Currently reading: Read through the first The Dungeoneers book by Jeffery Russel a few weeks ago. I'm taking a break to familiarize myself with the basics of piano playing using Piano for Dummies.
Current music phase: The various works of Pogo. The guy has been making music for quite some time but only stumbled upon his plunderphonic works recently (I don't want to thank the Spotify algorithm because I don't like the service itself but I'll give credit where credit is due). My favorites from him include Wings for Dreamers, Moonlake (That child choir is so ethereal, oh my God!), and Cupboard Shaker. These tracks are so down to earth and endearing. They put me in a good mood.
Also, Fox Stevenson is going to hold a concert this month near where I live, so I'm tuning into his gig with his latest track, That Choice, and Human in the Evening. Can't get enough of his energetic vocals.
At the end of January this year, I've had my final exam/thesis defense. I finally have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. Can't be happier. In addition, I have ended my internship at the company I worked at and got promoted to a Junior IT-Security Expert. This basically means that I still have a lot to learn and practice when it comes to pentesting, cyber security, certificates, and the like. Hopefully, I'll get enough experience in the field so that when I start the cyber security master's programme in September, the first few months will be pretty easy. We'll see.
Now that I managed to land an entry level job in cybersec, I basically have my hobby as a job, so I have some extra time to do whatever I want. The thing is, almost all of my hobbies include a computer and I'm already in front of a screen at least eight hours a day, so how can I find things to enjoy when all I ever did was either study in front of a computer, work in front of a computer, relax in front of a computer, and maybe exercise a few times each week?
I'm starting to learn playing the piano this month. I've been saving up for a few months to buy a Yamaha digital piano (P-45), and have read the basics of the instrument (finger placements, reading sheet music, etc.). It pained me to see my synths (Arturia Microfreak and Korg Volca Sample 2) collecting dust because I don't know any music theory, just the basics of sound design. Now, I have an alibi to bring them out of their neglect.
On another note: I also volunteered to hold a libre-software-fueled exhibit in a bootleg Comic-Con with some members of the local free-software/Linux community. You can read about my experience there on LinuxMint.hu, if you can read my language. ;) It was fun speaking about all the things you can do with libre-software. I plan to appear on more events like this. It's not a coincidence I have the words free software enthusiast displayed on the homepage of my site after all.
To close this entry off, I'm sharing the hobby project I'm working on while waiting for my piano to arrive. Batocera Linux is an awesome distro to transform your old PC or single board computer into a full-fledged retro gaming console. I'm dual-booting it along with OpenSUSE Tumbleweed on my old laptop that's connected to my TV functioning as a media center of sorts. Just install the distro onto your computer, load it up with some roms and you are ready to go.