Mathew Packer

It’s January 2024, a new year, and the perfect time for me to dust the cobwebs off of my blog…for approx 2-3 weeks before I fall out of routine posting 😝

Nothing much biting today, at least the weather was nice. ☀️

One of this mornings keepers, a 29cm Yellow Fin Bream, caught in Lake Macquarie.

Bought myself a boat.

Dear Neighbours,

I apologise for singing such hair metal classics like Alice Cooper - Poison, Black Sabbath - Crazy Train, Motley Crüe - Kickstart My Heart, Warrant - Cherry Pie, and Van Halen - Jump, amongst others, at the top of my voice this morning…

🤷‍♂️😜

Second last football weekend of the season. All our Boys Youth teams are on today, except the Under 18’s who play tomorrow, away at Belmont Swansea United, aka BelSwans. We’ll need to win at least 3 from 5 games today to secure our place in the top 4 of the Club Championship…big day! ⚽️

Got a session with my psychologist today, last couple I’ve just walked in and rambled for 45 minutes, they were not productive sessions… Today I’m going in with a topic, identity, specifically self-identity, as it’s something I’ve struggled with since I was a kid.

Loved the first couple of episodes of Ahsoka, along with the general Star Wars galaxy since it’s been with Disney. These smaller story arcs really suit the TV format versus the big movie experience.

Keep ‘em coming Disney!

Man do I hate yard work, especially doing the edges, but I love how it looks when it’s done. ✅

I forget how good Tool’s Ænema album is. Without a doubt one of the best heavy rock albums of the 90’s. 🤘

It's also available on Apple Music.

Having meetings with footballers today. ⚽️

Starting to have a play with Obsidian, looks like it can be anything and everything, just got to find your own workflow…typically, these type of apps don’t last long for me, I need an clear path to follow

Nigeria are really taking it to England! Great to see! ⚽️

When the people you’re organising events for aren’t enthusiastic about it, at what point do you say “fuck it” and walk away…

One of our NPL Men’s goalkeepers making a crucial intervention in the Reserve Grade match against Cooks Hill over the weekend. ⚽️

Better start stretching, I’m running in Melbourne this afternoon… 🏇

🎥 Watched: Atomic Blonde (2017)

An undercover MI6 agent is sent to Berlin during the Cold War to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and recover a missing list of double agents.

Not bad, not great though.

📺 Watched Salvation (2017–2018)

An MIT grad student and a tech superstar bring a low-level Pentagon official a staggering discovery--that an asteroid is just six months away from colliding with Earth.