End of Month Post: January 2023
Maybe this format sticks, perhaps not. I like the thought of looking back a short period of time, and catalog what was, what happened, what was done. I don’t want to use this to show off what great projects I did, but have it a bit more on the personal side. We’re all human, aren’t we?
- had an actual week of holidays, which I actually used to relax and get bored
- did a dry and sugarless vegetanuary (not vegan, but vegetarian)
- had my last “regular” month as scientific software developer in one project, and became melancholic about it
- started to be excited about my “new” position as PhD student in a new project
- live together and took care of a pair of parrots, and enjoyed my time with the hellbirds
- almost finished the essential reading “Die Erschöpfung der Frauen” und wrote a brief review on my bookwyrms account
- was more social than usual, or so I have the feeling. Met quite a few of my folks
- the Isopod colonies developed wonderfully. The P. ornatus are just a sassy bunch, multiplying as hell. The older A. klugii are dying off slowly, maybe one a week or so. The kiddos dig into the substrate and hardly every visible. But I guess I counted around 8 or so newcomers
- did one of the most fantastic breads in my baking-career, and recorded it’s recipe here: 70% Hydration, no fold sourdough
My guiding mantra for 2023 is profound boredom1. All in all I had the feeling I was able to take time for this and the transition between jobs.
I also went to have a neuropsychological evaluation with a professional. The reason being that at times, it’s close to impossible for me to stay focused or concentrated. I’m not talking about procrastination here. It’s about ADHD level of forgetting what I was told, racing thoughts, unable to read a sentence because the text is quick flowing lava, and at times I suffer. The evaluation should bring a bit of clearance, what I could work on. Results next month :)
Books
- continued @roseVisualMethodologiesIntroduction2016
- almost finished “Die Erschöpfung der Frauen”
- started Exercises d’Observation, a small book about practicing ethnographic observation
- bought “Blutbuch” and “Sangliers, géographies d’un animal politique”
- opened up a Bookwyrm account
Music
- Gnawa Jazz Krautrock… https://brahjawaldman.bandcamp.com/album/kadef
- endlessly listened to Cicada Waves and sandhills music by Ben Seretan
- dabbled a bit in contemporary French hardcore with Mes Larmes and MEILLEURS VŒUX VI, both of which are published through Casual Gabberz
- I added quite a lot of new albums on my Bandcamp wishlist, but nothing really stuck
Games
- finished Hyper Light Drifter, and it’s a fantastic game
- tried to continue Transistor, but my save game was corrupted…
- continued Unpacking with my partner, which is really such a couple’s game