“The glow of summer has faded, now… and the moonlight jellies carry on toward the great unknown”

I have been playing a lot of Stardew valley the past weeks, and the moonlight jellies have been my favorite event since my first run: The music, the visuals, the quote captures the energy of “late august, early September” perfectly. Now more than ever, since I’ve had a lot of personal changes in the past months: I finished my first bachelor, and I’ll be starting a new one this September because I don’t see myself in the design industry. So it’s back to school season and I am equal parts excited and terrified. I have my 25th birthday coming up, too so the timelines kind of collapse in on itself. I feel so behind, ahead, old and young at once sometimes - I do, however, feel like an adult now and I have some hope for the person I’m becoming. Will this person be a data scientist, or will they switch to a different field, or might they even just become a mortician? Stay tuned, but they’ll find their way. Let’s hope they don’t forget to enjoy the way, this time.

It’s been a week or two since I updated anything on this site (last update included switching from handcoding everything to using 11ty) I certainly need to give myself more fun browsing and updating time. For now, I try to stay away from computers as much as possible. I take my time answering to emails, I become less available and I certainly want to carry that energy into the new semester. My days are full of relearning maths, exercise, and looking forward to some fun parties and concerts I have planned. With the last days of 25-30°C over, I’m also returning to my natural form (wrapped in a blanket, with a mug of tea in my hand, ideally with a cat in my arms). I certainly enjoy sweating less, but I already miss the sun and the light. Every autumn/winter I challenge myself to find a way to properly enjoy this season - my vitamin D, candles and soup recipes are ready to tackle it!

So now, on to new and different things?