What I’m Up To Now

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Recent Status

• I work at a software company during the day. I’m grateful to have a full-time job that supports my family and hobbies.
• I have two kids. I try to avoid mentioning them online to protect their privacy, though sometimes I can’t help myself.
• I’ve been putting off our family yearbook for years. I recently started planning again and hope to finally finish the 2022 album.
• I finally decided to set up this personal website and blog again in early November.

Recent Interests

• I’m trying out different tools and workflows to find what works for me. My goal is to build sustainable habits for both creating and documenting my work.
• Pen plotter:
  • I bought a UUNA TEK iDraw 2.0 A4 in September, and I’m super excited about it. You can expect more pen plotter work from me in the near future.
• Letterpress printing:
  • I’ve always wanted to try letterpress printing. I bought a preloved 《老師傅的排版桌》 in November have printed a calendar with it.

Favorite Tools Now

• Hardware:
  • Pragmatic Choc36 Split Keyboard
  • Logitech Ergo M575 Wireless Trackball Mouse
  • MacBook Pro M1 14"
  • Kobo Libra H2O
• Software:
  • Creating:
    • Obsidian
    • Cursor
    • Affinity
    • Inkscape
  • Reading:
    • Feedly
• Website Setup:
  • Next.js
  • Cloudflare
  • Google Fonts
    • Ms Madi
    • Chiron Fonts

Ideas That May or May Not Happen

• Exchange handmade postcards with someone.
  • I know about Postcrossing, but not everyone on that platform is open to handmade postcards. 😅
• Create something with my mother’s vintage typewriter, the Olivetti Dora.
  • Sadly, I don’t have the space for it right now. I’m looking forward to the day I can bring it home and add it to my creative toolkit.
• Write monthly reports compiling and reviewing everything I’ve published and created each month.
  • With a full-time job and kids, I probably won’t tackle this side project anytime soon, but it’s something I’d like to do eventually.

This post is inspired by Derek Sivers’ Now Page.

Thanks to Alex Hsu’s introduction for bringing this to my attention.