Last update: January 2024

A General Update

I am still working at Helvia and living peacefully in my little hometown with my beautiful companion. I am happy with that. I don’t want to live in big cities and, as I grow older, I feel I am attracted more and more to nature and the countryside. Not that I am in countryside, but to give you an idea. I am in the perfect compromise between my “I wanna go living in the middle of a forest” and my partner “I don’t want to live too far away.” My hometown is also growing more interesting in the last years, with more events and cultural activities and sport events and new shops.

I am still struggling with mental health, I am sill wavering at the boundary of depression, rising and falling with each wave. But I need to convince myself of a deeper truth: that we chose to be happy. We chose how to react to things and when things are not as I would like, I can still chose to be okay with it and to enjoy what I have. It is not easy, of course, but it is a path I am trying to walk.

My online activity is very low. There is not a single place that it is worth partecipating in. Luckily, this blog, and other independent websites, are still good places of joy.

Things I did recently

• I survived. I think it is enough.

Things I am Working On

As someone with more ideas than time and effort to put into it, this list is going to be a mess. But, anyway, here is what I am working on:

• I am sitting on 3 first-draft novels I will have to revise at some point.
• Still sporadically writing on my Italian blog L’Ornitorinco Elegante. Not as frequent as I wish, but I am just a single person.
• Everything else (blog posts and personal projects) are in a confusing mess but I am kinda working things out.

Things I am Reading

Recently, I am still enjoying two kinds of books. Philosophy books, especialy ancient ones (both Western and Eastern) and Star Trek books. With some variations sprinkled in from time to time, of course.

The complete list of books I am reading is still, unfortunately, on my Goodreads profile.

Or you can check the latest ChangeLog.

I read a new book on Socrates, and I am exploring David Macks’s Destiny saga in the Star Trek universe.

Things I am Watching

In 2024 I watched almost 200 movies. I rediscovered my movie passion and that I actually have a lot of time for them if I remove all the useless crap I did in their place.

The full real-time list of what I watch is currently on my Letterboxd profile.

Or, once again, check the monthly recap on my latest ChangeLog.

I started the year by going to the cinema to watch Nosferatu. I also decided to watch for the first time the entire Fast and Furious saga. I am not sure why. So far it was painful. But I know it gets worse. And by worse I mean crazier. I am here for that.

Things I am Playing

I am playing a bit more on my Steam Deck. There are a bunch of quick games I can play in 20 minutes bursts. It is a good compromise when you don’t have a lot of mental space for longer games. I also bought Hades 2 and I am enjoying it a lot.

Cover photo by Ahmad Ossayli on Unsplash