Mo'menths February 2026

February, the shortest month yet often the one that feels the longest, especially with all the rain. Here's what made this month memorable. February's shining moment was the Alumni Masterclass about passwords, which I had the pleasure of presenting. It was a great opportunity to share insights on password security and best practices with a fantastic audience. This months' interesting fact; Every physical key is really just a mechanical password. Each cut is a number, and the full sequence is the key’s PIN code. When you turn the key, the lock is doing the same thing your phone or bank does, checking whether the code matches before letting you in.

• Presented the Alumni Masterclass on passwords.
• Made a commitment to go to the theatre at least once a month.
• A choked fibre optic cable that made the week more interesting than it should have been.

The interesting thing I find about February is that it often feels like a month of transition, a bridge of sorts between the fresh energy of January and the promise of the end of winter and the arrival of spring, maybe I will start cycling more outside of just the commute, but also maybe not, we'll see. The main event of the month was the Alumni Masterclass on passwords. It was a great experience to share knowledge and engage with the audience on a topic that quite frankly, I am passionate about. When I was first approached about a masterclass, I knew exactly what I wanted to talk about, the hardest part was coming up with a catchy title, but I think the comparison to keys works well, and it was a grounded way to explain something that can often feel abstract and technical and hopefully made it more accessible and engaging for everyone.

February felt like a month where I was moving through the website with a kind of steady, almost companionable focus. Expanding the film features became its own small pleasure. What used to be a quiet sidebar of five recent watches grew into a full Film Log that now holds the last twenty films, complete with ratings and a grid that feels good to look at. Pulling everything in from Letterboxd and wiring up the twice‑weekly automatic updates made it feel less like a feature and more like a living part of the website, something that updates even when I’m not thinking about it. The blog got its own kind of attention too. Search and tag filtering finally made the archive feel like a place you can wander through instead of a stack of posts, and the view counter feels more honest now that my own visits don’t inflate it. Related posts at the bottom of each Moment give the writing a sense of continuity, and building a proper RSS feed felt like opening a quiet door for people who prefer to read in their own way.

I realised the interface needed a gentle refresh, the sort of tending you give to a space you know well. I started with the Button system, reshaping the primary, secondary, and ghost variants until they finally felt distinct and intuitive. Replacing the old Link elements across the site made everything feel more consistent, almost like the site finally agreed on how it wants to speak. I added a ReadingProgress indicator to posts, which gives longer pieces a sense of movement, and a theme toggle so people can read in whatever light they find themselves in. Studio Notes also arrived this month, replacing the old seasonal messages with something that feels closer to how I actually work. The whole month had that quiet, grounding energy where the work doesn’t shout, but the space feels better because of it.

After being reintroduced to the theatre in January thanks to a friend from across the pond, I decided to make it a once‑a‑month ritual. February was when I made good on that promise and quietly upgraded it to “at least once a month,” because… well, insert the usual joke about plans and God’s sense of humour.

I went to see High Noon at the Harold Pinter Theatre, drawn mostly by Billy Crudup, whose character in Apple TV’s The Morning Show is one of my favourites. He didn’t disappoint. The production reimagined the classic Western as a tense, contemporary chamber piece, and the performances carried that tension beautifully. It was a brilliant night out.

I then broke my “one theatre a month” rule almost immediately. The only day I could get a ticket for Arcadia at The Old Vic was at the end of the month, so off I went. I had been nudged toward it by the same friend because it is her favourite play, and it turned out to be an excellent recommendation. My initial description of it was “if science and poetry made sweet, sweet love,” and I stand by that. The production was rich and layered, weaving together time, desire, and loss with a kind of effortless precision. The cast was superb and the staging was impressive, which made it another night that stayed with me.

Books this month was a light affair, I started and finished The Wandering Inn: Blood of Liscor by pirateaba and the ending was quite something, so I am taking a short break before diving into the next book in the series, Tears of Liscor, which does sound like it will be just as intense, but I am looking forward to it. The other book I was deep into this month was Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, which is a fascinating read about negotiation techniques and strategies. It has been really insightful and has given me a lot to think about in terms of how I approach people and situations in both my personal and professional life.

On the music front, this month is going down as the month of being obsessed with a few songs, Please Stay by Westlife, Bells, Nicotine and Eleven by MIKA , and No Ordinary by Labrinth. I have been listening to these songs on repeat, and they have become the soundtrack of my February. Each song has its own unique vibe and energy, and they have been a great source of comfort and joy during the month.

I have a few birthday celebrations on the horizon, and a fresh wave of new films to look forward to. The one I am most excited about is They Will Kill You, a thriller that hooked me from the moment I saw the trailer. Beyond that, the plan for March is the same as always: keep building the site, keep seeking out new experiences, keep nurturing the relationships that matter, and take each day as it comes, plans and all.

This is the second entry in Mo’menths. March follows, Geronimo!