Weekly Report

Weeknotes: August 24th - August 30th 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging.

✨ Happenings

The last two days of my short transitory break between jobs was on Monday and Tuesday. For those days, I went biking, did a couple upgrades and a cleaning of our bathroom, read on the balcony, and played some video games.
For Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; I spent the first days at my new job doing onboarding, lesson-planning, and preparing the classroom for the Grade 2 students' arrival next week. I would be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, but I am sure my students have first-day jitters as well! Outside of those work days, Alexis and I got take-out at Munch on 17th.
On the weekend, I went bouldering with my friends, finished reading a book, played on the Playstation 5 (thank you Avery), got some errands done around the neighbourhood, and went out for dinner at Mount Pleasant Vintage to celebrate Katelyn's 30th birthday (sooooo good)!
For reading, I finished reading Yeganeh Torbati and Bozorgmehr Sharafedin's Stolen Revolution: Betrayal and Hope in Modern Iran. As far as the books I've read this year, this is one of my favourites – just a stunning achievement. As for video games, I continued playing Gallipoli and started playing Humankind and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl again.

📷 Photos

Weeknotes: August 17th - August 23rd 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * On Monday and Tuesday, I had my last two days working at the science centre and it was rather bittersweet

Exploring University District

Given my interest in urban planning, I have been fascinated with University District for years. The idea of constructing a fresh neighbourhood like this stands as one of the enduring appeals of city building games like SimCity 2000 and Cities: Skylines. As for the neighbourhood itself, it has certainly been

Weeknotes: August 10th - August 16th 2026

Disclaimer: It should be mentioned that Weeknotes are always a snapshot of the week itself and lack the fullness of life - as is the case with any personal blogging. ✨ Happenings * Much of this week was spent grieving the loss of Taylor's grandfather who passed away on Wednesday. I

A Blast Through Dark Souls Remastered

Context Playing through FromSoftware's 2022 Elden Ring and its accompanying gigantic expansion Shadow of the Erdtree, changed me and what I appreciate about video games as a medium. To this day, I have a blog post entry in my drafts that I will not submit, because this behemoth