W51. Rainy days.

In true Lisbon fall fashion, this is the season where one cannot leave the house without an umbrella, regardless of how sunny it may be. Yesterday I got a hair cut and by the time I was back in the office (11 minutes by bike) I had the lovely look of a drowned cat.

Anyway, final countdown now! 🛫🎄🛫🏖️

This week

... I'm focusing on client work, still, getting things done before Christmas. Got sick with a cold last week and that did not help my productivity.

… I’ll send out the last Nuggets of the year. Got a few interesting tidbits to share!

... I'm reading Katabasis, R.F. Kuang's latest, at last! Two graduate students decides to pop down to Hell and rescue their professor. I have a soft spot for dark academia.

... I'm officially starting my first volunteer assignment! I've been wanting to do something for a long time, but it's been tricky finding something that works remote. This opportunity showed up in November and made perfect sense. I'm nervous, but excited.

... I'm looking forward to being on the road again. Packing has started!

Last week

... I finished reading Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors. I like the author, but this just wasn't for me. When following multiple characters I often like the characters are fabricated for the story more they are real people. Maybe it's a me thing.

... I co-hosted the last Deep Talk Writing meetup of the year. It's been so much fun to be able to create the event we wished existed.

... I went for a last ocean cold plunge of the year. Which may have contributed to the next point.

... I got sick with a cold and had to prioritize rest. But managed to hang out at our Kompis Christmas Drinks for a bit, before heading home to the couch and Netflix.

... I finally got my new AirPods. I lost my right Airpod two months ago and thought it a good opportunity to detox from podcast listening. One month later I ordered new ones, but they never arrived. Ordered replacement, which got delayed and delayed, and finally, on Saturday, I got sanity restored in my life.