Week 38: By myself for a week & new music

Weeknote #38.25, from September 15 to September 21.

My wife went to visit family abroad so I was by myself for most of the week. I was actually excited to have a few days alone (my mother-in-law had been staying with us for a while).

Learned #

• Started to learn how to make music with strudel. It's a tremendously cool technology. I'm having so much fun playing around with it.

Listened #

• Gave a full spin to King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's Butterfly 3000. Lovely from start to finish.
• Revisited Caroline Polachek's Desire, I Want To Turn Into You. Always a pleasure.

Watched #

• This week's episode of ALIEN Earth, "Emergence". It's going to such interesting places. Fascinating but so tragic. It's over next week!
• Pixar's Elio. Loved it. My review.
• This week's Peacemaker, "Back To The Suture". As it gets more personal and introspective, it's also getting darker, more violent, and more emotional. A great ride so far.

Played #

• Just 1 day before the end of the season, I reached the Champion rank in Rocket League. It doesn't get old, always pure fun.
• In anticipation for the release of Hades II next week, I revisited Hades on my Steam Deck. This will always be an outstanding game. This time I finally beat Charon! And there's a actually a couple of "side quests" that I'd like to finish: Eurydice and Orpheus, and Achilles and Patroclus.
• On UFO 50:
  • Completed the campaign on Warptank. A gem of a game. I was actually a bit sad that it was over, but then I saw that there's a lot more to do to get the cherry! My review.
  • Completed Seaside Drive and had a great time all the way. My short review.
  • Also played Magic Garden and Rakshasa.
• I tried the demo for BLADECHIMERA on my Steam Deck and was immediately hooked. Feels pretty much like a futuristic Castlevania: Symphony Of The Night.

Moved #

• Played table tennis at work. I'm actually getting way better at it!
• Biked a bit more than usual to go where I needed to. I should keep this up.

Went out #

• A friend is going to visit Japan for more than a month so I joined her with other friends for drinks as a "see you later" kind of thing. Any excuse to hang out is fine by me! We ended up in Café Geelvink. Good times.

Read #

• 📖 Continued with A City On Mars. Basically, there is no Planet B, indeed.
• 🔗 "The three-or-four-hours rule for getting creative work done" by Oliver Burkeman. Appreciated how liberating this felt.

Created #

• I wrote my first song in Strudel! "travel by night" 🌌.