February Round-Up
Trying to be more on time for this month’s round-up! january edition
Highlights of the month
- I visited my parents at the beginning of the month for my dad’s birthday. now that I'm living in a different state to my family, visiting them is always nice.
- I had 4-day mini-vacation because of Carnaval. Although mine was the opposite of what Carnaval stands for-people, music, dancing, sweat-it was great and I enjoyed it fully by doing the things I love to do usually: going for bike rides, getting to know new places, going to the movies
and not working. - I also had a 3-day mini-vacation visiting Curitiba for the first time, which is a capital unlike any other, in that it is very clean, organized and spacious (!)
Media
Books
- Stillness is the Key, by Ryan Holiday. His books are a very easy read and this one, in particular, talks about a lot of things that have been on my mind lately.
- You Look Like a Thing and I Love You, by Janelle Shane. Another easy-to-read and thoroughly enjoyable book about AI. Perfect for dummies like me to understand the technology a bit better.
Movies
Anatomy of a Fall is strong contender for my favorite movie of the year and we’re still at the beginning of 2024! Everything about it is perfect, the plot, the acting, the pacing, the dog.
Also good but ofuscated by my admiration for Anatomy of a Fall were: Pleasure and The Worst person in the World. Also I've come to the conclusion that Adele Exarchopoulos always makes me want to watch any movie she’s in.
TV Shows
Things continue very unhurried on the streaming front. Currently going slowly through Seinfeld (season 3), Bodies and True Beauty, all on Netflix.
Music
MGMT has a new album and it’s as MGMTesque as you could ask for. And Arctic Monkeys’s AM was often on repeat. How very early 2010s of me!
Activities
nature and stuff
I made a post about it, but to summarise, I’ve been enjoying a lot going out and spending time close to nature, which is honestly something I didn't care for previously. Also, it’s summer, so that probably contributes to the outside energy.
Do people still take panoramic photos?
web and stuff
I failed my own laid back goal to update this blog more frequently. Ideally, the more I post, the easier it would get to post often as I would become less attached to a great outcome. However I haven't reached that mindset yet so I'm still in the phase of worrying too much and posting too little.