I’m on a full week of vacation, well needed this. Christmas visit obligations done with no clear plan what I will be doing for the rest of the year. Hopefully some mental recharging or rewiring happens. At least the days will (very) slowly get longer again. Keeping myself a few days away from gaming, I … [ read more » ]
flickering thoughts
A loose diary of what has been happening lately with my life.
December 17th, 2023
Days soon forgotten
After maybe two weeks, the temperature has risen above zero in Helsinki, meaning that the sidewalks are now slippery. Had to be careful where I stepped outside. Otherwise very slow week with nothing much to write about, but that is okay. This week I read a book, Mikko Hyppönen‘s “Internet” (apparently the English version is … [ read more » ]
December 10th, 2023
Lost with Control
Apart from Finland’s Independence Day (free day from work), it hasn’t been a memorable week. I’ll still try to write something as usual. I’ve continued playing Remedy’s Control. Previously I said I was not that impressed with the graphics, but after I switched performance mode in the settings to graphics mode which uses ray tracing, … [ read more » ]
December 3rd, 2023
Colder than average
Winter in Helsinki, just like that. I don’t mind as long as it isn’t slippery. The darkness is messing up my inner clock however and I’ve had trouble getting up early in the mornings. Well, two more weeks and we have passed the shortest day of the year. More Opera I went to see Madama … [ read more » ]
November 26th, 2023
Winter solitude
Temperature dropped below zero and some snow too. Winter came early, or maybe this is just a sneak preview. I like this kind of weather for long walks, though. The scenery feels serene. I realized that taking a break from social media and the news in general, I am actually going through some period of … [ read more » ]
November 19th, 2023
Flakes of snow
Faint showers of snow lately and temperature around zero degrees, time to change my footwear to winter shoes. Ever since the city bicycle season ended, I’ve had a hard time to reserve more time commuting to work, as road construction work makes public transport much slower than usual. I have however always walked back home, … [ read more » ]