★ now with 100% more matt ★

welcome to the show! 🎪

walks, runs, records spun & whatever i made this week

handmade, slightly askew, updated when i remember

hey — i'm matt. grab a tea, have a poke around. 🫖

this week's now ↓

★ updated weekly-ish

doing

  • a tiny shelf for the airing cupboard
  • sourdough starter (rip #2, born #3)
  • this very website, slightly askew

avoiding

  • plotting another walk
  • linkedin
  • financial planning

★ fresh out the workshop ★

all posts →

May 25, 2026

activity

Carlisle Walking

Walking from Brampton to Carlisle. Hadrian's Wall Pt 1.

View

♫ on the record player

— this week in ears full stats →
X

🔁 SONG ON REPEAT

The Last Generation

Xandria

from Eclipse · can't stop, won't stop

9 plays and counting

recently played

most recent first
  • When All Is Said
    Parasite Inc.
    5:10 4h ago
  • Do or Die
    Amaranthe
    3:28 1d ago
  • All Is One
    Orphaned Land
    4:30 1d ago
  • The Prodigal Ones
    Eluveitie
    3:44 1d ago
  • Standstill
    Dark Tranquillity
    4:11 1d ago
  • The Gates of Time
    The Dark Side of the Moon
    4:35 1d ago

top artists · last 30 days

plays vs prev 30
# artist plays vs prev 30d
1 Tulip
slayer
 44 ▲ 34
2 Xandria
german metal
 29 ▲ 20
3 Seven Spires
boston metal
 25 ▲ 15
4 Arctic Monkeys
garage rock
 20 new
5 Muse
modern rock
 18 new
6 Fleetwood Mac
classic rock
 17 new

year in music

2026 · every day

2026 · minutes listened

less more · each column = one week (Mon–Sun)
183h 39m
total in 2026
42m
daily average
4h 11m
busiest (aug 25)

💪 the body, lately

— live from the watch, no flexing (much) full stats →
👟 steps this year
2,201,530
10,123
this week
129,859
this month
🪜 stairs this year
5,536
24
this week
210
this month
📏 distance this year
2087.0 km
9.1 km
this week
111.6 km
this month

🏆 personal records

all-time bests
40,519
most steps in a day
26 jun 2026
32.2 km
longest outing
walk · 25 may 2026
5:04 /km
fastest avg pace
run · 23 jun 2024
394 m
biggest single climb
walk · 15 may 2026
51
highest vo2 max
23 jun 2024

random thoughts

— short, unedited, frequent
jun 29
"washing tissues is the primary cause of cosmic collapse"
jun 28
"a slow run still counts. a walk still counts. showing up still counts."
jun 26
"if you put 'soft launch' in front of any activity you have basically committed to nothing."
jun 22
"tea before email. always tea before email. this is a rule."