Weeknote 11/2026
Linda, the woman I was dating, and I recently ended our relationship. It did not work out. The problem for me was that when I expressed a concern or explained my introversion, I was not heard or understood. If I had to explain the same thing over and over again, I was eventually blamed for my behavior. She started arguing that my behavior was not OK. She was unable to have any accountability and kept protecting her ego.
Now that I am no longer dating, I will have more spare time on weekends. So, hopefully, I will stop procrastinating about cleaning up or preparing my garden for spring. On the other hand, I don't think having a messy garden is a bad thing; it just doesn't fit in the neighborhood. Insects, birds, and other wildlife benefit from it, though. Preserving nature as it is, but in my garden? Or is this an excuse to avoid working in the garden? ;)
As spring and summer approach, I'm thinking about getting out more and doing things solo. I always carry my Ricoh GR III HDF camera with me to take random photos. Maybe this is how I will meet new people. I've noticed that as I get older, I have fewer friends. Is this considered normal? Especially for an introvert.
In terms of my online life, I am considering various options. Such as self-hosting more services. Linkding, a bookmark manager, is something I have recently started hosting. It runs on my Raspberry Pi 5. Another thing I'm doing is reviewing how I use apps and online services. Moving to apps developed and hosted in Europe, mainly for privacy reasons. I'll be updating my default lists over time as I make my decisions, which shouldn't be significant because I already use many European products. Trump is the root cause of all this. I'm not anti-US products or services; it's just the “US Cloud Act” that allows them to look at your data whenever they want, even if the data is stored in Europe.
Speaking about tech. I'm very excited about the MacBook Neo! I'm considering buying one, but not right away because of financial priorities. It will be my first Mac.