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This is an update for my build and This is an update for my build and This is an update for my build and public log. This is going to be a quick public log. This is going to be a quick public log. This is going to be a quick update. I basically have been working on update. I basically have been working on update. I basically have been working on launching a new email newsletter. It’s launching a new email newsletter. It’s launching a new email newsletter. It’s called random daily URLs. Well, it is called random daily URLs. Well, it is called random daily URLs. Well, it is officially going live today. Uh this is officially going live today. Uh this is officially going live today. Uh this is basically it. This is a like basically it. This is a like basically it. This is a like beta version. This is this whole thing beta version. This is this whole thing beta version. This is this whole thing is just going to be a work in progress is just going to be a work in progress is just going to be a work in progress slowly slowly over time. But uh this is slowly slowly over time. But uh this is slowly slowly over time. But uh this is the very first version. the very first version. the very first version. Uh it went out uh just kind of like a Uh it went out uh just kind of like a Uh it went out uh just kind of like a test to friends, family, a few people, test to friends, family, a few people, test to friends, family, a few people, but uh it’s it’s live. You can sign up but uh it’s it’s live. You can sign up but uh it’s it’s live. You can sign up if you’re interested. It needs some if you’re interested. It needs some if you’re interested. It needs some work, but whatever. So, the thing I’ve work, but whatever. So, the thing I’ve work, but whatever. So, the thing I’ve been working on is getting this set up been working on is getting this set up been working on is getting this set up and working on the admin part for me. and working on the admin part for me. and working on the admin part for me. So, like I I have like a simple kind of So, like I I have like a simple kind of So, like I I have like a simple kind of interface so I could schedule and upload interface so I could schedule and upload interface so I could schedule and upload items to go out. Um, so items to go out. Um, so items to go out. Um, so tomorrow I’m going tomorrow, maybe even tomorrow I’m going tomorrow, maybe even tomorrow I’m going tomorrow, maybe even a little bit of Friday morning, I’m a little bit of Friday morning, I’m a little bit of Friday morning, I’m going to schedule things to go out while going to schedule things to go out while going to schedule things to go out while I’m on vacation and just kind of set it I’m on vacation and just kind of set it I’m on vacation and just kind of set it and forget it. And hopefully this thing and forget it. And hopefully this thing and forget it. And hopefully this thing just runs and everything’s fine. If not, just runs and everything’s fine. If not, just runs and everything’s fine. If not, oh well. oh well. oh well. I doubt there’ll be that many people I doubt there’ll be that many people I doubt there’ll be that many people right away. Uh, yeah, I’ll deal with it right away. Uh, yeah, I’ll deal with it right away. Uh, yeah, I’ll deal with it when I come back from vacation. So, when I come back from vacation. So, when I come back from vacation. So, quick update. Tomorrow is my last day at quick update. Tomorrow is my last day at quick update. Tomorrow is my last day at my freelance gig. I I’ve basically my freelance gig. I I’ve basically my freelance gig. I I’ve basically worked at this startup for the last worked at this startup for the last worked at this startup for the last almost six months, almost been exactly 6 almost six months, almost been exactly 6 almost six months, almost been exactly 6 months. months. months. And tomorrow is my last day. I’m pretty And tomorrow is my last day. I’m pretty And tomorrow is my last day. I’m pretty excited. So, Friday afternoon, excited. So, Friday afternoon, excited. So, Friday afternoon, I’m headed to the airport and I’m going I’m headed to the airport and I’m going I’m headed to the airport and I’m going to be on vacation for two weeks. This to be on vacation for two weeks. This to be on vacation for two weeks. This might even be my last update for a might even be my last update for a might even be my last update for a couple weeks. Yeah. Uh, the newsletter couple weeks. Yeah. Uh, the newsletter couple weeks. Yeah. Uh, the newsletter is now live. Sign up. I promise it’ll be is now live. Sign up. I promise it’ll be is now live. Sign up. I promise it’ll be good. good. good. There’s tons and tons of really cool There’s tons and tons of really cool There’s tons and tons of really cool things I want to share with the things I want to share with the things I want to share with the audience, with whoever subscribes. So audience, with whoever subscribes. So audience, with whoever subscribes. So many cool I I have a humongous many cool I I have a humongous many cool I I have a humongous collection of really cool things to to collection of really cool things to to collection of really cool things to to share. So, so this has actually been uh share. So, so this has actually been uh share. So, so this has actually been uh something I’ve been working on the last something I’ve been working on the last something I’ve been working on the last year slowly but surely. So, really, year slowly but surely. So, really, year slowly but surely. So, really, really cool stuff. I just genuinely want really cool stuff. I just genuinely want really cool stuff. I just genuinely want to put something really fun and cool out to put something really fun and cool out to put something really fun and cool out there into the world. So, that’s that’s there into the world. So, that’s that’s there into the world. So, that’s that’s kind of the attempt here. Uh, other than kind of the attempt here. Uh, other than kind of the attempt here. Uh, other than that, I am so ready for vacation. Uh, that, I am so ready for vacation. Uh, that, I am so ready for vacation. Uh, like I said, Friday morning, basically, like I said, Friday morning, basically, like I said, Friday morning, basically, we’re we’re finishing up packing and and we’re we’re finishing up packing and and we’re we’re finishing up packing and and we’re getting out of here for 10 days. we’re getting out of here for 10 days. we’re getting out of here for 10 days. So, I have an epic 10day road trip So, I have an epic 10day road trip So, I have an epic 10day road trip through Europe. I’ll be in the um through Europe. I’ll be in the um through Europe. I’ll be in the um Austrian Swiss Alps. It’s going to be Austrian Swiss Alps. It’s going to be Austrian Swiss Alps. It’s going to be pretty wild. It’s going to be beautiful. pretty wild. It’s going to be beautiful. pretty wild. It’s going to be beautiful. It’s going to be awesome. I’ve worked It’s going to be awesome. I’ve worked It’s going to be awesome. I’ve worked like 10hour days, 6 days a week for 6 like 10hour days, 6 days a week for 6 like 10hour days, 6 days a week for 6 months straight, just grinding, months straight, just grinding, months straight, just grinding, grinding, grinding. So, when I come grinding, grinding. So, when I come grinding, grinding. So, when I come back, it’s going to be uh figuring out back, it’s going to be uh figuring out back, it’s going to be uh figuring out how to actually build a real company how to actually build a real company how to actually build a real company that actually has revenue, that actually that actually has revenue, that actually that actually has revenue, that actually has profits, because I don’t want to has profits, because I don’t want to has profits, because I don’t want to keep like unsustainably killing myself keep like unsustainably killing myself keep like unsustainably killing myself for someone else’s dream. more to come. for someone else’s dream. more to come. for someone else’s dream. more to come. But when I come back from the vacation, But when I come back from the vacation, But when I come back from the vacation, it’s going to be 100% focused on the it’s going to be 100% focused on the it’s going to be 100% focused on the business. The newsletter is a tiny tiny business. The newsletter is a tiny tiny business. The newsletter is a tiny tiny piece of that. It’ll all be about piece of that. It’ll all be about piece of that. It’ll all be about agents, micro agents that work really agents, micro agents that work really agents, micro agents that work really well. So much more to come. Uh for my well. So much more to come. Uh for my well. So much more to come. Uh for my random story for today, random story for today, random story for today, where I’m living now in London, where I’m living now in London, where I’m living now in London, we have a patio and then there’s a we have a patio and then there’s a we have a patio and then there’s a garden like a a nice little green a garden like a a nice little green a garden like a a nice little green a pretty pretty good size green garden. pretty pretty good size green garden. pretty pretty good size green garden. It’s open to the public during the day It’s open to the public during the day It’s open to the public during the day and then they kind of um evening they and then they kind of um evening they and then they kind of um evening they they close it. It’s residents only. Very they close it. It’s residents only. Very they close it. It’s residents only. Very unusual for central London. Um there’s unusual for central London. Um there’s unusual for central London. Um there’s not a lot of green space. So there’s not a lot of green space. So there’s not a lot of green space. So there’s always people s when when the weather is always people s when when the weather is always people s when when the weather is even remotely nice. Tons of people even remotely nice. Tons of people even remotely nice. Tons of people sitting out in the garden um all the sitting out in the garden um all the sitting out in the garden um all the time. Kind of sucks for us because we time. Kind of sucks for us because we time. Kind of sucks for us because we live right in front of the garden. live right in front of the garden. live right in front of the garden. There’s always weird people. Sometimes There’s always weird people. Sometimes There’s always weird people. Sometimes there are there are there are fun guests we like. There used to be fun guests we like. There used to be fun guests we like. There used to be squirrels out here all the time and squirrels out here all the time and squirrels out here all the time and we would feed the squirrels. We, you we would feed the squirrels. We, you we would feed the squirrels. We, you know, I bought this funny little looks know, I bought this funny little looks know, I bought this funny little looks like a picnic table with a little like a picnic table with a little like a picnic table with a little umbrella. You put the nuts in it. It’s umbrella. You put the nuts in it. It’s umbrella. You put the nuts in it. It’s pretty funny. So when the squirrel pretty funny. So when the squirrel pretty funny. So when the squirrel comes, looks like it’s like at the table comes, looks like it’s like at the table comes, looks like it’s like at the table eating nuts. There there used to be like eating nuts. There there used to be like eating nuts. There there used to be like a family that lived here and would a family that lived here and would a family that lived here and would always come and one of these squirrels always come and one of these squirrels always come and one of these squirrels was pretty kooky. He he was pretty like was pretty kooky. He he was pretty like was pretty kooky. He he was pretty like he was a troublemaker. you know, we gave he was a troublemaker. you know, we gave he was a troublemaker. you know, we gave him a name and everything and he would him a name and everything and he would him a name and everything and he would come in the h the come in the house, come in the h the come in the house, come in the h the come in the house, come in the apartment cuz we always keep come in the apartment cuz we always keep come in the apartment cuz we always keep the door open when we’re here, you know, the door open when we’re here, you know, the door open when we’re here, you know, let in the air and you turn your back, let in the air and you turn your back, let in the air and you turn your back, you know, you’d go to the bathroom or you know, you’d go to the bathroom or you know, you’d go to the bathroom or you’d go to the kitchen or something. you’d go to the kitchen or something. you’d go to the kitchen or something. You’d come back and he’d be in here like You’d come back and he’d be in here like You’d come back and he’d be in here like hanging out properly and squirrels are hanging out properly and squirrels are hanging out properly and squirrels are so funny. You know, there there’s a lot so funny. You know, there there’s a lot so funny. You know, there there’s a lot of plants here and there’s a one big of plants here and there’s a one big of plants here and there’s a one big plant. We would catch him trying to hide plant. We would catch him trying to hide plant. We would catch him trying to hide and bury a nut in the plant like in the and bury a nut in the plant like in the and bury a nut in the plant like in the corner here in the living room. So, so corner here in the living room. So, so corner here in the living room. So, so funny. Um, funny. Um, funny. Um, some so some of these squirrels were so some so some of these squirrels were so some so some of these squirrels were so wacky. Most of them were like timid and wacky. Most of them were like timid and wacky. Most of them were like timid and they’d come around, they’d be scared, they’d come around, they’d be scared, they’d come around, they’d be scared, but every once in a while there’d be one but every once in a while there’d be one but every once in a while there’d be one that was like a total whack job and he that was like a total whack job and he that was like a total whack job and he would sneak in and we’d yell at him would sneak in and we’d yell at him would sneak in and we’d yell at him like, “Get out of here. Oh, why are you like, “Get out of here. Oh, why are you like, “Get out of here. Oh, why are you why do you think it’s okay to come in why do you think it’s okay to come in why do you think it’s okay to come in here? What are you doing?” we’d catch here? What are you doing?” we’d catch here? What are you doing?” we’d catch him, you know, trying to bury uh, you him, you know, trying to bury uh, you him, you know, trying to bury uh, you know, it’s nuts in the plant and uh, know, it’s nuts in the plant and uh, know, it’s nuts in the plant and uh, just all sorts of funny wacky stuff. But just all sorts of funny wacky stuff. But just all sorts of funny wacky stuff. But now, for some weird reason in the last 6 now, for some weird reason in the last 6 now, for some weird reason in the last 6 months or whatever, I know in the last months or whatever, I know in the last months or whatever, I know in the last year, no more squirrels. We don’t know year, no more squirrels. We don’t know year, no more squirrels. We don’t know why there’s no squirrels. Just they just why there’s no squirrels. Just they just why there’s no squirrels. Just they just disappeared and and they’re no longer disappeared and and they’re no longer disappeared and and they’re no longer here in this garden. So, we don’t know here in this garden. So, we don’t know here in this garden. So, we don’t know what’s going on. We’re kind of sad that what’s going on. We’re kind of sad that what’s going on. We’re kind of sad that there’s no squirrel. Uh, I don’t know. there’s no squirrel. Uh, I don’t know. there’s no squirrel. Uh, I don’t know. It makes makes us think we need a pet. It makes makes us think we need a pet. It makes makes us think we need a pet. But But But good news, the other night we were up good news, the other night we were up good news, the other night we were up late and we saw a fox, a baby fox. So, late and we saw a fox, a baby fox. So, late and we saw a fox, a baby fox. So, uh it appears now again a fox is living uh it appears now again a fox is living uh it appears now again a fox is living in the garden. Uh I’ll try to get a in the garden. Uh I’ll try to get a in the garden. Uh I’ll try to get a picture of this fox, but uh if you’re picture of this fox, but uh if you’re picture of this fox, but uh if you’re not familiar with London, there’s foxes not familiar with London, there’s foxes not familiar with London, there’s foxes everywhere. They’re like, um like a everywhere. They’re like, um like a everywhere. They’re like, um like a nuisance. They go through the trash. nuisance. They go through the trash. nuisance. They go through the trash. They’re kind of loud. They’re kind of a They’re kind of loud. They’re kind of a They’re kind of loud. They’re kind of a mess. Well, we’ve seen one living here mess. Well, we’ve seen one living here mess. Well, we’ve seen one living here in the garden before, but now there in the garden before, but now there in the garden before, but now there appears to be a little baby one running appears to be a little baby one running appears to be a little baby one running around. We’ve seen him a couple times around. We’ve seen him a couple times around. We’ve seen him a couple times now. We thought we saw we we couldn’t now. We thought we saw we we couldn’t now. We thought we saw we we couldn’t tell if it was a fox before, but we saw tell if it was a fox before, but we saw tell if it was a fox before, but we saw it very up close looking like right at it very up close looking like right at it very up close looking like right at me just from a few feet a meter, you me just from a few feet a meter, you me just from a few feet a meter, you know, couple meters away. And yeah, know, couple meters away. And yeah, know, couple meters away. And yeah, there is officially a fox. So maybe not there is officially a fox. So maybe not there is officially a fox. So maybe not the squirrels, but fox. We’re we’re the squirrels, but fox. We’re we’re the squirrels, but fox. We’re we’re excited about that. So, um, so he, you excited about that. So, um, so he, you excited about that. So, um, so he, you know, they’re pretty chill in the garden know, they’re pretty chill in the garden know, they’re pretty chill in the garden here. They don’t, they don’t cause any here. They don’t, they don’t cause any here. They don’t, they don’t cause any ruckus or trouble. That’s all I got. Uh, ruckus or trouble. That’s all I got. Uh, ruckus or trouble. That’s all I got. Uh, I’m so excited for my vacation. So, you I’m so excited for my vacation. So, you I’m so excited for my vacation. So, you may not see me for a few weeks. Uh, I may not see me for a few weeks. Uh, I may not see me for a few weeks. Uh, I will let you know all know how that will let you know all know how that will let you know all know how that goes. And please sign up for the goes. And please sign up for the goes. And please sign up for the newsletter. It’s free. It’ll be newsletter. It’s free. It’ll be newsletter. It’s free. It’ll be interesting. Just one email a day in the interesting. Just one email a day in the interesting. Just one email a day in the morning. It’s really chill. morning. It’s really chill. morning. It’s really chill. Until next time.