Archive • John Noel • Buttondown

June 25, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 19 - 25 June 2023 What a sublimely normal week. I reflexively reached for my little work time...

John's Newsletter of Nonograms #29

June 18, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 5 - 18 June 2023 This is going to be like when a serialized TV show has a clips episode in...

John's Newsletter of Non-Euclidean Thoughts #28

June 4, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 29 May - 4 June 2023 I almost bought an air conditioner last Saturday. The temperature that...

John's Newsletter of Nonsense #27

May 28, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 22 - 28 May 2023 It was only a few of weeks ago when I was saying how healthy I'd been and...

John's Newsletter of Nerdery #26

May 21, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 14 - 21 May 2023 From around Newmillerdam Definitely a better week than the last one, and in...

Issue 25 - data vis

May 13, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 7 - 13 May 2023 Interactive version | Code Not a huge amount to say this week, it has been...

Issue 24 - adjustment

May 6, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 30 April - 6 May 2023 Now that my trip is over I can say things that I didn't dare say during...

Issue 23 - overlooking view

April 29, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 23 - 29 April 2023 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓ 98% That's it. I have a final full day in Tokyo and then...

Issue 22 - (mostly) happy trails

April 22, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 16 - 22 April 2023 Well, I definitely wanted to get away from the crowds and all I needed to...

Issue 21 - castles and a cold mountain

April 15, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 9 - 15 April 2023 Why are you stopping? Oh you're looking at your phone right at the top of...

Issue 20 - crowds and shrines

April 8, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 2 - 8 April 2023 I definitely feel like I'm on the home stretch now. My toiletries have begun...

Issue 19 - putting art in my face

April 1, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 26 March - 1 April 2023 And that's Shikoku all done! A flying visit but definitely a part of...

Issue 18 - mountains, valleys, bridges

March 25, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 19 - 25 March 2023 In my head this odyssey was broadly composed of five parts - the snowy...

Issue 17 - atomic age

March 18, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 12 - 18 March 2023 ▓▓▓▓▓▓▓▓░░░░░░░ 50% Six weeks is the longest contiguous time I've been...

Issue 16 - vulcanology

March 11, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 5 - 11 March 2023 Just wrapping up week five and thus far on this trip the only place I've...

Issue 15 - warmth! (eventually)

March 4, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 26 February - 4 March 2023 This and future issues will be light on photos - my laptop suffered...

Issue 14 - closed doors

February 25, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 19 - 25 February 2023 I am now safely ensconced on Ishigaki island, almost as far down the...

Issue 13 - candles, snow, hotsprings

February 18, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 12 - 18 February 2023 I'm beginning to get my travel legs back, I've already repacked my bag...

Issue 12 - snow country

February 11, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 5 - 11 February 2023 It's difficult for me to believe it has only been a week. Stuff has...

Issue 11 - lists and worries

February 4, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 29 January - 4 Febuary 2023 When I went hot-air ballooning in India, there was a moment just...

Issue 10 - making calls, booking seats, performing reviews

January 28, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 22 - 28 January 2023 Each day is getting increasingly stranger for me as I become slightly...

Issue 9 - D&D

January 21, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 15 - 21 January 2023 A much quieter week than last which of course has meant Fears and Doubts...

Issue 8 - jury duty

January 14, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 8 - 14 January 2023 I was fine with the solitary Hep B vaccine jab last week. This week though...

Issue 7 - cancellations, jabs, deliveries

January 7, 2023

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 1 - 7 January 2023 Back to work and The Great Delegation tm has begun - where any project work...

Issue 6 - planning, t-shirts, laptops

December 31, 2022

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 25 - 31 December 2022 It was Christmas, a time of shut shops and strangers talking to you on...

Issue 5 - yuletide, finished series, identifiers

December 24, 2022

A possibly weekly email about what’s been going on in my brain 18 - 24 December 2022 It’s the run up to Christmas which means everything is weird. (There...

Issue 4 - art, cats, social obligations

December 17, 2022

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 11-17 December 2022 This was always going to be the week to survive. The one with Unavoidable...

Issue 3 - issues, old man grumbles, awards

December 10, 2022

A possibly weekly email about what's been going on in my brain 3-10 December 2022 It continues to get colder and my brain, as always during wintertime,...

Issue 2 - team management, 1899, and chainsaws

December 3, 2022

A possibly weekly email on what's been going on in my brain 27 November - 3 December 2022 Dark, grey, and cold, a perfect week to go back to work? Here's a...

Issue 1 - a work holiday, some games, and type-ahead search

November 26, 2022

A possibly weekly email on what's been going on in my brain 20-26 November 2022 It's been a tough brain week despite taking time off work, but a fox did...