Weekly Report

Weeknotes: August 10th - August 16th 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging.

✨ Happenings

Much of this week was spent grieving the loss of Taylor's grandfather who passed away on Wednesday. I do not want to speak too much regarding the matter here, as it is a family affair, but please send your thoughts and prayers to our family during this time of mourning.
I worked at the science centre (only a couple days left), got a lot of errands done for cleaning the condo, played Dark Souls, listened to vinyl records, celebrated Taylor proper birthday, and went for a doctor's appointment for my muffled hearing.
On the weekend, I spent Saturday at home and the neighbourhood, but mostly, I was blessed to have a lot of wonderful quality time with Taylor. For Sunday, Katelyn and I went shopping together at Eight Ounce Coffee, Tea Trader, and Crossroads Market. We also had Jan, James, and Judy stop over for quality time together.
For reading, I finished Pema Chödrön's Comfortable with Uncertainty: 108 Teachings on Cultivating Fearlessness and Compassion. As for video games, I beat Dark Souls Remastered and started playing Dark Souls II: Scholars of the First Sin.

📷 Photos

👣 Taylor's Footnotes

This has been a hard week. I won't be sharing much because I don't really have the bandwidth for it. I hope to down the road though. Thank you to everyone who shared a message with me - even if I couldn't return the phone call or the text, it meant a lot to be seen. Take care of yourselves, and each other. There is never enough time.

Weeknotes: August 17th - August 23rd 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * On Monday and Tuesday, I had my last two days working at the science centre and it was rather bittersweet

Exploring University District

Given my interest in urban planning, I have been fascinated with University District for years. The idea of constructing a fresh neighbourhood like this stands as one of the enduring appeals of city building games like SimCity 2000 and Cities: Skylines. As for the neighbourhood itself, it has certainly been

A Blast Through Dark Souls Remastered

Context Playing through FromSoftware's 2022 Elden Ring and its accompanying gigantic expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, changed me and what I appreciate about video games as a medium. To this day, I have a blog post entry in my drafts that I will not submit, because this behemoth

Weeknotes: August 3rd - August 9th 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Outside of the work week, I went biking more than last week, read my books, and played Dark Souls Remastered.