Five Good Things - 18 July 2025
Dropping by to share a few of my favourite discoveries this week
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A good stormy day means an empty beach which means good fun times for dogs ! The big swell of a sea always makes me feel aliiiive 🌊
Good Food
Clive’s easy, tasty vegan pies…
Good Film
Finally watched Castaway this week. You never regret watching classic movies like that ! Considered great for a reason.
Good Sound
Sometimes you want sound but not necessarily music. Enter the sound FX YouTube:
Good Dress
£13 from Mango Outlet. Don’t mind if I do !
Good Tech
I set up a website for my business this week using Notion, Potion and NameCheap. It’s super simple but it’s enough for a portfolio or business you’re getting off the ground. Overall it cost me £16 - ten for the URL and six (per month) for the site which bridges the link between Notion and your domain. Increasingly it’s getting easier to create and build things which used to take very painful hours, hands pulling at hair!
On 1st August 2025 I release the first EP on DMD Records (my label) which is not by myself. It’s by an artist based in Düsseldorf who I met on the music journey. Can’t wait to share it in full, its a super nice track & remix, but in the interim if anyone’s on Beatport, consider pre-saving it here :))
That's all homies see you next time x
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Hey Lex, this is a particularly engaging of five good things. I love the dress (dream for dancing n the sun!) but thanks so much for the top tips about how to set up your website. I always start I've got a bit of time (ie clients are late with copy/etc etc) but then I get so stuck so I'm going to study how you did it as you website looks excellent. Hope the release is huge! It's a big step you've taken. xx PS Did you buy the dress? xx
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