Now

A /now slashpage is a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life. * Here’s mine, please consider creating one as well. Nice collections of now pages to inspire you can be found at aboutideasnow.com, nownownow.com and now.garden. Thanks to Derek Sivers for the original idea.

I’ve been using this “Now” page more as a monthly log than as intended. I’ve moved those entries to the Life Updates series. With the housekeeping out of the way, here is my current status.

Currently

• I’m learning how to knit, can you guess what I’m making?
• After over three years of back-and-forth with our municipality, we finally received the official permit to build our new dream homes! I’ve previously written about it here.

Kedāra

• I’ve given in to the temptation to migrate this website to a home-cooked site generator. Some things may not work as expected yet, please let me know if you see anything that I should fix.

Recommendations

• Reading: I’ve finished reading the last book in The Tawny Man Trilogy by Robin Hobb, read my review here. I’ve already started on the final trilogy, Fitz and the Fool. I love these books about Fitz so much!
• Music: Angel, the latest album by Lizzy McAlpine, is still on repeat. I’m also listening to Sufjan Stevens’ Carrie and Lowell again (thanks to Brennan’s review). Finally, the Stick Season album remains a comfort listen to me; Kahan has released a new album that I have yet to listen to.

The basics

I’m living near the Veluwe nature area in the Netherlands, together with my partner. We’re in the process of building our dream home. I work as a scientist in the field of atmospheric dispersion and deposition (outdoor air quality). Since 2022, I’m operating at reduced capacity due to long covid. You can read more about me here.