Happiness and Misadventures

I had already read this book about ten years ago, but I didn’t remember anything except the beginning and the end. I listened to the audiobook, and I appreciated it… but not as much as I’d hoped. This time I will finish the Earthsea cycle. Rating: 🙃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I don’t know how we got into Czech movies, but this is a little gem! An exceptionally funny and nonsensical comedy! I need to dig deeper into this treasure chest. Rating: 🤯Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I listened to the audiobook… and, once finished, I immediately ordered a physical copy. This is one of those books you need to reread every now and then, or at least it left me a very strong impression. Rating: 😍Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Another fantastic comedy, with an amazing opening title sequence and song as a bonus. The characters, the story, the gags… Perfection! Rating: 🚀Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Listening to the audiobook, my third book by Lem. Interesting indeed! *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Why the heck didn’t I hear about this movie before? It is… Well, I wouldn’t know how to define it. But I liked it, its weirdness, its meta, and its story. And the cast, wow! Rating: ❤️Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

This is the… third? fourth? book by Saramago I read, and can’t wait to deep-dive into its style. *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I finally started this game, it seems amazing. And I hope it will take dozens of hours! *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

That was just OK. Perfect cast and amazing location, the finale and plot twist were a bit foreseeable, I guess. Anyway, I liked it! Rating: 👌Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I wanted to read something about aliens and possibly a bit trashy… Maybe I found it? 👀 *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Three episodes in, and the rhythm is already oscillating. I am a big fan of the Part II videogame, I can see it must have been hard to put some connections between characters on screen. We’ll see how it goes. Hugely disappointed by the finale. It could be seen from a mile that the decision was to split the game in two seasons, but… That’s a horrible choice in my opinion. Rating: 😡Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Mysteries from ancient Greece? Hallucinogens? You got my attention. *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I’m listening to the Italian audiobook. It will take a while. *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Just a quick note to post the correct #ListenBrainz stats from last month. The data still had to be processed, in fact you can see that Celtic Frost dominated the chart. Also, Monolord became an obsession in the very last days. What an album! Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I liked the references, the message and the humor… but dang, the body horror is not for me. Rating: 😱Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Sometimes you just start doing something with good intentions, thinking it will take you a few minutes… and finish a couple of days later, rethinking how many things went wrong and how much time of your life you spent doing a really unnecessary thing. Well, that could be a sum of my last unnecessary IT adventure: swapping the boot device of my Raspberry from microSD to a USB-attached disk. All Wrong From The Beginning Last week, I got an email from Google: my 100 GB storage subscription was…

I watched the Coen’s movie several times, and I love it. It’s time to read the novel. *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

This month the #ListenBrainz stats are not up to date yet. I recently discovered some black metal from the ’80s and spent the last few days listening to it. I especially appreciated To Mega Therion. Wow! I also found a very interesting label(?) of Italian artists: New Udine Hardcore. You can stream their full catalog both on their independent platform and BandCamp. I particularly love Fool Front’s textual adventure to promote their EP! In general the band’s style I appreciate most is…

Yesterday morning I went out to take out the trash and, in the paper, I found a dozen old books or more. Among them were these three gems: the first editions of the Italian series Urania from 1962 of some classics by Arthur C. Clarke and Richard Matheson, and the extremely famous Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein! I was lucky for sure, but overall the books should never have been thrown away. Instead, consider donating them to a local library. Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS…

I wasn’t aware of Crichton’s posthumous books! I have to read it! *Still in progress* 🏃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

Last time, I was writing about the freedom to create something I am discovering lately. Well, I’m happy to say that things went even further this month. I don’t remember if I had seen a video or something else, but in January I had a sprint and bought two Flexcut carving knives and a set to sharpen them. I almost never touched them since then because I didn’t have the time. More important work had priority, and I almost forgot about them. Luckily, around the middle of May, I was able to sit…

A classic I discovered in my late 30s. Better late than never. Clever and funny! I have to read more by Calvino. Rating: 🥝Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I would have never told that this thriller/crime novel was by the same author of Solaris. It’s like discovering the Black Widowers series by Asimov. Anyway, I discovered this audiobook (in Italian) by chance and I liked it a lot: not only because it is mainly set in Italy, but the plot evolves in a very intriguing crescendo. Nice! Rating: 💡Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

We watched this movie blindly, after just looking at the poster, and we… didn’t expect that. When we saw the A24 logo at the beginning we obviously thought of something unusual, but we enjoyed this in a very uncomfortable way. Would recommend it, but also not. 🤷 Rating: 😶Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I listened to the English audiobook. This is my third or fourth novel by Murakami, and I confirm that he’s not my favorite author at all. Still… there’s something that just stops me from abandoning his books halfway. There is very little action, but the atmosphere is very well created. I liked the supernatural mist that covers everything, but the finale was a bit disappointing. Good, overall. Rating: 🙃Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

One of the aspects I prefer about living in the new home is the freedom of creating anything: stone walls, woodsheds, green areas, vegetable gardens… You name it. I’m slowly transitioning into a curious man who likes to give shape to things. My girlfriend is the brain and I am the arms: she sees ideas on Pinterest and Instagram1, shares them with me, and says, “You could do it.” Yeah, like if I have a great experience. Well, in the last few months I was surprised by myself. The latest idea was…

Finally a very good movie adaptation of a book! The characters are the best part, but kudos to the writers for both cutting some “boring” parts and making the plot easy to understand in the film format. Also, the soundtrack is amazing. Maybe it’s the best movie of the year so far! Rating: 👏Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I had never seen this… classic, I guess? And… Well, not so good, but not bad either. Fascinating, even if I don’t understand why vampires can’t cut their hair. 🤔 Rating: 😦Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

This is the third comic book I have read by Dr. Pira, and I admit I am mesmerized for the third time: amazing cameos, a very good plot, and memorable drawings. Pira’s style may seem childish, but he is very good. I don’t know if it is a relaxing read, but surely is recommended! Rating: 🔮Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!

I love Park Chan-wook because his movies have everything: humor, tension, action, and good metaphors. This one isn’t an exception. Rating: 🌳Hey, thanks for reading my blog via the RSS feed! Feel welcome to get in touch!