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Last updated: 23/08/2025
Life lately:
I lost one of my jobs recently, and believe it or not, it was (at least in part) thanks to the AI madness we’re all living through. My boss basically wanted fewer people doing more work with AI—of course charging clients less for their services, so he decided I’d be the perfect tribute to the AI gods and kept just one person in my area. Spoiler: that person wasn’t me.
The good news is I still have a job, and now I actually have more time to rest and focus on my hobbies.
For example, I started drawing again. I’ve been drawing almost every day and learning as much as I can by watching YouTube and just observing. I do feel like it’s almost time to buy a book or take a crash course on anatomy. I learn better when I have some kind of path to follow.
What about my hobbies?
Currently playing:
- 🦄 Unicorn Overlord — Nice strategy RPG similar to Fire Emblem, with a twist: you deploy various groups of units throughout the quests, so how you arrange those units and the timing of their deployment can dramatically change the outcome of battles. I’m still not totally sold on the gameplay, but I do like that it’s an open-world strategy RPG.
- 👩🚀 Returnal — Main story finished, currently going for 100%. This instantly became one of my favorite games of all time. A 10/10 in every aspect. Love how the game uses the DualSense controller, LOVE the story, and love how the gameplay is pure shoot-’em-up bullet-hell bliss with a third-person twist. GENIUS. I’ve been a big Housemarque fan for years, so this was a must-play for me.
- 🧛 Vampire Survivors — This has been my “short-session game” these past few weeks. Still in love with its simplicity and addictive nature. The cool thing is: the more you play, the more ways you unlock to keep having fun with it. The Contra and Castlevania DLCs are great.
Currently reading & watching:
- 👄 I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream by Harlan Ellison — I’d heard a lot about this short story before, but just a few days ago I finally decided to read it, and it blew my mind (well, technically I listened to the audiobook narrated by Ellison himself). Incredible how so many of the themes are the same things we’re still discussing nowadays, thanks to the AI wave of nonsense we’re living through. A true horror sci-fi masterpiece.
- 🧘♂️ Vagabond by Takehiko Inoue — Started reading in July. The art has been incredible, as well as the characters and how their relationships evolve throughout the story. I was expecting this to be good, but not THAT good. Love how the battles feel super zen and realistic (maybe similar to how real samurai battles played out in that era?), without losing the creative spark.
I’m not watching any shows right now, but I’m planning to start Fallout (season 1) and Pluto, the anime based on Naoki Urasawa's manga.
Currently on my mind...
Now that I’m a normal person with just one job, I want to dedicate my free time to my hobbies. I want to read more, play more, and especially write more, starting with writing fiction again.