Cameron
Dias-Doyle
Hi, I'm Cameron, and I'm a software engineer living in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Last Updated: 22 Mar 2025
Jú moving to Barcelona has had more of an impact on my routine than I’d have liked overall; it feels very stop-start with seeing her every other weekend or so. I have managed to maintain a rhythm with my fitness routine though which I’m pleased with, it had been a bit disjointed previously, and I’ve ticked off a few things on the to-do list that had been there for several months, so productive perhaps?
That said, the time we’ve had together over the last couple of months has been pretty great; probably the best space we’ve been in since we got married, so maybe it’s all actually working out? I feel like it’s going to be the sort of thing that we’ll only know when it’s over.
I ran the Alloa half marathon a couple weeks ago to trial some potential marathon shoes, and ended up running only 11 seconds short of a PB (on three hours sleep and an undulating course), so I feel I can say that I’ve got that ticked off at least. Not too many weeks to go to build long-run distance, but as Edinburgh is only a B race this year I’m not overly concerned just yet.
Despite claiming that this year was going to be the Year of Writing, I’ve not really moved the needle too much in this area. I’ve thought about writing lots, but I’ve not carved out the space to do so, outwith my daily journal, and a monthly update here.
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt.
I bought this on a bit of a whim on a trip to London last month (WHSmith and the buy-one-get-one-half-price always gets me), and it’s engaging and depressing in equal measures. It’s almost making me rethink having children (almost); being a child is hard now. I’m not too far into it just yet, but I don’t think it’ll take too long to progress!