About
About Me
Hi! I’m Alex Torrens. Welcome to my personal corner of the web.
I set up this blog as a space to get some of my ideas, notes, recommendations, and general nerdery out into the open, rather than letting them gather digital dust in my cloud storage!
It’s a place for me to share stuff that I don’t mind people seeing, and to document my learning process as I dive into new tech and computer concepts.
My Interests & Passion Areas
I have a wide range of hobbies and curiosities. You’ll likely see posts here covering:
- 🏃♂️ Sport & Fitness: Both watching and playing—races, training, gear reviews, and tracking activities (I’m a heavy Garmin and Strava user!).
- 💻 Tech & Customization: Homescreens, daily carries, conventions, productivity apps, and experimenting with software/hardware.
- 🌍 Travel & Adventure: Packing lists, detailed itineraries, and trip reports (like my recent surfing and cycling trip to Taghazout, Morocco!).
- 🍳 Cooking: Experimenting with new techniques, recipes, kitchen gear, and delicious plant-based cooking.
- 📸 Photography: I’m a total beginner learning the ropes, so I hope to share visual updates as I improve.
- 🔬 Science & Physics: Fascinated by general nerdery, science, and the equations that explain how the universe works.
What You’ll Find Here
This blog is updated slowly and organically. Some of the topics I plan to cover (or have already written about) include:
- Detailed trip reports and packing lists.
- What’s in my bag / my daily carry.
- My phone homescreens, apps, and “house style” conventions.
- Kit recommendations for cooking, sports, and travel.
- Pedantic rants about incredibly minor details in tech and life.
- How I’m attempting to learn new languages.
- No-AI content (I use AI for coding and technical help, but never for writing these posts!).
Thanks for stopping by and reading!