The year started with a bang. I read an Einstein biography, watched a great, century-old movie, and got caught by Polish progressive rock once again. But, most importantly, I have a cat now.

I am increasingly bothered by the fact that any piece of media that comes out is already old in less than 24 hours. Everybody feels the urge to have a strong take, to dissect it and analyze it. In doing so, we lose the ability to let a piece of media filter through our minds and become part of us.

This monthly edition is shorter than usual, as I spent most of my time revising my second novel-length story, doing this year’s Advent of Code, and living the Christmas atmosphere.

October was very similar to November, with the same issues but also the same good things. I am focusing a lot on Music an RPGs as a coping mechanism. This month, I finished the last two books from the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, watched Del Toro’s Frankenstein and another bunch of James Bond movies. And an important news: after 2 years, I finally started Baldur’s Gate 3.

October felt like it lasted a week. Still, it was a nice, cozy month. In this article we’ll talk about the fifth chapter of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, two non-gory horror movies, another AOR album, and my experience with Ghost of Yotei

September was a great month. I finally have a desk, and I finally changed something in my daily routine. I read another two books of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series and finished the Three-Body Problem trilogy. I watched High and Low and The Phantom of the Opera, and I will share my connection I Love My Computer by Ninajirachi. Finally, my two cents about Silksong.

August was a month of recharging. I spent a week in the mountains and reconnected with myself. In this month’s issue: my first taste of litRPG, a Japanese movie about food, multiple Ulysses, and two progressive rock Ukrainian albums.

For the last year, I’ve been using a chess-inspired system to review time periods in my life. It is a stupidly simple system, but effective (in my expirience). So, I thought I could share it with you.

It has been a month of contrasts; of light and shadows. In the midst of all that, I read three books, listened to the new Messa’s album and, of course, I watched KPop Demon Hunters like everybody else.

In this scorching hot June, I started to be myself again and I am again finally able to feel enthusiasm for projects and ideas. And for this reason, I read and watched more things. So let’s explore last month’s books, movie, and my favorite Japanese web radio.