Last disturbed June 2026

What I’m doing now

A snapshot of what currently has my attention: teaching, making, growing, reading, and thinking.

Teaching

I’m currently working with my classes on:

  • Transformations with HPA Year 9.
  • Fractions with LPA Year 8.
  • Number, primes, factors, and related mischief with HPA Year 7.
  • Fractions, decimals and percentages with LPA Year 7.

Coding

  • Working on the TeachMaths.net Create systems.
  • Trying to get good KS3–KS4 question-generator coverage before September.

Growing

Corn, pumpkins, broad beans, carrots, Jerusalem artichokes, potatoes, raspberries, strawberries, garlic, and bindweed (regrettably).

Playing & worldbuilding

  • Expanding Die Eurostadt, my cyberpunk megacity project built on the ruins of Amsterdam.
  • Currently between RPG campaigns, but hoping to run a campaign in Die Eurostadt over the summer.

Reading

Currently reading Book 2 in the Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch.

Music

  • Working on new music with a small, currently unnamed band.
  • One song is tentatively called “Dangerous Ryan”, inspired by a character from a previous fantasy campaign.

Thinking about

  • Technology in the classroom—how to keep it useful rather than distracting.
  • AI and other generative tools for education.
  • Measured political and current-events reflections.
  • The state of the world, regrettably.

This page is updated manually. The Now page idea is a Derek Sivers initiative.