Kedara.eu by Ruben Verweij

Much to my own disappointment, I'm not a journal-in-a-notebook-with-a-fountain-pen kind of guy There’s something aesthetically appealing about notebooks and fountain pens. I love the feeling of resting my hands on real paper, of my pen effortlessly gliding over it. The paper in my notebooks is great for the ink I’m using. My fountain pen fits my hand just right, never dries out prematurely, and was a gift from my partner for my birthday. I’d love to be the kind of guy who journals, has a s...

Now, April 2026: everything tends to happen at once Why is it, that everything tends to happen all at once? I had the feeling that the past few weeks have been either very quiet, or too busy—like an on/off switch. This may not be objectively true, but subjectively, February felt okay, while March and now half of April went by in a flash. I’ve been feeling overwhelmed, though it’s not quite the correct description for it. It’s more of a wired-but-tired state of mind: a kind of nervous energ...

Playing with FreeBSD What’s all the fuss about FreeBSD? What is it, anyway?, I remember these thoughts going through my head, sometime last year. There were quite a few people posting enthusiastically about FreeBSD on the Fediverse. Having used Linux for many years, I was vaguely aware of the idea that BSD is some flavour of Unix—a family of free and open source computer operating systems. My curiosity was triggered, and I decided to learn more about it. I guess even the Fediverse has infl...

Book review: The Greenhollow Duology I’ve read Silver in the Wood and its sequel Drowned Country, written by Emily Tesh. It’s a fantasy romance “duology” set in an old forest: When Greenhollow Hall acquires a handsome, intensely curious new owner in Henry Silver, everything changes. Old secrets better left buried are dug up, and Tobias is forced to reckon with his troubled past—both the green magic of the woods, and the dark things that rest in its heart. I’ve bought the e-book as a pai...