Changelog

2026-07-29:

• Updated the Project Undertow log
• Updated my notes on Decksandrumsandrockandroll in the CD list
• Updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island (there's been a divorce, very sad)

2026-07-27:

• Updated the Project Undertow log

2026-07-25:

• Added a progress update and changed the status on Project Undertow back to "active" because it's second draft time! 🥳 Prepare for the changelog to be overrun with these
• I accidentally went CD shopping again BUT in my defence the charity shop RNG was really good!!! The CD list now includes A Hard Day's Night, Bad, The Bravery, Casino Classics, Decksandrumsandrockandroll and Down in the Subway. I also realised I never listed Night Work even though I've owned it for ages, so that's there now too.
• Added Nia Archives' Emotional Junglist to my Best of 2026

2026-07-24:

• Updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island

2026-07-22:

• Went CD shopping for the first time in a while, which means some new additions to the CD list. Please welcome After the Gold Rush, Cartoon Darkness, Discovery, Emotional Junglist, Johnny Cash at San Quentin, Reasons to Be Cheerful: The Best of Ian Dury and Silence is Loud. I also added/updated some notes on albums I already owned.
• Updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island

2026-07-19:

• Published a blog post: Things like this never go quite right
• Added a new Mii and updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island
• I also moved the pages for the Tomodachi Life island and my old Animal Crossing island to the "I'm Going To Be So Annoying About This" section. Projects never really felt like the right fit for them anyway, since it's not like I'm working towards a particular goal with them. (Honestly I'm still not sure what I'm doing with IGTBSAAT either, but we'll get to that.)

2026-07-14:

• Updated the archery practice log on Project 252 (actually a few weeks old but I forgot)
• Added Crapstone to the list of silly English place names
• Added flarf poetry and Oulipo to the list of Wikipedia articles
• Updated my notes for Prince's 1999 on the CD collection
• Updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island

2026-07-12:

• Published a blog post: Enough already
• Updated my Best of 2026 to include Blue Heron, Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie and The Invite (films) and Madonna's Confessions II (albums)
• Added Confessions II to the CD collection

2026-07-01:

• Published a blog post: Opening the nostalgia box
• Filled out the 100 Questions for Webmasters survey

2026-06-30:

• Finally made my Getdown Services fanpage for the IGTBSAAT section. This is probably the closest thing I've ever made to a shrine (it's got its own styling!) so it was a fun little project! I might make more of them.
• Restructured the Mii list on my Tomodachi Life island to group everyone by household and add some more facts. Also added a new Mii and updated the gossip
• Added You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love to my Best of 2026
• Updated the number of times I've cried to CMAT's "Lord, Let That Tesla Crash"

2026-06-25:

• Published a blog post: Not cool
• Gossip update and some new Miis on my Tomodachi Life island

2026-06-21:

• Updated Project 252 with this week's archery progress
• Minor gossip update for my Tomodachi Life island, plus a new household
• Added Chris to the CD collection

2026-06-18:

• My Tomodachi Life island has welcomed its first baby
• Added Labyrinthine, Sound of Silver, You Seem Pretty Sad For a Girl So in Love and More Grip to the CD collection

2026-06-15:

• Published a blog post: Hobby overload
• Added a gig report for Die Spitz and Faetooth (sick af)
• Updated Project 252 with a big win
• Updated my Tomodachi Life island with some new Miis and some juicy gossip
• Added "Thomas (goose)", "Democracy sausage", "Gangnam Style in popular culture" and "Word of the year" to the list of Wikipedia articles

2026-06-07:

• Updated Project 252 with my archery progress and a glossary with archery terminology (I got some of it wrong last time, oops)
• Updated the number of times I've cried to CMAT's "Lord, Let That Tesla Crash"

2026-06-02:

• Published a blog post: 12-year-old me thinks this post is cool
• Created Project 252 to keep track of my archery goals and progress
• Updated the gossip on my Tomodachi Life island
• Added roundabout dogs and Bald Knobbers to my list of Wikipedia articles (both great band names tbh)

2026-05-28:

• Added more Miis to my Tomodachi Life island and updated the gossip

2026-05-26:

• Published a blog post: Heat madness
• Updated the gossip for my Tomodachi Life island

2026-05-25:

• I know I said I wasn't going to make a page about my Tomodachi Life island, but I made a page about my Tomodachi Life island (different one than the first one)
• Added United States v. Forty Barrels and Twenty Kegs of Coca-Cola to the list of Wikipedia articles considered interesting, amusing or notable
• Added some hot-weather dinners to my list of recipes
• Added Scissor Sisters and We Are the Night to the CDs list
• Updated my Project Dustjacket page to include the latest International Booker winner

2026-05-17:

• Published a blog post: Obsessions
• Updated my Best of 2026 list (Obsession in new films, Boogie Nights in old films, and Middle of Nowhere in albums)
• Added Harvey Washington Wiley to the list of Wikipedia articles considered interesting, amusing or notable
• Added U and Middle of Nowhere to the CDs list. I also removed a soul compilation because I finally opened the case and it was empty lol. Curse you, charity shop!!!

2026-05-13:

• Made my own list of Wikipedia articles considered interesting, amusing or notable (yes I have recently been in a WW2 wikihole)
• Added The Monk and The Count of Monte Cristo to my list of public domain ebook recommendations
• Finally updated the links page with some more buttons, plus an important dataset about Jason Statham
• Some minor CSS tweaks (maybe worth a hard refresh?)

2026-05-11:

• Published a blog post: Would you like to have a chat... about Tomodachi Life?
• Updated the CDs list with Car Wheels on a Gravel Road and some more notes on albums I already owned

2026-05-06:

• Published a blog post: So say we all
• Added a gig report for GANS and Voka Gentle (I had a great time!)
• Updated the CDs list to include the ones I got at the gig, plus some charity shop specials
• Added Clockwatchers to my Best of 2026 list

2026-04-30:

• Published a blog post: Fuck caves (I hate 'em)

2026-04-27:

• Published a blog post: One draft down
• Changed Project Undertow's status to paused while I take a little breather
• Made a Ratlands Recommends page going absolutely feral for Nine Inch Noize

2026-04-25:

• Updated the Project Undertow log... because I finished the first draft! This was a lot of work and I have many many changes to make but I am happy with how it's going.
• Finally got a copy of In Colour so that goes on the CD list, along with Die Spitz's Something to Consume

2026-04-19:

• Updated the Project Undertow log

2026-04-18:

• Published a blog post: How do I blog?
• Added Nine Inch Noize to my Best of 2026 list (LOVE THIS) along with some classic films I watched for the first time (Akira and The Last Detail)
• Updated Project Dustjacket because I finished A Brief History of Seven Killings (it's good too!)
• Updated my list of pending recommendations because people keep recommending things to me
• As surely as the sun rises, the CD list is updated
• Updated the Project Undertow log

2026-04-13:

• Added The Drama to my Best of 2026 list
• The Lasagna Cat summoning circle does not appear to have worked. I'm keeping it up anyway because I believe.
• Picked up a few new albums for the CD list (When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? and Wallsocket)
• Updated the Project Undertow log
• Stuck Project Crumpet on pause because I haven't been playing AC for a few months

2026-04-07:

• Added a Ratlands Recommends page for Flame War Theater
• Updated some album comments on the CD list
• Updated the Project Undertow log

2026-04-06:

• Blogged about my trip to the New Forest
• Updated the CD list with the new Thundercat album and some lucky 50p charity shop pulls
• Added my favourite albums of the year so far to my Best of 2026 list
• Updated the Project Undertow log

2026-04-01:

• Added a new section, Ratlands Recommends, where I will recommend things I like to you. Our first recommendation is The Lair of the White Worm, but I have a few others in the works too
• Updated the gig list with my Thundercat report
• Updated the CD list with some new buys and also some extra rambling about my collecting habits
• Added Project Hail Mary and The Lair of the White Worm to my Best of 2026 list
• Shuffled some boxes around on the homepage

2026-03-22:

• Published a blog post: Weeknotes #16: What a stupid lamb
• Updated the Project Undertow log

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:

• Added a list of silly English place names

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

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

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

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

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.