Matthew Lindfield Seager
Statue of King Gilgamesh. Donated to The University of Sydney by the Assyrian community on the university’s 150th anniversary (or sesquicentennial if you speak Fancy).
Day 14 of #mbsept
Glowing heater and screen, watching the Keynote live at 3am on a cool spring morning.
Day 13 of #mbsept
Retrospect. In retrospect I should have taken a photo of a historical display in the library at work but I’m pleased with the look of this photo.
Day 11 of #mbsept
[Water] cycle… thin bands of cloud (or is that smog?) over Middle Harbour, Sydney.
Day 10 of #mbsept
Yonder… some Aussie bush, just across the road (for now, suburban development is coming)
Day 8 of #mbsept
Well, this is a healthy (well) [stair]well (mainly because I couldn’t safely take a photo of the lift well)
Day 6 of #mbsept
Orange (although it’s often still referred to as The Purple Door for historical reasons)
Day 4 of #mbsept
Finished listening to Echo Lake by Joan Sauers 📚🎧
Precious… a fitting prompt for (Aussie?) Father’s Day today. Kids weren’t interested in being photographed so I took a photo of my wedding ring and Melissa’s engagement and eternity rings
Day 3 of #mbsept
Buildup… A very literal response to today’s prompt but I quite like the striking blue of the sky
Day 2 of #mbsept
[Mostly] finished reading The Big Con by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington 📚
Not exactly a page turner but helpful to reflect on the role of consultants and how to make sure they’re providing a long term benefit to an organisation
The excitement (and nervousness) are building for my first ever conference talk!
More holiday reading down the coast: Deadly Cross by James Patterson 📚
Finished reading: 23rd Midnight by Maxine Paetro and James Patterson 📚
Underwhelming story and writing, never really felt immersed or invested 🤷♂️
Very excited (and nervous) to be accepted as a speaker at RubyConf Thailand in October 🥳
If all goes to plan I’ll be implementing a HTCPCP server live on stage.
Looking forward to listening to the keynote speakers!
Thoroughly enjoyed reading Joanna Jenkins’ debut novel, How to Kill a Client 📚
I had the killer figured out early on and was patting myself on the back, right up until the final chapters proved me wrong.
Found A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin on the bookshelves of our holiday rental. Good story but much grittier than what I normally read 📚
More holiday reading: The Girl in the Castle by Emily Raymond and James Patterson 📚
By the by, I’d love to know more about how these books written by both a famous author and a lesser known author work 🤔 First saw it a long time ago with Tom Clancy but it seems to be happening more and more lately.
Finished reading In The Blink of An Eye by Jo Callaghan 📚
The plot seemed a little too coincidental at times but the author’s real life experiences and emotions were well captured in the lead character. Glad I read it!
Finished re-reading The Sentinel by Andrew Child and Lee Child 📚 Enjoyable but not memorable in any way. Going to try a new author with my next book