Wild that it took this long but sure we'll take it.

I've been using the Codex Mac app for around a month or so now fully for work and its been game changing.

For brainstorming and actually writing the code; it's been a brilliant tool to improve my productivity. It has also meant learning to work in a very different way. I no longer actually handwrite that much code. The agent has become so good at taking my instructions and running with it that it's no longer faster for me to type.

After the sour taste that Metroid Prime 4 left in my mouth I decided to play a classic Metroid that I knew I'd enjoy. Metroid Fusion has delivered on that promise.

It's just a cracking game. Beautiful pixel art, great bosses, cool music. I can see why some prefer Super Metroid due to the more non linear structure of the game but honestly I enjoyed being told where to go in Metroid Fusion. There were some points where you were still left with the mystery of where to go next but often it was just breaking a wall or going into a crawl space.

The whole Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS library is something I haven't explored much yet but there's a whole treasure trove of good games. I'll be playing them over the next few months I dare say.

I had another random but interesting experience over the weekend playing Pickleball for the first time.

We played at PicklePlay which was a converted office space. It was almost weird seeing the courts it what clearly used to be a space with cubicles and people doing 9-5 type work.

I can see why the sport has becomes so popular though. It's very social and doesn't require heaps of movement which is great for older people. You can have some very intense rallies.

On Sunday I surfed at YCW Beach whilst Emma had a surf lesson there. It was a really nice beach for learning how to surf. The conditions were really good (7/10 on Swellnet) and the waves came in clean sets. It's one of the first Australian beaches where I've surfed that I felt comfortable and confident in the water and I could actually get some decent waves.