Anyone There?

 

Does anyone read blogs anymore?

I suppose the answer to this is 'No, not really Ffin'. Do I care? That's a separate question.

I started this blog as just a place to publicly journal what I get up to in my spare time. If nobody reads it, great; I still have a place I can put whatever I feel like writing. If people do read it, even better; I have an audience!

This blog isn't really themed to anything particular other than 'me', although that does sound a bit pretentious. What you can expect though is general interest in theme parks, 3D printing, perfumery, roller coaster design, software engineering, rants about Rekordbox, and trip reports.
A recent trip to Blackpool Pleasure Beach, my first time!


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