Vegan
8 months agoI made more pickled veggies this evening. It’s becoming something of a bizarre, unsettling, yummy hobby
8 months agoIf I ever become ruler of a great empire, I’m going to make Autoplay illegal.
8 months agoI wonder if I should invoice Virgin Media for storing their modem at my home for them…
… They appear to have zero interest in collecting it!
8 months agoLate start today, and am only now having my coffee.
Where are my crayons?
8 months agoDaddy Daycare today. Now that my son is older, he’s happy playing video game, eating fries and drinking smoothies…
… wait a minute, I’m happy doing all those things too! ROFL
8 months agoIt’s quiet… a little too quiet
8 months agoWould anyone mind if I covered myself in mud and leaves, and went to live in the woods?
8 months agoI've just updated my Personal User Manual.
8 months agoApparently I was snoring so loudly in the night, I woke EVERYBODY up.
If this affected you, I apologise.
8 months agoI bought 6 cans of Coconut Cream and now I’m thinking that I need to make a kickass #Vegan Korma.
8 months agoI wonder if there’s a singular moment in which we can pinpoint the triumph of wealth and performance over health and well-being.
8 months agoBack from a nice coffee/meetup with some friends.
8 months agoI woke up at 3.30am. And if I wake up at that time, I usually can’t get back to sleep again.
It’s now 4.30am and I’ve been awake for an hour.
8 months agoIf any of my contacts here have or know a company who wants to hire an experienced illustrator/designer on a contract or part time basis, please let me know!
I'm always open to new opportunities and would love to chat!
8 months agoI just had a Peanut Butter and Pickled Carrot and Cucumber Sandwich.
Don’t judge me until you try one yourself!
Experimentation #Pickle #Food #Weird
8 months agoSore back flare-up. Laying on bed.
May contain ibuprofen.
8 months agoMorning! I’m likely going to be AFK today. Catch you all tomorrow x
8 months agoBed?
Bed?
Yes… Bed
8 months ago2138 and I’m at my desk, drawing things, sending off assets for review and listening to Tokyo Walkabouts on YouTube. I find the street noise and talking oddly calming.
8 months agoHaz vodka!
8 months agoEpic Stir Fry with Terriyaki Sauce and all the veggies! Served with sticky Rice, Furikaki seasoning and Spring Rolls with Tonkatsu sauce.
Vegan
8 months agoI need a vacation.
Anyone want to whisk me away? ROFL
8 months agoI’ve slimmed down my social links and am going to concentrate on the ones on which I find the greatest engagement and actually upload content to.
So, I’ve deleted links to my Youtube, Behance and Artstation accounts.
My primary ‘home’ is Mastodon.
8 months agoI bought supermarket coffee beans. They taste like dark roasted regret.
8 months agoBedtime… I’m going to read some more of my book.
Catch you on the flipside!
8 months agoI bought Cavolo Nero Cabbage today.
I’d never seen it in my local supermarket before and wondered if it might work as part of a Stir Fry.
8 months agoI’ve been watching lots of lovely Japan walkabout videos on YouTube.
I’m not sure I would survive there for very long as every meal appears to be or contain meat.
Vegan
8 months agoAir Fryer Teacakes are the best Teacakes!
8 months agoSo, I’ve adapted the Crème Brûlée recipe that I made yesterday into Espresso Brûlées. They are setting at the moment, but are looking a lot like ramekins filled with glossy Flat Whites 😅
8 months agoIt’s so windy outside now. I think it’s blowing containments and pollen about because I’m super sneezy now!
8 months agoAnyone else go for a bike ride, then return home and almost instantly fall asleep?
8 months agoSleepy Andy is sleepy x
8 months agoThe home made chilli is defrosting in the pan and wholegrain rice is in the rice cooker and on a preset cook for 1730!
8 months agoAt desk, busy… poke me if you need something but don’t creep up on me, I’m easily startled!
8 months agoSad times. I’ve just removed all links to my Twitter profile.
I’m not quite ready to delete my presence over there just yet, but I won’t be active there.
8 months agoWoke up, took an anti-histamine, fell back asleep multiple times.
wild
8 months agoI’m at my desk today working on Profile Picture commissions.
8 months agoI went downstairs for a drink, but somehow ended up eating a rice cake.
Seriously. What is my brain DOING!?
8 months agoIt's already hot here in Super Andy 3D Land!
8 months agoBusy day ahead again. Thankful for the work, thankful for the coffee!
8 months agoAnother day and yet another example of me not maintaining my hydration.
I sometimes wonder if I’m on the wrong planet or something, I just can’t get the hang of human.
8 months agoMmmmm yes… Coffee in bed is the best
8 months agoMorning!
8 months agoI’ve just been listening to Tori Amos on Apple Music and it’s played nothing but 20 versions of Professional Widow and Cornflake Girl.
8 months agoI just put a hoodie on because I’m cold…
… is something I’ve not said in a month.
8 months agoPretty awesome sleep last night. First for a while.
8 months agoI’ve discovered that my glasses work better when I actually remember to take them places with me.
Who knew?!
8 months agoJust updated to the new (1.3) version of status.log on ALL my devices. Still insanely happy that this iOS/iPad OS app works on my Apple Silicon Mac.
8 months agoHello Wednesday my old friend. I see that you bought me Teacake and Coffee! Thank you!
8 months agoLunchtime!
8 months agoIn between working today, I decided to wash my desk mat, which is now outside drying.
My glass top desk is quickly reminding me why I bought the desk mat in the first place.
8 months agoIt’s now 5.00am… I’ve been awake since 3:30am again
8 months agoI’m making Red Bean Bao Buns.
8 months agoI woke up at 0530, got up and had a shower.
Made coffee + Pancakes (not IN the shower)
Then somehow I had a nap.
8 months agoIf I layed on my bed right now, I would probably fall asleep and wake up at 9pm.
8 months agoCoffee + Stoßlüften!
8 months agoHappy new month!
8 months agoI may have fallen asleep*
*there’s no doubt that I fell asleep.
8 months agoI finally picked up the ingredients to make Bao Buns this weekend.
8 months agoI’m not sure if I had two breakfasts or two lunches…
… anyway, I’ve had three meals today already.
I have just cycled into and back from town, with some shopping and goodies.
8 months agoI just had my lunch.
It’s not even 10.00 here.
8 months agoCoffee number two
8 months agoCan I put my name down somewhere for the job of reclassifying all the Alien/UFO books and movies from Sci Fi and Entertainment to Documentary?
8 months agoCan haz day without negativity please?
9 months agoI just popped my Parchment Paper Cartouche cherry!
cooking
9 months agoMaking Mushroom Dashi as an ingredient for dinner tonight.
My house smells of ‘shrooms now. Don’t judge me!
9 months agoSlept a bit better last night but still woke up at 3am for some reason.
9 months agoIf I try to sleep during the day, I can guarantee that one of my neighbours will either start drilling holes in their walls, or get their lawnmower out.
Today, it was the lawnmower.
It feels personal when they start as I go to bed, and stop as I get up again.
9 months agoWorst sleep ever. Woke up at 0100, 0330, and couldn’t get back to a deep sleep at all.
9 months ago0330… why am I awake?!
9 months agoWould it be rude of me to have coffee number three?
9 months agoBedtime. Catch you on the flipside!
9 months agoHome made Hoisin Sauce… my house smells LOVELY!
There will be enough left to stick in a jar and use througout the next month.
9 months agoThis morning I bought Kombu to make some Vegan Dashi. I expected it to be a small pack like Nori, but the store owner handed me a huge green slab of the stuff.
I probably have enough to make a paddling pool filled with Dashi
9 months agoIt’s hot in the city, hot in the city tonight
9 months agoSchool run done! Stoßlüften, then closing all the blinds to keep the heat out!
9 months ago28.7°C
9 months agoWondering if I should take a preemptive Andy Histamine as I can feel my left eye starting to itch.
9 months agoIt’s 26°C in my office already!
9 months agoI'm finding stock cubes to be way too salty now, effectively making anything I add them to taste the same, unless I overpower with other ingredients.
So, the past couple of weeks, I've been making up Mushroom Dashi as I need it. It's worked out far better, and leaves room for other flavours!
9 months agoDoing my best to stay hydrated today. Also, introducing electrolytes along with the increased water/juice in the form of Himalayan pink salt
9 months agoI’m being very efficient, I just had my mid afternoon slump at 2pm.
9 months agoI think I somehow started my day with two spoons, and I’ve already used three of them 🤔
9 months agoI’m trying to remember if Agave Syrup is the one that I don’t like because it has a weird aftertaste 🤔
I think it is, so I’m not going to risk it… I will use Maple Syrup instead
9 months agoI’ve ordered some red framed reading glasses (same brand as the sunglasses I bought last week). Hopefully, they will be ready to collect a bit later!
9 months agoWell, THAT was a relaxing 9 hour sleep!
9 months agoI'm making a Tarte au Citron again. This time I am going to adjust the lemon to sugar ratio of the filling. Last time it was a bit overpowering!
9 months agoI need to take a break from my office. It’s 28°C in here and my brain has turned to custard.
9 months agoHello Friday!
9 months agoSushi Rolls done! I marinated the tofu strips in the mushroom sauce I made the other day, cooked those in the air fryer, then added to the nori and rice with smashed avocado, chopped baby spinach, tonkatsu sauce and toasted sesame seeds.
Yummy!
9 months agoI just started marinading tofu and cooking rice in prep for tomorrows lunch of sushi rolls…
… and then I realised it’s almost 10pm
9 months agoIt’s lovely!
9 months agoI’ve just discovered that the Ice Crushing setting on my blender + the cherry juice I bought makes for a pretty awesome slushie.
9 months agoTemperatures of ‘up to’ 25°C today, although I imagine it will get warmer than that as it did at the weekend.
I’ve just put a dog bowl filled with water at the front of my house for passsing pooches to drink from. Hopefully, people won’t take their dogs out when it’s at it’s warmest though.
9 months agoHappy that I found a band aid, sad that I couldn’t find a superhero one.
Where are the Avengers when you need them?
9 months agoI just cut myself on the metal thingy that keeps caps on bottles, then somehow managed to get pickle juice in the cut.
Maybe I shouldn’t be left alone in a kitchen for too long
9 months ago27.1°C in my office RN.
9 months agoMorning! I think it’s going to be a Multiple Coffee Day!
9 months agoOnce again, I overestimated the amount of rice needed to make Onigiri for my wife’s lunch tomorrow. Ended up with 6 large pieces, and 3 small ones. That’s enough for lunch for not only my wife, but me and my son too haha.
The large ones have some chopped, fried and seasoned Shitake Mushrooms inside (left from the Dashi infusion earlier), nori and toasted white sesame seeds.
The small ones just have toasted sesame seeds.
9 months agoWhat started as Dashi, ended as Tsuyu
9 months agoAnd the Mushroom Dashi is now infusing for about an hour
Shitaki, not what appears to be Fly Agaric shown by that emote 😂
9 months agoWell, the Kimchi is done, and now I just need to let it ferment for a week… a whole week…
9 months agoToday, I am making Kimchi!
9 months ago30°C outside RN
9 months agoYou know that thing where you forget when you went into another room for when you get there?
I just got that when opening a new browser tab.
9 months agoWoke up early. I think my body was craving coffee
9 months agoLet there be Vodka!
9 months agoFeeling equal parts mellow, and tired this afternoon.
9 months agoI’m back baby!
9 months agoStill staying off social media today, but am working on the last of my previous batch of commissions.
New slots to be added later today or tomorrow!
9 months agoI am working today, but because of poor sleep due to alergies, I’m going to avoid Social Media.
If you need me, please drop me an email.
Links at
9 months agoI just collected my new glass jars for pickling and preserves, because that's my life now apparently.
9 months agoI'm trying the preset timer on my rice cooker.
I will either have plump, fluffy rice for dinner tonight... or breakfast tomorrow morning. I’m unsure
9 months agoTwo Oat Milk Flat Whites in already… I have a feeling that there will be more!
9 months agoI’ve just been onboarded to the new Discord naming convention.
Unsurprisingly, @andycarolan was still free
9 months agoBlood type : Brazil single origin with caramel and chocolate notes.
9 months agoHappy #WWDC
9 months agoMonday, and back at my desk for a day of illustration.
Also waiting in for a delivery of glass bottles and jars for pickles and sauces.
Have an awesome day!
9 months agoI’m mid-flow in making a Vegan Tarte Au Citron.
If you can smell lemons RN, it’s probably coming from my house.
9 months agoApple Music’s recommendations are far better since I’ve been clicking “Love” on tracks that I like the most.
9 months agoPreemptively dosing myself with Antihistamine this morning… I sense that the flowers are out to get me today!
9 months agoStoßlüften!
9 months agoHappy Friday!
9 months agoToday, I discovered that my Air Fryer toasts toast, better than my Toaster toasts toast.
Buh-bye Toaster!
9 months agoI spend all of my disposable income on Avocados.
9 months agoFirst meal using the Rice Cooker tonight.
Cooked Teriyaki Bowl with tons of Vegetables, Broccoli Peanut Satay, Vegetable Gyoza (shop bought), and short grain (sticky) rice.
I don’t think I’ve ever had better rice than this at home. 1.5 cups of short grain was enough as a side dish. Next, I want to try long grain as a main… I have a few recipes!
Vegan #YumAsia
9 months agoPancakes, Sausages and Tater Tot sized Hash Browns for breakfast.
All #Vegan All #Yummy
9 months agoAwake at 0430
9 months agoI have achieved ‘Rice Cooker ownership’
9 months agoBowling, Arcade, Coffee!
9 months agoIt probably shows in my work, but my favourite artist is Dick Bruna.
9 months agoWhere is my coffee?
9 months agoAt my desk working on Profile Pic Commissions!
10 months agoBatch cooking vegan pancakes RN. Great time saver during the week when they can be warmed up from frozen in the microwave.
10 months agoHas someone turned up the gravity? I feel very heavy this morning
10 months agoMy favourite kitchen utensil by far is my tofu squeezer.
Also, why is there no tofu emoji?!
10 months agoI finally managed to find a pair of training chopsticks for my son.
It will be interesting to see how he gets on with them.
10 months agoI’m cooking Vegan battered not-fish in the Air Fryer, while steaming some heat-resistant potatoes on the hob.
We will eat the not-fish tonight, and the potatoes next Wednesday.
The baked beans were ready 20 minutes ago before I even started cooking them.
10 months agoRemember to never take someone’s frozen Banana without replacing it!
10 months agoSurfing in bed
10 months agoAndy has returned!
Hazzah!
10 months agoAndy is AFK
10 months agoI’VE only had one coffee today!
10 months agoSoaking Rice.
It doesn’t get much better than this my friends.
10 months agoStill in bed. Warm and cozy, don’t want to leave it.
10 months agoMorning. Tired. Can haz coffee?
10 months agoI have a dark carpet in my studio, and I recently bought some black Nikes.
I’ve tripped over those black Nikes 700 times today and it’s not even bedtime yet.
10 months agoI made a really nice Vegan Hollandaise Sauce earlier which I served with Asparagas, and Vegan Bac*n on Toast.
10 months agoAaaahhh Monday, My Old Friend. Do You Know The Klingon Proverb Which Tells Us Coffee Is A Drink That Is Best Served Hot?
10 months agoI am back at my desk for a while finishing a commission, but as the weather is nice, I may be playing outside this afternoon.
10 months agoAwake before 5am on a Saturday…
10 months agoSun’s gettin’ real low.
10 months agoClient is 35 mins late… I’m feeling a bit unloved in Teams all by myself 😅
10 months agoI have a Black Mirror Basic Pro scale arriving today as an upgrade for my coffee corner. I’m really excited about it!
10 months agoWhy did I wake up before 3am?
10 months agoBanana!
10 months agoCoffee No2 is an Oat Milk Flat White with Nutmeg... which was very nearly Cayenne Pepper because I almost grabbed the wrong jar.
10 months agoWow, I’ve just heard the fan in my M2 Pro Mac mini. It’s the first time I’ve heard it since I got it.
10 months agoCoffee Number Three!
10 months agoI’ve done it again… I forgot to have breakfast.
10 months agoGoing to be a busy day as I have lots of work on currently.
Trying to wake up now with the help of a large Americano plus a splash of Oat Milk.
10 months agoI really don’t want to get out of bed today.
10 months agoThe sun is out, so it’s new shorts new sneakers and new tee day.
10 months agoCoffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee! Coffee!
10 months agoIt’s been a productive day! 3 out of 4 tasks complete so far, and ready for the design review tomorrow.
10 months agoThe Anti-Histamine Hangover is real!
10 months agoI’m having one of those hay fever days where everything from the neck-up itches, and I can’t stop sneezing.
Come on anti histamine… Do your thing!
10 months agoGoing to be at my desk all day today as I have a design review deadline to meet on Monday.
Have a great day!
10 months agoAt about 4pm, I had a bath… then I felt drowsy and laid on the bed for a bit…
2 hours later I woke up.
10 months agoMorning! Back at my desk today, meeting later, work before and after.
Coffee first!
10 months agoMy son is unwell and home from school today. So, if you are waiting for replies from me, they may be slightly delayed.
Thanks for understanding!
10 months agoIf you see me wandering around today with yellow hands, it’s because I was chopping turmeric last night.
10 months agoI just watched Escape Room: Tournament of Champions. Was good!
10 months agoThere’s a disturbance in the force. It’s lunchtime and I’m only now drinking my second coffee.
10 months agoTaco Tuesday?
10 months agoMaking a Chickpea Curry for dinner. It smells all kinds of awesome!
10 months agoWorking on the last of my profile image commissions. I will hopefully open more slots in the next few days!
10 months agoCoffee in bed truly is an amazing thing.
10 months agoMy Vegan Tiramisu was in danger of delay as my local supermarket was completely out of the Chickpeas that I needed for the Aquafaba. Fortunately saved by the little 7/11 nearby! #vegan #desert
10 months agoI had an awesome green (Baby spinach, aocado, apple, banana and oat milk) smoothie for lunch!
10 months agoSo, my phone complained that it was full. So, I checked it out, and because settings, it had downloaded over 33GB of subbed podcasts 😅 - That’s 234 episodes apparently.
10 months ago“Sleep Data… Sleep“
10 months agoIt’s been a good day!
10 months agoProfile picture commissions are now live on Ko-Fi!
Illustration #Cute
10 months agoI’ve just finished updating my Ko-Fi account with my current details, and am about to start offering profile pic commissions.
Will update when then commissions go live, but here’s the page
10 months agoSpending most of my life waiting on emails. This is suboptimal for my productivity.
10 months agoTodays drink is this 5 ingredient green smoothie!
10 months agoVery much looking forward to the arrival of my new blender.
10 months agoCOFFEE TIME!
10 months agoToday, I have started Star Trek Prodigy Supernova on the Switch.
10 months agoSlow start to the day so far, but looking forward to a relaxing Monday.
10 months ago9.9km cycled today! Average speed just over 17km/h
11 months agoSomehow, I woke up at 0300 and fell down a YouTube rabbit hole.
11 months agoIt’s been a good day, but I’m in bed early because it’s warm, cosy and this is where my plushies are!
11 months agoBeen looking into Tone Indicators recently. Going to try to use them where appropriate.
I feel that they have the potential to help remove ambiguity from posts.
Would be interested to hear other’s thoughts about this /gen
11 months agoSlept pretty well, woke up feeling awesome. Had coffee and breakfast and now sitting at my desk with another coffee, ready for work.
On the agenda today, mostly continuing work on a logo for an engineering app.
design #logo
11 months ago… tired.
11 months agoToday, I’m WFH as usual, but I DO have a pretty awesome Oat Milk Latte (It’s too big to be a flat white).
Have an EPIC day whatever you have planned!
11 months agoIn a design review meeting!
11 months agoI think I need to dip my head in talc or something… my headphones keep getting stuck to my ears.
11 months agoPositive start to the day so far. Still waiting to hear from a few people about design reviews, but I have things that I can be working on in the meantime.
Have a great day whatever you have planned!
11 months agoMaking another coffee because the energising effects of the ’White Americano’ have worn off.
This time, it’s an Oat Milk Flat White with a sugar… served with mini Oreos.
Ooh fancy.
11 months agoWaiting to hear back from three customers before I can make any further progress 😩
If anyone wants anything small illustrated quickly, ping me!
11 months agoToday’s excitement so far. I just ordered 2 bottles of descaler for the Espresso Machine.
You’re worth it Espresso Machine… you bring so much joy.
11 months agoSmall update to to include subheading for omg.lol for site, status and mastodon links (and any upcoming weblog etc links). I’ve also included my Pixelfed link in the main Connect section.
Does this all make sense? Would it be better to add pixelfed in the omg.lol section and rename it Fediverse or something?
11 months agoIt’s Monday again isn’t it.
Wake me up when Friday gets here.
11 months agoFeeling more awake now it’s bedtime than I have all day.
11 months agoPancakes, Sausages and Hash Browns, with warm Maple Syrup for breakfast.
Being Vegan really doesn’t mean that you miss out on anything!
Vegan
11 months ago4am and I’m awake.
11 months agoJust finished watching “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck”
I’m not sure what I expected, but found it mildly entertaining.
11 months agoI sure hope that my weekend is more calm than the last 24 hours.
11 months agoSo yesterday, I had a house plumbing failure on my recently fitted bath. The past 18 hours have been interesting to say the least.
11 months agoHaving a lovely afternoon out, crawling coffee shops with Helen ☕️
11 months agoLate start to the morning and it’s been awesome. I’m going to make coffee, and pancakes with sausages and maple syrup shortly!
vegan
11 months agoI’ve had a bit of an off-day today. Tomorrow will be better.
11 months agoThat was a nice quick 10 minute slow-flow yoga session.
I’m trying to get back to practicing at least 10 minutes every day, just to help stay flexible. I found that it helped when I kept to this regimen last year, but for reasons, I didn’t keep going with it.
11 months agoDrinking coffee number four.
Three Oat Milk Flat Whites and one Decaf filter.
11 months agoHappy to have discovered what was keeping my Mac from going to sleep.
It was the official Mastodon app for Mac OS. I’ve just uninstalled it, and will be continuing to use the browser version until Mac Ivory is released!
11 months agoSome game skill icons sent off for design review this morning, so I’m treating myself to a midday soak in the bathtub!
11 months agoMy first WFH day on my own in two weeks. I’ve gotta say that in a way, I’ve missed the quiet.
puts on LOUD music
11 months agoMy internet keeps going down today. This is sub-optimal.
11 months agoWatching Space X Starship sitting on the pad, and hopefully a successful flight test launch in just over 20 minutes!
11 months agoWarm, sunny days make me feel much happier.
11 months agoBusy day = “Early” night
11 months agoBatch cooked pancakes this morning for the freezer. Also made enough for breakfast of course. All served with those Heck sausages I bought yesterday, and Maple Syrup. #vegan
11 months agoBack from a lovely 10.4km cycle ride. Bought some yummy coffee beans, dd a bit of shopping and soaked up the sun.
11 months agoJust completed a 20 minute Energetic Flow Yoga session on Apple Fitness +
Hopefully this will help my lower back as it’s been a bit tight there this week.
Apple #AppleFitness+
11 months agoAwake
11 months agoI’ve just submitted another batch of game skill icons for design review and this week is done!
11 months agoWatched Picard S3 EP9 this morning…
Wow!
11 months agoI’m listening to Kraftwerk - The Mix (2009 remaster)
Not my usual bag really, but I’m enjoying it!
11 months agoSecond coffee of the day… so far
11 months agoFor some reason, I woke up at 4am. This is what podcasts are for right?
11 months agoHey… the sun’s gettin’ real low.
11 months agoI just put my hoodie on the wrong way. So, twisted it around while wearing it, and now I feel all weird and tangled up.
Is this my life now?
11 months agoToday’s progress so far: Logo work sent for review, emails dealt with, curry for lunch…
… and I’m now relaxing in the bathtub.
11 months agoMORNING!
At my desk again for the day! Going to be delivering a second set of logo concepts to a customer working in the rail industry, and continuing work on a banner.
Had a pretty awesome Oat Milk Flat White and a teacake for breakfast and am just looking through music to help get in ‘the zone’
11 months agoBedtime at 2300… this is wild!
11 months agoMy cereal looked too good to wait until the morning, so I’ve just had tomorrow’s breakfast tonight.
11 months agoI just cooked two amazing vegan Pizzas. I used Schär Pizza Bases, Sacla’ Pesto (Sure, it’s tangy, but incredible as a pizza topping), Coconut based Mozzarella + Cheddar, and Squeaky Bean Chorizo.
11 months agoI’ve just bought status.log and this is my first status update using it!
Posting from my iPad, via Universal Control on my Mac 😅
11 months agoI've just been playing with the styling on my StatusLog bio, but rolled back a lot of the changes as I didn't like them lol.
I had an epic curry for lunch though, so there's that!
11 months agoBack at my desk this morning! Today I have logo/branding work to do, and a pull up banner, and some icons for a Discord game!
Have a great day!
11 months agoI wasn't going to buy any 'drink' this weekend, but I caved and picked up some Vodka. I don't regret this decision... yet.
11 months agoPlaying Creative Cloud
1 year ago