Thamara Kandabada. Generalist. Tinkerer.
21 Jul 2026
Filed under Everything Else
My last post on WordPress
It's time for a new chapter
17 Jul 2026
No-JS mobile navigation menu
Adventures in janky CSS
13 Jul 2026
Gehenu Lamai
A gem of Sri Lankan cinema comes to Belfast
26 Jun 2026
Waiting for Def Leppard
Another pre-gig dispatch
9 Jun 2026
Styling the new website
A work in progress
8 Jun 2026
New writing setup
Hello markdown
31 May 2026
Waiting for Big Thief
Aka, you can write anywhere
27 May 2026
Spring/summer reading list
Picking up an old habit again
25 May 2026
Letterboxd tag hierarchy
How I organise my film diary
23 May 2026
The first 100 films of 2026
A film diary update
16 May 2026
Location and weather in /now
15 May 2026
The Great Astro Migration of 2026
Hello SSG
14 May 2026
Typeface makeover
A serif with personality
2 May 2026
“Gardening” update: May 2026
Finding joy in web design
23 Apr 2026
Catharsis through film
Some thoughts on two recent Brazilian cinema outings
19 Apr 2026
Boredom
A forgotten art
13 Apr 2026
A data visualiser for Finances 2
My second vibe-coding project
1 Apr 2026
Validation
This silly Wordle “hack” I came up with has gone places
23 Mar 2026
More archiving: Gigs
Keeping a diary of performances I’ve witnessed
21 Mar 2026
Archiving
Leaving a digital footprint
12 Mar 2026
David Byrne at the O2 Apollo
A long weekend well spent
4 Mar 2026
Building a physical media showcase with Lovable
How I vibe-coded a simple catalogue app
16 Feb 2026
Jeff Buckley
Some thoughts swirling around in my head after watching the new documentary
12 Feb 2026
New Year, New Website
A “quick” update that took a while
9 Feb 2026
Armoured Transport
Ready to be deployed at an ice planet nearby
7 Feb 2026
Memory
A note on my favourite film genre
26 Jan 2025
A Complete Unknown (2025)
An incomplete review
31 Dec 2024
Don’t Look Back (1967)
A short review
13 Jan 2022
A Wordle hack
Want to maximise your chances of getting the Wordle right? Try this.
5 Aug 2021
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
4K UHD Blu-ray impressions
2 Aug 2021
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
17 May 2021
Apple Music Hifi
A few observations on Apple’s big announcement today
2 May 2021
Monthly Music Update: April 2021
My top streamed songs from the past month — in playlist format
1 May 2021
Deezer Discoveries: April 2021
Fairport Convention, The Libertines, and Grace Slick & The Great Society
26 Apr 2021
Active vs Passive Listening
A tip for enhancing your listening experience
25 Apr 2021
All The Madmen
A tribute to David Bowie’s underrated ode to insanity
3 Apr 2021
Monthly Music Update: March 2021
25 Mar 2021
Apple Music vs Spotify
A head-to-head comparison in audio quality
22 Mar 2021
Moving In
Introducing: the microblog
20 Mar 2021
Little Dot MKII
My impressions after two weeks of use
14 Mar 2021
What’s good on Netflix - March 2021
I’ve been enjoying these shows and movies on Netflix lately