Changelog
This changelog excludes updates to microblog-like bits of the site (boxes on the homepage, etc).
2026-03-20:
- Updated the Project Undertow log because I actually did some writing again omg???? Could it be happening? Will I actually finish this? I hope so
2026-03-19:
- Published a blog post: Escape from the pit
- Fixed a typo on the Oscars blog post (I said Hamnet when I meant Hamlet)
- Added Sorcerer to my Best of 2026 list (in the "older films" category)
- Added a sick new button to the homepage
2026-03-16:
- Made a new brain manual page for myself in an attempt to look after my garbagetastic mental health
- Updated Project Dustjacket because I finished another Booker winner (The Gathering by Anne Enright)
- Updated some thoughts on some CDs
2026-03-15:
- Yapped about the Oscars on the blog.
- I have acquired more CDs (once again, I really need to find a better way of structuring this page)
- Removed the "where to start" bits from the homepage because they were out of date
2026-03-11:
- My D&D party has been up to our usual nonsense again, which means a new update to the list of things my D&D party did (this time featuring eel-based problem solving)
- Added Aoife Josie Clements' Persona to my pending recommendations list
2026-03-09:
- Published Weeknotes #15: Do you even know the difference between a swamp and an ancient bog?
- Posted a lengthy gig report for Viagra Boys and Getdown Services
- Added more notes about albums to my CD collection (Stickers on Fruit by Nancy White)
- Added If I Had Legs I'd Kick You to my Best of 2026 list
2026-03-02:
February 2026
2026-02-27:
- The Ratlands had a bit of a redesign (and I wrote a blog post about it)
- Updated the about me page with more scintillating facts
- Split some of the about this site page into sections and clarified my policy on AI (i.e. fuck that shit)
- Added Mumbo Jumbo and Nevada to my list of pending recommendations
- Updated the log for Crumpet, my Animal Crossing island
- Stuck some more ideas on the TODO list
2026-02-26:
- Added The Secret Agent to my Best of 2026 list
- Added more notes about albums to my CD collection (And in the Darkness, Hearts Aglow by Weyes Blood, Love Wars by Yumi Matsutoya)
- Refactored the CSS into multiple stylesheets so only the necessary stuff is pulled into each page
2026-02-22:
- Published Weeknotes #14: Touch grass
- Added more notes about albums to my CD collection. (Maybe I should be more specific about this? Southern Star by Sidestepper)
2026-02-19:
- Added my very cool Tabling to the about this site page (do a hard refresh if the frame doesn't show up) (you do not want to know how long I spent on the CSS for this lol)
- Updated the CD collection page. I'm trying to add my thoughts about every single CD in the collection but this may take some time!
- Updated the pending recommendations list because I finally listened to Ninajirachi (so good omg)
- Added more links
2026-02-15:
- Posted Weeknotes #13: Getting through it
- Added a bunch of buttons and other links to my links page
2026-02-14:
- Replaced the Antarctica IGTBSAAT page with a super long writeup about the Belgian Antarctic Expedition (seriously I love this expedition so much it's such a mess!!!)
- Added My Father's Shadow to my Best of 2026
- Updated my Animal Crossing activities on the Project Crumpet page
- Oops I went second-hand CD shopping and they had loads of stuff for 50p/£1 and I got carried away a bit
- Added Black Dresses to the list of things people have recommended to me
- Added a list of tricks and some other bits to the dog memorial
- Ticked off some tasks on the website TODO
2026-02-11:
- Added Magdalena Bay to my gig reports
- Added Under the Volcano to the list of things people have recommended to me
2026-02-09:
- Added a button you can use to link to me (I still need to add other people's buttons, but it's coming!)
- Stress-bought more CDs from the charity shop ahhhh
- Added some more bits to the dog memorial
2026-02-08:
- Added a memorial page for my dog
- Removed other dog mentions from the website because they me sad. They're still in my version control history if I ever want to bring them back, but right now I don't
- Stress-bought a bunch of CDs because I felt like shit (see above)
- Knit another pair of wristwarmers
- Made a page listing my favourite public domain books
- Added No Other Choice to the provisional Best of 2026 list
- Added some buttons to the homepage
January 2026
2026-01-27:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-26:
- Added an IGTBSAAB page for Volume magazine, for anyone who wants to learn about a defunct music mag from the 90s
- It made sense to link to that from the CD collection as well
2026-01-25:
- Published Weeknotes #12: Cloak and dagger
- Split the list and project pages into categories as they were getting a bit unwieldy. I also tweaked some descriptions.
- Farted around with the CSS to try to improve spacing and link styling for better readability
- Updated the about the website page with some more info (including an explanation for my weird date format preference)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-24:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-23:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-22:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-21:
- Published a blog post: The curse of the urge: ADHD, writing and me
- Updated the page for Project Threshold (my other book!) because I have been Having Ideas about working on this again. Honestly I don't know if anyone reads my navel-gazing novel-writing pages, but I find it useful to keep them anyway
2026-01-20:
- Please welcome Dr Ian Kelson to the obligatory blorbo list
2026-01-19:
- Added Clarissa from Black Bag to the obligatory blorbo list (because I love her)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-18:
- Published Weeknotes #11: Bones bones bones!
- Updated my list of things people have recommended to me with more books
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-17:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-16:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-15:
- Updated the Project Crumpet log because the DLC is here!
- Added some new films to my provisional best of 2026 list
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-13:
- Added a Lasagna Cat 2026 summoning circle
- Updated the Project Crumpet log with a new island map and some thoughts
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-12:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Updated the Project Crumpet log
- Updated my list of things people have recommended to me with a new book, and also to move something to the "actually followed the recommendation" section. The system works!!!
2026-01-11:
- Published Weeknotes #10
- Added my first gig of 2026 to the list of gigs I've been to with a very glowing report. Also re-ordered the page so newest gigs are at the top
- The CD collection also got an update thanks to the merch stall
- Updated the about me page to include links to relevant pages
- Stuck some ideas on the website TODO list
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-09:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-08:
- Added a page to track the number of times I've cried to CMAT's "Lord, Let That Tesla Crash" because fuck it, it's my website and I can do what I want. I had to guess at the starting count but this feels about right
- This necessitated the creation of a new misc section because where else am I gonna put that?
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-07:
- Updated the Project Crumpet page because I have Bob now!!!
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-06:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Fixed a broken image on the obligatory blorbo list
2026-01-05:
- Enhanced the obligatory blorbo list with some styling and more characters
- Renamed "Listen to this" to pending recommendations so I can track more than just music
- Added some more notes to my CD collection for albums I've recently listened to
2026-01-04:
- Published Weeknotes #9
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-03:
- Started my Best of 2026 list even though it's very early days
- Put some unexciting styling on the about me page
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-02:
- I watched Sorry, Baby right before the new year and loved it so I decided to update my Best of 2025 page to include it. But then that threw off my pretty layout and I didn't want to cut anything else. So I added five other films I liked as well lol
- Updated the CD collection page again. I got a Rough Trade gift card for Christmas so I bought some favourites from 2025 (and a few earlier ones). HOWEVER I am going to try not to buy any new CDs in January but I do have one more album showing up in the post at some point. I am also still updating this with more detailed thoughts about particular albums whenever I listen to them, so will keep that up
- Updated my website TODO list
- Restyled the brainstream and dogstream pages a bit
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2026-01-01:
- Posted a new year's blog post
December 2025
2025-12-29:
- My SIL got me some CDs for Christmas (ABBA Gold, Speaking in Tongues and Viagr Aboys, impeccable selection) so I have added them to the CD collection page. I also reordered the list so all the various artists compilations are at the end and I like this more.
- Updated the Project Crumpet page with some new villagers and my terraforming plans
2025-12-27:
- Created a best of 2025 page that is probably more elaborate than the rest of the Ratlands put together. But I had fun!
- This also meant I could update my TODO for the website
- Lots of farting around with CSS:
- Changed the background and colour scheme to be green and foresty
- Implemented flexbox on the homepage and CD collection
- Added a little bit of responsive styling for a better experience on mobile
- Also just tidied the CSS up a bit as it was getting nasty in there
- Added Project Hedgerow to show off the wristwarmers I just finished
- Stuck a few new buttons on the homepage (can't help myself)
2025-12-26:
- Added Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party to my favourite albums of 2025
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include my bbgirl Tabby
- Added a list of music recommendations I haven't taken up yet
- Fixed ordering on the list and project overview pages
- Changed the URLs for my best of 2025 lists (I've got plans for these...)
2025-12-25:
- Changed the site background to a falling snow gif
- Posted a Christmas blog post
2025-12-23:
- Added Project Honk to show off a cute goose that I knit. I'll hopefully have another knitted project up soon if I can stop procrastinating by updating this website instead
- Updated the CD collection page with more CDs and more notes. I had a bit of an emotional spending blowout last week tbh, really need to reign this in
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include Naomi and a new diary entry
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Added Ravelry to my links page
2025-12-21:
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include Jacques
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-20:
- Updated the CD collection page to add an expanding details section for each CD so I can include where I got them, leave little notes about my thoughts, etc.
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-19:
- Added a project page about the time I hid a hideous mug in my parents' house (anything can be a project if I say it is)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-18:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-17:
- Got a bit silly at the charity shops today, which means another update to the CD collection
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Updated my website todo list
2025-12-16:
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include Midge
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-15:
- Added a page about David Berman, my favourite music guy
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include Zucker
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-14:
- Published Weeknotes #8
- Added a microblog for my dog
- Restyled the homepage to include the dog blog and my latest earworms, and added a new background to the hot stuff section
- Updated the Project Crumpet page to include Piper
- Updated my CD collection
- Updated the image credits on the website info page
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-13:
- Added the brainstream as a sort of microblogging thing
- Restyled the homepage to include the brainstream
- Polished up the blog index to fix the ordering and display post descriptions
- Added a map of my new Animal Crossing island
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Updated my website todo list
2025-12-12:
- Fixed up the homepage with some new styling and a bit more content about what's currently happening on this site. Hopefully it's a nicer intro for new visitors.
- Created a project page for my new Animal Crossing island
- Created another project page about learning Welsh
- Updated my website todo list
- Updated my favourite albums of 2025
- Updated my CD collection with one new album (Oklou's choke enough) and one that I already owned but accidentally missed (Astral Weeks)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Tidied up the changelog so only the newest updates are displayed by default
2025-12-11:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-10:
- Added another CD to the list (it's my fave Euro-Country, yayyy)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-09:
- I remembered my list of earworms existed so I updated that
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-08:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-07:
- Published weeknotes #7
- Added another CD to the list
- Updated my current faves on the homepage
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-06:
- Added Pillion and Swing Girls to my lists of favourite films I saw in 2025
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-12-05:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
November 2025
2025-11-25:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-26:
- Added Wake Up Dead Man to my list of favourite films from 2025
- Updated the CD listing again
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-25:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-24:
- Published a non-weeknotes post: Tracking my media consumption without becoming more of an anxious weirdo
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-23:
- Published Weeknotes #6
- Added Standard Ebooks to my links page
- Added another CD to the list
- Made some minor tweaks to the about me page
- Updated the Project Undertow log (twice)
- Started a list of fictional characters I relate to a little too much. I saw Caesthoffe did a page like this and I thought it was fun.
2025-11-16:
- Published Weeknotes #5
- Updated my Project Dustjacket log with the book I just finished (The Sense of an Ending)
- Updated my list of gigs I've been to to include Wet Leg and add little reports for all of 2025's gigs
- Yep it's more CDs again
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-13:
- Updated my list of gigs I've been to because somehow I completely forgot about that one time I saw Smash Mouth???
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-12:
- Added even more CDs to my CD collection (look I had a good haul at the charity shop okay!!! I need better storage though, the shoebox is overflowing)
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Updated the "What's Hot" section on the homepage
2025-11-11:
- Added the new Booker winner to my Project Dustjacket log
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-11-09:
- Published Weeknotes #4
- Updated my best albums of 2025 list to include Danny Brown
- Updated my list of gigs I've been to to include Joey Valence & Brae
- Added several more CDs to my CD collection (I have a problem)
2025-11-01:
- Published Weeknotes #3
- Added several more CDs to my CD collection
October 2025
2025-10-30:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-10-29:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Updated the list of funny things that happened in my D&D game
2025-10-27:
- Updated the Project Undertow log
- Added a link from the homepage to the changelog
2025-10-26:
- Added another CD to my CD collection
- Published another weeknotes blog post
- Updated the Project Undertow log
2025-10-20: Refactored the links page. Added a list of CDs I own.
2025-10-16: Added custom templates for project and IGTBSAAT pages. Added emoji favicons. Added some new projects. Added a list of funny things my D&D party did.
2025-10-15: Added a blog section. Add a projects section. Added a footer. Refactored a lot of the templating behind the scenes. Added several new pages to the list section. Moved the website TODO list to its own page. Added this page.