It's been only 5 months since the last update I posted here, but so much has happened... I did travel with my youngster to Poland to attend my dad's 70th birthday. Later, in July, I flew to Gdaลsk to meet with my brother to go and see Foo Fighters playing a live show at the Open'er festival. In August we traveled the entire family to stay for a week in my in-law's country house โ during that time, we flew with my wife to Vienna for two days (one night) to see Coldplay playing live! Sadly, after coming back to Berlin I received a letter from my close friend's wife with information that he has suddenly passed... It's hard to believe it and I still didn't come to terms with it.
2024-04-12
Phew, first quarter of 2024 behind us, so I suppose it's time for a quick update. On the start of the year I flew to Mallorca ๐ช๐ธ and finally got to meet the rest of the company! What a lovely bunch of people, can't wait to see them again this year again, this time in Scotland ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ Seems like this year is one to remember when it comes to travelling โ in February we flew the whole family ๐จโ๐ฉโ๐งโ๐ฆ to Valencia ๐ช๐ธ for few days. It's a lovely city and people in Spain are so nice, open, warm and welcoming! A stark contrast to Germany... Anyway, I had already planned two trips to Poland ๐ต๐ฑ but had to rebook due to kiddos ilnesses. If all goes well, end of April I'll travel ๐ with my youngster for my dad's 70th birthday party.
๐ Reading
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars
I just finished all 4 volumes of Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: The Clone Wars (well that's a mouthful) and it's been great fun. I love how the overall theme of the stories was somewhat connected, but they were written and penciled in various styles. It nicely expanded the timeframe in the prequel trilogy between the Attack of the Clones and the Revenge of the Sith. The only character I missed here was Ahsoka. I guess it's time to go further into the Legends Epic Collection, it feels like a true goldmine.
๐ฎ Playing
I tried playing Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition, but it didn't click. I need to figure out a fighting system as it felt a little bit non-intuitive. I then moved on to LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, which my kids love. It's good for what it is and its size is impressive. You can tell LEGO people love the Star Wars franchise. Eventually, I gave Hogwarts Legacy a go and I completely sunk in! I have so many fond memories from reading the books and watching the movies, that it feels a bit surreal to be able to create my character in that world (even though action takes place much before Harry Potter). Once I'm done with this play-through, I'll likely give Xenoblade one more shot.
๐บ Watching
I'm halfway through and been loving it from the very first episode. The story is very solid, the world showcased is amazingly immersive and the characters are simply fantastic. Grogu is so damn cute! I love the growing bond between him and Mando, I'm also really curious how all of this will develop further. The best part is that I only just started and I have two full seasons still ahead of me.
๐ง Listening
Seems like Coldplay is going to assist me whenever I need to be comforted. As I mentioned above, a very close friend of mine has suddenly passed, and Coldplay's music is soothing. During the holidays we managed with my wife to fly to Vienna for two days and we went to Coldplay's concert โ it's been great to see them live! It's been the second live show I've seen this year after attending Open'er with Foo Fighters headlining one of the nights. More...