Now

To replace the social media updates I keep this page inspired by Derek Sivers and the /now page movement.

Update from May 23rd, 2024

Currently focused on building my new skills as a web developer.
I’m finishing Harvard’s CS50w, gathering ideas for the “capstone” final project.
Learning React and Astro, while planning to rebuild this website from scracth.
As a brilliant procrastination strategy in the last couple of months I’ve retrained myself to touch type with a different keyboard layout, specifically Colemak-DH. I’m at 50 wpm on average right now, and it is SO MUCH more comfortable and ergonomic than Qwerty. No regrets!

I’ve been training with weights at the gym pretty consistently, three times per week since February, learning a lot in the process and feeling much better.
Running-wise, after keeping a good streak of 100k per month this year, in May I had to slow it down because of some soreness in my right glute. Turns out, alternating gym and running 6 days a week at (almost) 44 years of young age could be asking a bit too much to myself.

Recently I’ve got into this synthwave/crimewave/industrial rabbit hole, and I’m discovering so many good artists. My favourite has to be IRVING FORCE though. And also Street Cleaner is pretty good.

I haven’t been reading much recently, I’m halfway through Cory Doctorow’s - The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation.

Really enjoyed the first season of the Fallout TV show.
Now I’m back at finishing 30Rocks, such a good show for light entertainment.
The latest film I watched was Perfect Days by Wim Wenders. A brilliant film, more akin to poetry than to prose, loved it.

I’ve finally got into Cyberpunk 2077 and I’m liking it so far.
I keep trying to get into Total War strategy games but I just can’t for some reason, they feel pretentiously complicated for what in fact they are. Also I find the Warhammer fantasy theme quite lame tbh.

Hopefully the good season! It’s been a long and wet winter here in England.
Going to Italy for a couple of weeks next month.
I’ve bought yet another keyboard! A Ferris Sweep this time. Can’t wait to literally put my hands on it.

me and Flavia

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