The ChangeLog – September 2026
I stumbled at the start, but I collected a lot in the process.
I read five books (four of them Reacher), watched Kurosawa’s Cure and Hitchcock’s Rebecca, fell in love with a Japanese EP, and wondered why September slipped through my fingers.
The ChangeLog – August 2026
A tales of two Augusts
I am back reading philosophy books, my Hitchcock marathon hits the first true gem, a tribute to all the musicians who died in the last 30 days, and my experience with Splatoon Raiders.
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PERSONALThe Great 2026 Blog Renovation
One of my projects for summer vacation was to completely overhaul the theme of this blog. The last time I changed the theme was in 2023, when I removed all third party CSS frameworks from the codebase, but I was never satisfied with the result. I learned a lot in the process, but my relative lack of experience with modern CSS forced me to use a very simple design.
While the body of the articles was great (and it still is, as it is almost untouched), the home was just a thin, long list of articles in order. However, this website is my home, my Internet-facing business card. A list of articles in chronological order was not the best way to showcase all I do and all I like.
That’s why I dreamed of something richer.
Now that I am better at CSS and we have better tools that help me debug, for instance, why the damn z-index property doesn’t do what it is supposed to do, I felt more confident in my ability to create something more complex. And so this is how I spent my first week of summer vacation.
After sketching different designs, I opted for a magazine-like layout. The last blog article still stands out as a prominent element, but now I have space for more. First, I added a section showing the last articles by topic (I picked four main topics among everything I talk about). Then, there is a more compact section showing the last articles in chronological order.
Most importantly, I added a sidebar for all the rest: a “widget” showing a summary of my /now page, a list of these small bytes/notes articles, a way to subscribe to The ChangeLog, and a list of projects.
Moreover, there are more silly features, such as a way to change color scheme (as I could not decide on one no matter how much I tried) and, finally, a way to search for articles (it is a bit of a hack, given the lack of a backend, but it works).
Everything is still in flux. I will probably shift many things in the coming weeks/months but, overall, I am quite satisfied with the result. Let me know what you think!
In the coming months I plan some more features, more polishing and, why not, Standard Site integration. Stay tuned!
The ChangeLog – July 2026
How to count the colors of a sunset
This summer is a never-ending fight against heatwaves. The best I can do is accept it and make the best of it. Therefore, in this lighter issue, I will go over a fantastic Medieval horror book, a great movie adaptation of a beloved sci-fi novel, and the list of my favorite free puzzle games you can find online.
The ChangeLog – June 2026
A short trip to Greece, a back injury, and a lot of good things.
June 2026 has been a mix of events and emotions. I went to Greece for work, I hurt my back, and we booked our wedding location and date. But I also read the new Dungeon Crawler Carl book, a historical novel set in Syracuse, watched a romcom from 1966, a Pixar movie I didn’t know existed and enjoyed yet another Canadian progressive rock duo.
The ChangeLog – May 2026
Big news: I am getting married.
Yes, I am getting married. A symbolic representation of how I am breaking a decade of stagnation. Moreover, in this issue, the new chapter of On the Calculation of Volume, the review of Adaptation. and Clifford and, finally, I talk about the new album forom Genesis Owusu.
The ChangeLog – April 2026
Sweet, sunny April. Dreamily looking for change.
April wasn’t really a month of change, but it was one in which I put something in motion. In the meantime, I read Anathem and two other books, watched a 1945 movie, explored nerdcore hip-hop, and lost my mind on Vampire Crawlers.
The ChangeLog – March 2026
Spring is here! Or so they say.
In a surprisinglly cold March, I read a lot not completing any book (next month!) and finally reached the final stretch of my James Bond watch-a-thon but, most importantly, I got lost in the best Pokémon game of all time: Pokopia.
The Changelog – February 2026
The shortest month with the shorter of intentions.
February is the shortest month, and I always need to write it at the last moment. It is hard to write about what I did up to the 27th when the month has only one more day. So I am always short on time, and I never learn my lesson. I didn’t learn it even this time. Still, in the end, I have still something to show off.
The Changelog – January 2026
The "I have a cat" edition.
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.