Jupiter's Universe

[jacob]

You guys might enjoy: https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-novel-G ... 593321200/

[delay]

This month went by so fast!

There are still five days left in February. You seem to be living in the future!

[ertyu]

I'd be interested if you were to share some of the names you read. I love it when people do that, I often pick out books to check out

[Jupiter]

You guys might enjoy: https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-novel-G ... 593321200/

I think I've been recommended this book 6 times at least as of today. It's bound to happen, I will find it at the library.

[Jupiter]

There are still five days left in February. You seem to be living in the future!

Maybe it is because you've been living with a delay?

I like to update this journal at around the 20-25 day mark in a calendar month. This is why it seems too early to say goodbye to the month, but I am doing it anyways, since next time it'll be March. That's my chosen schedule, there is no real reason for it

I'd be interested if you were to share some of the names you read. I love it when people do that, I often pick out books to check out

Yeah sure! I hope you find something you like in there, ertyu.

I read those novels:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/504 ... s-fant-mes
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48657691-kukum (this was my favorite, so good!)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/185 ... rle-encore
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/618 ... ie-demeure
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/131 ... e_chinoise
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/586 ... ns-heureux

And those non-fiction books:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100 ... e-industry
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252 ... te-of-play
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/828 ... and-gaming (this was my favorite as well, it read so fast and contained very valuable insights for me!)
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/302 ... evelopment


And those are the ones I am currently reading (I like having a bunch in parallel):
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235 ... ideo-games
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/527 ... e-designer
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/401 ... ux-du-ciel
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/611 ... a-un-mardi

[Jupiter]

March 2024 expenses:

I saved 33% of my income. Not ideal, but I purchased plane tickets for Christmas in advance, because I was feeling like doing so early this year.

March considerations:

This month was wild. So many activities, parties to attend, projects to advance, people to meet, and tasks to check. I also had to plan for moving apartments. I did great overall, but I must admit that I am feeling really tired! I will try to rest as much as I can before d-day. It is quite exciting, I am looking forward to see if my new roommates and I will be a good match!

[Jupiter]

April 2024 expenses:

I saved 60% of my income, hurrah! Plus, this was considering that I had a few things extra that I bought because of the moving. Hopefully in May I will beat my high score.

April considerations:

I feel like this month was just as fun and intense as March, maybe even a bit more. I cannot believe I am past 1/2 year working already, time flies. I moved closer to my workplace, which feels amazing. I can walk there now! It's slightly more expensive than my previous place, but since I don't take the public transit anymore, it evens out. I am working a lot on my passion projects as well, they make me so happy! I also made a lot of new friends in the past months, all generous and kind and creative people. I feel lucky! The only dark cloud on the horizon is the health of my grandpa. He's been through a lot this month (felt three times, hurt himself badly, developed an infection that made him hallucinate quite a lot, he's still in a critical state).

[delay]

Thanks for your journal update! Congratulations on saving 60% of your income and best wishes for the health of your grandfather.

[ertyu]

Fingers crossed, hope he gets better soon

[Jupiter]

Thanks for your journal update! Congratulations on saving 60% of your income and best wishes for the health of your grandfather.

Fingers crossed, hope he gets better soon

Thank you, delay & ertyu! This is very sweet from you both. My grandpa is doing much better now, he's out of the hospital. I'm feeling relieved!

You guys might enjoy: https://www.amazon.com/Tomorrow-novel-G ... 593321200/

I finally read this book. I am unsure if I liked it or not. The game development part was interesting, because some parts felt close to the reality of making a game, but I could not get attached to the characters. I wish I had a better book on the subject of game development to share, but I can't think of one. I however have watched Double Fine PsychOdyssey (the making of Psychonauts 2 documentary). It is not the best documentary on Earth, but it satisfies the curiosity of how it is like to make a game.

[zbigi]

I wish I had a better book on the subject of game development to share, but I can't think of one.

"Masters of Doom" by David Kushner is a fantastic read.

[delay]

"Masters of Doom" by David Kushner is a fantastic read.

Can confirm, that's a great read! Here's the Amazon link: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Doom-Cre ... 0375505245

[Jupiter]

Thank you so much, zbigi & delay! I will check it out ^^

[Jupiter]

May 2024 expenses:

I saved 60% of my income, again, I am on a roll ^^ To be more precise, I saved 60.9%, which means I beat my high score, but I feel like I still have room for improvement. This is exciting!

May considerations:

This was an awesome month! I baked so many cakes (4, I believe) because there was an occasion to do so about every single week. It felt amazing to celebrate the people around me, we had great times chatting in depth, sharing food and reflections. Not much happened in other areas of life, everything is still fantastic. I was a bit sad because my producer at work left for a new role at another company, and I really liked them as a producer but also as a human being. I also had many chats about machine learning and the new chat gpt. People in my circles are generally confused as to what human problem machine learning is trying to solve. We'll see where the development of this tech will lead us. I'm excited for June: sunshine, picnics in parks, 3 books coming my way from the library, more birthday parties, volunteering, a lot of work and a lot of good times with more friends to be expected!

[ertyu]

Found Kukum in English translation, I'm picking it up
Thanks for the book recs!

[Jupiter]

I am so glad you did, ertyu! Let me know if you think anything of it after your read.