Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Pulling Baddies Forward and Merging Two Versions (July 17, 2026)
Friday, July 17, 2026 Get Polymatrix on Google Play Gaming the usage clock I played Polymatrix in the shower before heading home. I’d worked out…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Speak Your Sets: The Voice Input Idea (May 22, 2026)
May 22, 2026. Afternoon gym session, then 4:50 p.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play A halving bug Before my workout I checked the PB Tracker…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Teaching the Voice Button to Match Exercises (May 27, 2026)
May 27, 2026. About 9:00 p.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Listen, parse, match After the gym I typed in that I wanted a new…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Pop-Up Inside a Pop-Up (August 26, 2026)
August 26, 2026. Late night until 2:30 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play The report Some guy came onto Facebook and told me there was…
Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Pretty Much Complete, and No Pay to Win (August 8, 2026)
Saturday, August 8, 2026 Get Polymatrix on Google Play Next on the whiteboard With another app going through its publishing steps, I could start the…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Machine Settings and a Personal Best Badge, Tested on Leg Day (June 2, 2026)
June 2, 2026. Morning build, 12:50 p.m. gym. Get BeStreak on Google Play From gym notes to a build I took all of the notes…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Not Approved: Fourteen More Days (August 10, 2026)
August 10, 2026. Afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play More testing needed Interestingly, today when I checked the BeStreak app, it was not approved for…
A Knight Armed With Words (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 15, 1999
Tony explains his knight sonnet, traces how his poetry grew since July, and ends with a lost molar and a sweet phone moment.
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Analytics, Subscriptions and a Photo Cap Idea From the Treadmill (July 4, 2026)
July 4, 2026. Afternoon until 5:00 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Watching the caps I played around with the shop and all the different…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Tester Bugs Fixed, a Unit Converter and Five AI Personas (July 20, 2026)
July 20, 2026. Afternoon until 2:15 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Two fixes from a tester A closed tester had mentioned two issues. On…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Recruiting Testers in Facebook Groups (August 16, 2026)
August 16, 2026. 3:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. the next night. Get BeStreak on Google Play Pushing harder I’ve been working with Facebook groups to…
Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Spin the Bottle, Hot Beads and a Tuning Guide (July 13, 2026)
Monday, July 13, 2026 (into the early morning) Get Polymatrix on Google Play Talking the game into my phone Yesterday was a super manic day:…
Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Taming the Globulator Life Rafts (August 31, 2026)
Monday, August 31, 2026 (evening) Get Polymatrix on Google Play The globulator was too generous I upgraded my Claude plan, and the first thing I…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Seven Testers (September 3, 2026)
Thursday, September 3, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Helping testers to get testers I spent the night helping closed testers with their…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Smart Notifications and an Anxious Look at the Numbers (August 24, 2026)
August 24, 2026. Midday to 5:15 p.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Fourteen days, again I saw that the fourteen days of closed testing had…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Plan: More Testing and AdMob (September 9, 2026)
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play What comes next I might have to start on the Chaos Screen Recorder and…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Two Builds From Now On, and a Website Plan (July 9, 2026)
July 9, 2026. After 2:00 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play One change, two files I created a new rule for my instructions. From now…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Thinking About Publishing, and Two Ideas From the Bench (May 30, 2026)
May 30, 2026. 10:00 p.m. at the gym. Get BeStreak on Google Play Time to make it live At 10 p.m. I arrived at the…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Logo That Would Not Behave, and Version 207 (June 29, 2026)
June 29, 2026. 2:00 a.m. to 4:15 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Logo trouble I got home around 2 a.m. and had the idea…
Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Packaging Polymatrix for Google Play (August 24, 2026)
Monday, August 24, 2026 (evening into the early morning) Get Polymatrix on Google Play Pivoting back to Polymatrix I was thinking of pivoting back to…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Custom Meals and a Promise to Stop Adding Features (July 13, 2026)
July 13, 2026. Early morning and evening. Get BeStreak on Google Play Seventy five, then two hundred and thirty seven By early morning the nutrition…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Food Scale, Small Wording Fixes and Seven Cents (July 18, 2026)
July 18, 2026. Evening until 2:30 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Weighing a salad The nutrition database is now up to 1,550 meals and…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Storage Map and the Personal Bests That Were Not Saving (June 12, 2026)
June 12, 2026. Midday and afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play Mapping where data lives I noticed that I would save a gym session and…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | I Built a Screen Recorder in One Day (June 24, 2026)
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 (into the early morning) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play A recorder for Lance’s games I tested the screen recorder…
Polymatrix: Developer Diary | Four Mini Games and a Lottery Bowl (August 27, 2026)
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Get Polymatrix on Google Play Helping testers, cleaning screens By 10:50 a.m. I had worked with some closed testers, sending them…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Not a One Pass Developer (June 13, 2026)
June 13, 2026. After midnight. Get BeStreak on Google Play One pass versus two hundred I’m seeing people online who use AI and make videos…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Finding Where the Nutrition Data Lives (August 15, 2026)
August 15, 2026. Afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play More meals, but where? Last night I let Claude Cowork update the meal and beverage database,…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | The Night One User Could See Another User’s Data (May 17, 2026)
May 17, 2026. Afternoon until 1:35 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Icons on the board Around midday I cut out the printed icon for…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | The Desktop Version Takes Shape (May 19, 2026)
May 19, 2026. Morning to late afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play Starting on desktop In the morning I continued the coding session from last…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Bug Hunting From the Mattress (July 22, 2026)
July 22, 2026. Early morning and afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play Testing where I don’t usually go I downloaded the latest update on my…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Floating Buttons That Got in the Way (August 23, 2026)
August 23, 2026. Morning and evening. Get BeStreak on Google Play A tester recommendation The update I did was something one of the closed testers…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | The Twelfth Tester, a Nutrition Tab and a Meal Plan (July 24, 2026)
July 24, 2026. 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play The twelfth tester saw nothing A guy downloaded the app, and that…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Next Step: Google Play and a Name of Its Own (June 27, 2026)
June 27, 2026. Evening, and after midnight. Get BeStreak on Google Play Where it stands The PB Tracker app is right up there in the…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Plain Bagel and 3,500 Meals (August 25, 2026)
August 25, 2026. Late night. Get BeStreak on Google Play Base meals Tonight I updated the BeStreak app with new meals, up to about 3,500…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Fourteen Days Done: Applying for Production (August 8, 2026)
August 8, 2026. 5:30 p.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Past closed testing I knew that my BeStreak PB Tracker app would now be past…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Custom Muscles, a Signed Bundle and Sign In With Google (July 2, 2026)
July 2, 2026. Morning until 10:10 p.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Version 237 I worked on two features this morning. First, when I throw…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Measurements and Progress Photos (May 14, 2026)
May 14, 2026. Afternoon gym session, then evening. Get BeStreak on Google Play A bug found mid workout At the gym I found a small…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Two Thousand Meals and the First Outside Bug Report (July 19, 2026)
July 19, 2026. Afternoon until 4:00 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Salad math I used the nutrition database to put my regular salad together,…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Waiting for Production (October 1, 2026)
Thursday, October 1, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Still waiting I am still waiting for production testing to be confirmed for the…
A Talk About Where We Stand (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 11, 1999
Lyssa wants to talk about space on the walk home, yet the afternoon says something very different.
BeStreak: Developer Diary | A Dial for Drop Sets (July 30, 2026)
July 30, 2026. Afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play Found mid set There was one small bug I came across when I was doing drop…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Monetization Plans, a Feature Profile and a Privacy Policy (May 12, 2026)
May 12, 2026. Morning until 1:15 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play What a paid version could look like I’ve been using my PB Tracker…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | A Version That Hides the Record Button Completely (July 12, 2026)
Sunday, July 12, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play A new version before sleep Before sleep last night I had the screen recorder…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Madcap Test Recording and the Game Volume Fix (August 2, 2026)
Sunday, August 2, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Madcap fun I tested the Chaos Screen Recorder by doing some madcap fun: yelling…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Seven New Color Themes and Version 172 (June 3, 2026)
June 3, 2026. Afternoon until 1:40 a.m.. Get BeStreak on Google Play Dumbbells and themes The app still does not correctly show dumbbell weights. It…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Third in the Release Queue (July 14, 2026)
Tuesday, July 14, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play The order of releases I worked out the order. My personal best tracker goes…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Twenty Test Accounts for Testers (August 11, 2026)
August 11, 2026. Afternoon. Get BeStreak on Google Play Making it easy to get in I invited a few more people to do the closed…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Recording My Own Gameplay With It (August 19, 2026)
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Using it on a different game I installed one of my games on my…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | AdMob Registered for the Live App (October 6, 2026)
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Ready for revenue I registered AdMob for the new Chaos Screen Recorder, which is…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The One-Pixel Record Button (July 4, 2026)
Saturday, July 4, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Disabling the screenshot button I had already created a version of the app bundle…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Premium Will Not Work, So I Rebuilt the App (July 31, 2026)
Friday, July 31, 2026 (into the early morning) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Another upload before the school run For about twenty minutes…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | A Tester Switch for Premium (August 1, 2026)
Saturday, August 1, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Still no premium I got up, checked the computer and opened the Chaos Screen…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Record and Stop on One Line (September 15, 2026)
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Another round of changes I put the Chaos Screen Recorder through another round of…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Adding an Exercise After the Fact (May 13, 2026)
May 13, 2026. Morning. Get BeStreak on Google Play Edit, then add I made some more changes to the Personal Best Tracker app. Some were…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Dark Mode Bug From a Tester (September 18, 2026)
Friday, September 18, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play A tester finds a bug One of the testers found a bug in my…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The Last Days of Closed Testing (September 26, 2026)
Saturday, September 26, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Expecting a no The Chaos Screen Recorder is up to its last days before…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Showing a Friend What AI Built (June 27, 2026)
Saturday, June 27, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play “Have you ever used a screen recorder?” Towards the end of my time with…
BeStreak: Developer Diary | Round Dials on Every Input (July 21, 2026)
July 21, 2026. Evening until midnight. Get BeStreak on Google Play Too many buttons I did a pass of the BeStreak app. I think it…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | A Geometry Dash Channel for Lance (June 28, 2026)
Sunday, June 28, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Putting the recorder on his phone I told Lance, “Let me go get the…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Ads Before You Record and a Review Video for Google (July 27, 2026)
Monday, July 27, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play A video for Google Play Console It was a bit of a job. I…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Hiding the Buttons While Recording (July 1, 2026)
Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Working on the overlay Alongside the other app I was building, I worked on…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Subscriptions and a Remove Ads Purchase (July 30, 2026)
Thursday, July 30, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play More compute, more projects Once I was back home I worked on the Chaos…
The Greatest Madden Game Ever Lost (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: February 25, 1999
Shawn and the diarist trade blows in a Madden game that ends in heartbreak. A card game at Subway rounds off a wet night.
Rush Hour and a Tower of Cups (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 19, 1999
Sunday rolls on with a knockout, cup juggling, a movie and a late call with Lyssa.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Recording Lance Finishing His Level (July 20, 2026)
Monday, July 20, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Another finished level Lance kept playing his game, and eventually he finished it. I…
Tatton’s Terrible Driving Night (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: October 1, 1998
I wake mid afternoon with a stiff neck and plan a shopping trip for my advance pay. Three months since Lyssa and I split, it feels time to move on.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The Google Play Questionnaire and the First Signed Bundle (July 23, 2026)
Thursday, July 23, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Getting it ready for closed testing After I got back home from getting the…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | A Wrong Declaration Slowing Down the Release (October 5, 2026)
Monday, October 5, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Why was it taking so long? The release was taking about three days and…
A Waterfall Of Self Pity On A Wet Sunday (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: November 9, 1998
A grand waterfall metaphor gives way to a very honest list of what Tony thinks is wrong with him. Then the rain starts and so does the walk to Lyssa’s.
Chest Aches And A Phone Call Gone Cold (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: December 7, 1998
Tony pushes his chest hard at the gym and feels something pull, then admits over a late call that he and Lyssa are never going back.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The New Look, Tested (September 13, 2026)
Sunday, September 13, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Back in the garage While I waited for some mac and cheese, I tested…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Twenty Minutes of Floor Is Lava on Video (July 5, 2026)
Sunday, July 5, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play The test recording I took a break to record video for Floor Is Lava…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Recording Lance’s Finished Level (July 13, 2026)
Monday, July 13, 2026 (into the early morning) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Building out the recorder I built out the recorder with…
First Night at the Catholic Club (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: October 10, 1998
A boring day gaming turns around when Keith invites me out. We collect Ralf and Shawn, stop for pizza and head for a new kind of night.
Braveheart Made Me a Bard (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: February 14, 1999
A battle-cry sonnet pours out after a Braveheart night, followed by a short poem about being told he cannot be a bard. Then Shawn tries to correct his Shakespearean spelling.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The Closed Testing Release and a Policy Violation Fixed (August 25, 2026)
Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play A new version, with feature images At 12:50 p.m. the new Chaos Screen Recorder…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Approved for Production (October 3, 2026)
Saturday, October 3, 2026 (starting before dawn) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play The approval I got on the computer, looked at the tasks…
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Hunting for Closed Testers and a Polymatrix Video (August 31, 2026)
Monday, August 31, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Closed testers I looked at the testers I could get for the app. I…
Where My Poetry First Woke Up (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
In the early hours Tony sets the chronology aside to trace where his poetry came from. Old jobs, old crushes and a first line he still thinks is his best.
A Puffy Face on a Plastic Card (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: February 2, 1999
A short gym finish gives way to a surprise visit and a day of errands. The new identification card photo was not a keeper.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | A Banner Ad in Settings and Newer Google Libraries (July 29, 2026)
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Hitting the limit in two prompts I paid for another month of Claude on…
Birthday Dinner And A Bill Mix Up (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: January 15, 1999
A birthday dinner with Lyssa has a rushed schedule, new shoes, gossip about friends and a waitress who hands the bill to the wrong person.
A Poem for the Girl Across the Road (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: February 10, 1999
Tony writes a not quite sonnet for a girl across the road, explains its balance and catches up on gossip about a Valentine picnic.
Walking Out on Sunday Roast (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 11, 1999
A surprise visit ends badly when ignored and snapped at, Tony leaves a roast dinner untouched and meets someone on the walk home.
Writing A Poem Beside Lyssa Asleep (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: November 30, 1998
Unable to sleep, Tony sneaks around the house and then writes a sonnet. The morning ends with a run to the shops.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The Twelfth Tester Signs In (September 14, 2026)
Monday, September 14, 2026 (into the early morning) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Fourteen more days I saw that Polymatrix was finally approved,…
The Lost Years Wear A Crown (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 15, 1999
A midnight entry unpacks a sonnet where time rules a medieval realm, then introduces a second sonnet about a knight who writes.
Lyssa’s Worrying Late Night Call – Mad Chaos: October 9, 1998
Lyssa rings after midnight with worrying news. I sit up late, torn between guilt, hope and old feelings, and write it all down.
Clones Wars And A Very Late Night Rant (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: November 7, 1998
Tony heads home when Wollongong was on offer, hears some surprising gossip, then sets out his theory of a cloning future. The night ends back on Lyssa.
The Twist at the Runs – Mad Chaos: October 14, 1998
A candid chat about hating customer service sets up a night of surprises at the car runs.
A Red Celica And Other Nights Remembered (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: December 9, 1998
The memory hunt continues with a long wait in Ali’s car, an outing to Wollongong and a few late night thoughts on sleepiness.
Fried Rice and Wounded Pride (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 21, 1999
A belated visit on his birthday brings a walk to the shops, a funny phone prank story and a promise to himself.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Six Apps in Six Months (August 16, 2026)
Sunday, August 16, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play The plan I can push some games onto Steam and others onto Apple, but…
Pillow Fights And Half Hours That Never End (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: November 7, 1998
Tony waits and waits for his ride to Tyler’s party, then loses himself in a pillow fight with Binh and Keith. Tamsen’s flirting stirs up the friends.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Grouped Settings and a Round Save Button (June 25, 2026)
Thursday, June 25, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Paying for more Claude At 1:05 a.m. I bought the Claude AI Max plan….
Reliving Old Mischief With the Boys (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: December 17, 1998
A quiet train ride and a chat with an old coach lead to a late night out with the boys, who trade tales of mischief and money worries.
Names in a Hat for My Birthday (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: January 18, 1999
A birthday night out is decided by a hat and a game of rock paper scissors, then the drive turns into a history of the group’s leaders.
A Miracle in a Pizza Hut Car Park (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: January 29, 1999
A friend’s long-overdue repayment arrives in a Pizza Hut car park after a detour through a petrol station. The diarist also hears the story of a black eye.
Gridiron Marathon at the Crack of Dawn (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 22, 1999
Shawn and Tatton bring the Nintendo and John Madden Football over, and a night of endless games ends with a last gasp victory as dawn approaches.
Three Thousand Pages Want to Be Books (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: February 11, 1999
Tony decides his diary deserves to become real books and starts counting the cost. Between phone calls with Lyssa and Ralf he admits some uncomfortable truths about his younger self.
Resentments, Workouts and a Broken Down Car (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: October 28, 1998
Anger over a betrayed confidence simmers on the page before the author turns it into energy at the gym.
A Spider Web Waiting for Keith (Part 5) – Mad Chaos: January 18, 1999
A rejected ID, a stubborn Keith and a very large spider set up one of the sillier stretches of the birthday night.
Choking on a Job Interview Call (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 30, 1999
After a night without sleep, a tired walk to Campbelltown and a botched phone interview leave the diarist cranky. Then comes a long think about love and marriage.
Remembering Old Kisses Between Dirt Tracks (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: February 21, 1999
Early morning thoughts drift back to old dates and old loves before the story turns to a tense moment with the police and a night of off road mischief.
A Skipped Gym Day And A Beach (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 29, 1998
A spontaneous beach trip pulls Tony away from the gym. The sand is hot, the waves are rough and the sun wins.
Suede Shoes And A Donkey Parable (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: December 24, 1998
Tony wrestles old word processing software at the library, laminates his sonnets for Lyssa, buys suede shoes, and recalls a donkey parable.
Bumping Into The Girl In Red (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: December 29, 1998
Tony tumbles into someone he was hoping to meet, loses his nerve and then loses a fight with the surf. Burgers help.
Hiring a Nintendo for Lyssa (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: February 11, 1999
A console rental becomes Tony’s pet plan to cheer Lyssa up. Later he turns to the glimpses of his neighbor and a sonnet inspired by them.
Jett Arrives On A New Motorbike (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: November 19, 1998
After an emotional call, a long sleep and a dinner plan that fizzles, Jett turns up on a shiny new bike. His news about the weekend is far from ordinary.
A Sunday Night Full of Surprises (Part 5) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
Lyssa arrives at the house with excuses about forgotten poems, and an evening that starts at the computer takes a turn that ends in a mystery.
A Night of GoldenEye and Tears (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: January 2, 1999
Tony rides around with Jett, loses hours to GoldenEye at Dennis’s place, then ends up playing peacemaker when a phone call between Jett and Min-Su goes wrong.
A Tattooed Stranger and a Tease (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: December 14, 1998
A heavy mood settles over the carriage until the police step on. Tony then trades jokes and long looks with a girl who has only just arrived from America.
Christmas Plans and Gossip About Imad (Part 6) – Mad Chaos: December 15, 1998
An embarrassing moment passes with kindness, the phone brings gossip and a strange hunch, and Tony starts planning Christmas with Lyssa.
Fake Radio Voices and a Borrowed Movie (Part 5) – Mad Chaos: January 28, 1999
A homemade radio show fools strangers on the phone while the movie, the money and the missed calls all go astray. The night ends with a long look in the mirror.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | Next Up: Chaos Screen Recorder and Polymatrix (August 8, 2026)
Saturday, August 8, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Waiting on approval I went through the steps to publish my personal best tracker….
Lyssa Calls At One In The Morning (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: November 28, 1998
Lyssa rings in the small hours with news from a night out and a heavy heart. By morning, the plans for the weekend are already getting complicated.
Squeaky Clean For The Big Night (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 15, 1999
Tony spots a stylish stranger in Campbelltown, writes a bird poem on the walk home and gets spotless for a birthday dinner.
A Nintendo Surprise for Lyssa (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: February 20, 1999
With a Mario game in mind, Tony works out how to get a Nintendo for Lyssa, and the plan takes him from a shop counter to Jett’s room.
Hot Gossip Before the Catholic Club – Mad Chaos: October 23, 1998
Friday brings the whole story of who dogged whom and a plan for the Catholic Club.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | AdMob, Firebase, a Landing Page and a Red Theme (July 22, 2026)
Wednesday, July 22, 2026 (starting after midnight) Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Focusing on the recorder Because I could finally step away from…
Rain on Metal and a Mended Chain (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 21, 1999
Tony closes out his birthday call, writes a poem about the rain and goes searching for someone to fix his necklace.
Valhalla Gets a Sonnet at Dawn (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: February 10, 1999
Tony wraps up one sonnet, stays up to write a Norse one about Valhalla, and ends the day smitten with a neighbour glimpsed from afar.
Turning Twenteen With Empty Promises (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 18, 1999
Tony turns twenty in a mood, charts his biorhythms and recalls a Friday gym session and the visit that left him let down.
Resolutions and the Lion I Fed (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 1, 1999
Tony opens the new year with a short poem, a list of big resolutions and a wry look back at the lost years, including a lion that never quite came to the hand.
Dad Plays Chauffeur For Lyssa (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: November 18, 1998
A long phone call about a modelling shoot leaves him seething. Later, with a little help from Dad, Lyssa arrives for a quiet night.
A Television Dies of Old Age (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: February 24, 1999
A friendly workout with a new gym buddy leads to a phone call with an odd muffled sound. The story ends with a dying television proving Lyssa right.
Creatine Day One And Phone Wars (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 7, 1998
A new supplement, a shocking sugar count on a juice bottle and a run of early morning calls from Lyssa test Tony’s patience on a Monday.
Lifting Heavy And Overthinking Saturday (Part 6) – Mad Chaos: December 17, 1998
Tony finishes a punishing back and triceps session, takes stock of his injuries, and plans a perfect Saturday that Jett promptly rearranges.
Ralf and the Elevator That Hated Him (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 27, 1999
Ralf meets a huge spider in the car park, the lift refuses to cooperate and a hi-fi shop tempts Tony. The long way home takes far longer than it ever should.
Chaos Screen Recorder: Developer Diary | The Buttons Showed Up in the Video (June 29, 2026)
Monday, June 29, 2026 Get Chaos Screen Recorder on Google Play Recording Lance playing We turned my phone on, Lance picked the game, and I…
Two Sonnets and a Stubborn Pen (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: January 5, 1999
Tony skips the computer games for poetry and wrestles two sonnets onto the page, one of them written through the eyes of the girl who got away.
Hanging Up On Lyssa Again (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: December 27, 1998
A string of tense phone calls pushes Tony to draw a line, tally up the arguments and hold on to a few words from a song on the television.
Easy Money the Hard Way (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: February 24, 1999
A long phone call ends as the crew arrives for another round of Madden. Keith’s dubious get rich quick scheme steals the conversation.
Drifting Apart One Weekend at a Time (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: December 6, 1998
A lazy day leads to honest thoughts about a fading romance, followed by a night chasing a girlfriend’s party with Keith and ending at a service station.
Fighting Words Before Back Day (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 27, 1999
A frosty call with Lyssa is followed by a sluggish back and triceps session, a chat about a cheap car and a tired, sun tanned end to the night.
Burgers and Goodbyes With Lyssa (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: September 24, 1998
With only Simon for company, the diarist takes stock of the people around him and who he can trust. Late night finds him fiddling with speakers and finally heading to bed.
A Subway Table Full of Old Stories (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 23, 1999
Keith turns up at the door and a late night at Subway becomes a sprawl of football arguments, old mischief and a loose plan to escape to Canberra.
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Resentments, Workouts and a Broken Down Car (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: October 28, 1998
Keith confides about trouble with Tamsen on the drive home, and the author wonders what a breakup could do to the whole circle.
Locked Out Then Lifting Heavy (Part 3) – Mad Chaos: January 2, 1999
Locked out at sunrise, Tony finally sleeps, hits the gym for back and arms and catches up on everyone else’s New Years Eve over the phone.
Grieving Jewell Then Losing at Madden (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: February 22, 1999
Memories of Jewell sting while an old CD plays. The story then rewinds to a Saturday of Madden, a stuck car and a tournament with a name change.
A Goodnight Kiss With No Spark (Part 4) – Mad Chaos: January 11, 1999
After a long evening together, a call to dad and a goodnight kiss leave Tony wondering where the old spark went.
A Mystery Payment And A Fresh Haircut (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: December 7, 1998
Tony finds more money in his account than he expects, then spends the afternoon on a very particular haircut and a shopping loop around Campbelltown.
A Lost Ring And Fruit Loops (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: December 2, 1998
Tony wakes late on the first day of summer and trains hard on cereal. A call with Lyssa brings news about the ring and the piano box.
Tyson at the Catholic Club (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 19, 1999
Tony winds down the Waves night, then drags himself out of bed to watch Tyson fight with a hundred strangers.
When Gossip Comes Home to Roost (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: November 11, 1998
A bit of gossip told in trust travels much farther than Tony ever intended, and now his name sits at the centre of it. Later he hunts through old diary pages for a poem he once wrote.
My Slow Motion Walk Across the Dance Floor (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: January 24, 1999
Tony sits out the dancing, imagines himself striding through the crowd in slow motion, and has an awkward run in with Lyssa and her friends.
Who Really Loved Who More (Part 1) – Mad Chaos: February 26, 1999
The diarist weighs his own part in a broken relationship and worries about losing his friends again. A day of shopping brings an unexpected moment.
Hot Days and Fresh Starts – Mad Chaos: September 30, 1998
On the last day of the month he writes a song about a crazy world, prints his resume at a friend’s and sorts out an Optus bill before the month ends.
Phantom of the Opera and a Bitter Phone Call (Part 2) – Mad Chaos: October 13, 1998
Macarthur Square brings a run in with Kofi, then a night at Mobil with Tatton and talk of heading to the city.