Updated June 12, 2025

winther blog ------------ / /blog /about /now /ideas /postroll /guestbook My life is pretty routine, and I am actually quite happy that way, so this page probably won't have dramatic changes. I do like the concept though as a replacement for what social media used to be about. 🕶 Life: > The school year is ending soon and looking forward to a long vacation in Italy with the family 🎸 Listening: > I try to keep up with especially new black metal releases, but I keep coming back to bands I have listened to for 20 years. Going to Copenhell soon, so preparing a bit with listening to bands such as Sodom, Powerwolf and Anaal Nathrakh1 📽️ Watching: > I am mostly watching what would be called arthouse type films, but I am also currently exploring spaghetti westerns more in depth. This has also led me recently to dabble a bit in other Italian genre films from the 1970s with giallo and poliziotteschi films. This year I also have an ambition of watching even more non-English movies2 📖 Reading: > I subscribe to several science fiction magazines and try to read at least some of the stories that sound good based on reviews.3 Haven't read a novel in years, but will occasionally pick up a non-fiction book. Right now, I am going through Source Code - My Beginnings by Bill Gates 🎮 Playing: > Currently not much gaming on my own, though I do try to keep with the DLC releases in Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. Just finished the Cruising Missouri event. The most gaming is done on the Nintendo Switch with my daughters, which at the moment is mostly Mario Kart and Yoshi's Crafted World 🧩 Jigsaw puzzle: > 1000 pieces Steve Read: Colourful Bakery, Schmidt4 Part of the /about and /ideas concept from aboutideasnow.com Updated June 12, 2025 1. All my music is tracked on Last.fm↩ 2. My film watching is logged on Letterboxd↩ 3. I write short reviews of most stories I read↩ 4. I have a log of all previous jigsaw puzzles done↩

Updated June 12, 2025

Last updated on 12 June 2025 from Seoul in South Korea.

Updated June 12, 2025

### Here is what I am up to nowadays ### Continuing my education at Bellevue College: * I am currently at my favorite place, Seattle Washington! ### Learning about Computers: * Programming various projects. What I am working on currently * Constantly going to Raves and Concerts. * Just hanging out with friends whenever I can. * Reading books. * Participating in local events. ### Entertaining Myself: * Watching a lot on my Plex Server. * Playing lots of video games on my Steam Deck. * Having fun with my dog, Mocha. Last updated 2025-06-12 Credits to Derek Sivers

Updated June 12, 2025

Recently I: **am angry at fascists.** I've been thinking: everyone carries a web browser in their pocket. Go make a web page. Web pages are fun. This is my _now_ page. Blog post more info ------------------- * Checkpoint: June Gloom (2025-06-09) * On Los Angeles (2025-06-09) * Pier adventures continue (2025-06-07) * “📣 YouTube removed your content” (A Google Mystery) (2025-06-02) * 18th Anniversary on Meetup (2025-06-02) * 30 May / Pacific Beach (2025-05-30) * OB / 28 May (2025-05-29) * Latest Shutdown (2025-05-27) Affirmations more info ---------------------- * Tell yourself how well you are doing with every little thing. #affirmation (2025-06-12) * I will not beat myself up today. I will remind myself that the learning curve is never straight. #affirmation (2025-06-11) * I am bathed in the sunlight of the spirit. #affirmation (2025-06-11) * I live my life with a lens of kindness. #affirmation (2025-06-10) * Because of my daily acts of kindness, I am filled with joy. #affirmation (2025-06-09) * I am joyful. #affirmation (2025-06-08) Comic more info --------------- * (2025-01-24) Mastodon post more info ----------------------- * The prominence of Voltes V in the episode about Filipino artists in the new series on Netflix called “I Love Filipino” makes me very happy. (2025-06-12) * There is no reason to trust or respect anyone in the Executive Branch in 2025. I am proud of my state California, and ashamed of this lawless President and his lawless team. (2025-06-12) * OB yesterday included some nice waves and good company in the water. Overcast. #SanDiego #Beach #Panorama (2025-06-12) * it was a terrific meeting today. Much thoughtful conversation and many terrific links shared and ideas shared. Thanks to all who participated today! The etherpad has been archived at https://indieweb.org/events/2025-06-11\-hwc-europe #IndieWeb (2025-06-12) * Any Beach Boys mix that gives you joy I won't argue with even if you put lesser works on it. Here's one of mine. https://artlung.com/mixtapes/beachboysessence (2025-06-11) * I’m remembering how much I cried in 2004 listening to the finally realized and released SMILE record from Brian Wilson. As profound an American work of art as I can imagine. And from a composer who survived profoundly calamitous circumstances. (2025-06-11) Lab more info ------------- * Kanban Task Board in CSS Grid (2025-06-04) * Ventcheck, a Twitter bot (2025-05-16) * Safari Mailto Converter (2025-05-15) * Mid-air footer (2025-03-06) * Gettysburg Address in HTML. Interactive. (2025-02-21) Smorgasborg more info --------------------- * Maarva Andor Has A Posse (2025-04-26) * IndieWeb Sickos (2025-04-10) * Guru Meditation (2025-03-15) * This Man Wants To Clean Your Clothes (Velvet Touch Dry Cleaners & Laundry) Pacific Beach, San Diego California (2025-02-23) * Illinois State of the State Address, 2025 by Governor J.B. Pritzker (2025-02-19) CSS Battles more info --------------------- * CSSBattle for JUNE 13 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 12 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 11 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 10 (2025) * CSSBattle for JUNE 9 (2025) FrESH more info --------------- * Front End Study Hall #030 _in 4 days_ * Front End Study Hall #029 _Jun 3, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #028 _May 20, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #027 _May 8, 2025_ * Front End Study Hall #026 _Apr 24, 2025_ Likes more info --------------- * Joe Crawford liked: Decorative text within HTML by Terence Eden (2025-06-09) * Joe Crawford liked: A handy note for future-me or any other WordPress plugin developers by gRegor Love (2025-06-09) * Joe Crawford liked: Half Dream, Half Reality: An Interview with Lynda Barry by Southwest Review : > The idea is that drawing can help you write, and writing can help you draw, and you figure out things that you missed the first time around. (2025-06-09) * Joe Crawford liked: how personal is my personal website? by Elly Loel : > as much as i like the idea of being open about everything, i think the reality of it in the context of a personal website is scarier than i thought it would be. (2025-06-06) * Joe Crawford liked: IndieWeb Movie Club: June 2025 by Jo (2025-06-06) * Joe Crawford liked: Discovery by Morgan (SansGuidon) (2025-06-03) Bodysurfing ----------- * (2025-06-11) Mixtape more info ----------------- * 2025 PHŌLÖSOPHŶ Toy Robots more info -------------------- * (2025-05-07)

Updated June 11, 2025

_Last Updated: Jun 11, 2025_ Its June. Its been really rainy but I’ve been excited to get out on the bike and enjoy the greenery. Found this amazing trail near the platte that’s absolutely lush right now - all that rain has turned everything into this vibrant green. Been taking my phone along to capture some of those misty morning rides when the sun breaks through the clouds. Even got caught in a downpour last weekend, going to the store and came home completely soaked but couldn’t stop smiling. There’s something about that post-rain petrichor smell that makes the whole experience worth it. So iz fun. Been trying to do more art and just get out for more walks. Recently started doing some watercolor of the wildflowers I’ve spotted on my bike routes - they’re popping up everywhere after all this rain. 👋 If you are reading this, maybe head over to my resume if you want to play some basic space invaders and maybe we can collab sometime 😊 latest picture i put on pixelfeed Reading ------- * The Measure * Thinking fast and slow * A book a friend wrote ### Recently Finished * Dungeon Crawler Carl Listening To ------------ * Gravities Rainbow Watching -------- * Pokerface * Love, Death & Robots This page is following best practice as defined from @NowNowNow

Updated June 11, 2025

Skip to content Now page is a place to tell where my focus is in my personal and professional life. If activities or priorities change, I’ll update this page accordingly or check the content at least every third month. * Creating better web at Evermade * Advocating cycling and better urban planning * Enjoying cycling and sauna 3 times a week * Leading local cycling club, Jyväskylän Pyöräilyseura JYPS, as chairperson * Doing WordPress more FAIR * Mentoring WP Suomi -event * Making the WordPress community safer as a Incident Response Team member * Helping WordPress event organizers around the world as a Program Manager _Updated: 2025-06-11_ _Inspired by_ _nownownow project_ > _Think of what you’d tell a friend you hadn’t seen in a year. Now page is useful for the same reason an “about” page is useful on your site: because people on your site want to know more about you._ > > _Besides answering the common question, “What are you up to these days?”, those who have a now page say it’s a good reminder of their priorities. By publicly showing what you are focused on now, it helps you say no to other requests._ > > about nownownow

Updated June 11, 2025

* Working on client projects * Building web components * Still learning how to play chess * Looking forward to summer

Updated June 10, 2025

This is what I’m doing right now. **\[Last updated June 10th, 2025\]** Between this month and next, my wife and I will be moving to Des Moines to be closer to family. It turns out Iowa City is a pretty lonely place unless you’re going to the hospitals or university every day. Recently my business partner and I have sort of switched roles, with him watching over our systems and processes so I can focus on a monetization plan for our podcast. I’ve spent the last month or so working on a new website for us in Wix Studio. I received my Japanese degree in the mail at some point in February and since then have been feeling frustrated. I can’t let my years spent learning the language go to waste, but I feel stuck in this middle spot. On one end, I could leave everything I’ve built over the past several years and go through a professional reset (in other words, leave the agency and podcast to get a Japanese job). On the other end, I could tough it out for a couple more years until I have enough money saved for a business in Japan (through which I could sponsor my own visa). I’ll most likely go back for a while this fall or winter.

Updated June 9, 2025

**Last updated:** 09 Jun, 2025 This is a /now page, listing out the stuff that's going on with me at the moment. If you have your own site, you should make one too. It's been a few weeks since I've updated this page. Life gets in the way sometimes. Here's some notes from the last week or so: What I’m listening to: ---------------------- * **Pulp** - _More._ Very glad that this is as good as it is. * **The Go! Team** - _Rolling Blackouts_ * **Shampoo** - _We Are Shampoo_ and _Girl Power_ * **David Ruffin** - _David_ What I’m reading: ----------------- I maintain an archive of the books I read over on The Storygraph. Here's my current selection: * **Killing Thatcher** by Rory Carroll * **Black Swan Green** by David Mitchell * **In One Ear** by Simon Raymonde * **Private Eye** What I’m watching: ------------------ * **Andor** * **The Studio** * **Poker Face** * **Taskmaster** * **Long Way Home** * **Bob's Burgers** Other things I’m enjoying: -------------------------- * Mario Kart World seeming to be very fun on initial plays * Seeing an amazing Daft Punk tribute act * Spending time with the family * It getting closer to holiday... Current status: ---------------

Updated June 9, 2025

Now --- Derek Sivers wants everyone to have a /now page. He's right to want this. You can find a little profile of me on the nownownow.com website. * * * Teaching Web Development, Introduction to Programming, Digital Marketing, and 3D Design & Printing with Adult Community Learning Essex. From the autumn, we'll add L2 Python, and L2 Mobile App Developnment. After almost nine years we retired winniethevintagecaravan.co.uk. We're no longer on-trend, bookings were drying up, and we'd both moved on in our lives. It was a wonderful experience but it's time to move forward. Outside of work, I'm in the process of buying a property, so hobbies and interests have had to be put on the back-burner for now. **Last updated:** June 2025

Updated June 8, 2025

My current focus in life ------------------------ Status: Snapshot A `/now` slashpage is a page that tells you what this person is focused on at this point in their life.1 Here’s mine – please consider creating one as well.2 **Last update: 08 June 2025**. Self ---- * Healing from long covid since Feb. 2022 * Daily meditation practice * Short walks and yoga āsana when I’m capable of it * Trying to become a better human being one small step at a time Home ---- * Struggling to get our municipality to approve the plans for building our new home since June 2024 * Enjoying the flowers in the garden and the birds that come to visit * Supporting my partner in small household chores whenever possible Other people ------------ * Staying in touch digitally * Short visits from others when I have the energy * Getting to know the Indieweb community Work ---- * Working remotely for four days a week, 1½ hours a day (up ½ hour per day since beginning of May 2025; was 4 hours in Feb. 2025 and 9 hours in Feb. 2022) * Focusing on a single project on outdoor air quality source apportionment Learning & Hobbies ------------------ * Occasionally learning about Sanskrit and yoga practice & philosophy when I’m up for it * Expanding and tinkering with this website * Learning about HRV and POTS * Reading 1. Definition copied from slashpages.net. ↩︎ 2. Nice collections of now pages to inspire you can be found at aboutideasnow.com, nownownow.com and now.garden. ↩︎

Updated June 7, 2025

Menu This page describes what I’m up to _now_. It is a written version of what I would say that I am doing if we met and you asked me what I am up. This page was inspired by Derek Siver’s now page movement. * Teaching * This summer I’m not teaching any courses. * Learning * I am reading various things. * Esperanto: working my way through the prose section of La Baza Legolisto. * Parenting * Mabel, our younger daughter, is doing well. * She is walking and running confidently. * She is just about to start talking. * Mira, our oldest daughter, is doing well. * She is enjoying junior kindergarten at Joseph Brant Public School. * Playing * I’ve got a plot with the UTSC Garden Club. This page is accurate as of April 2025. There are older photos that used to be on this page. You can see old versions of this page on the then list. * * * Published: Dec 4, 2023 @ 11:14. Last Modified: Jun 7, 2025 @ 07:57. ### Tags: #meta ### Backlinks: * Noweb ### Navigation Menu: Home / Now / Blog / Notes / Reading / Office Camera / Tags / Bookmarks / RSS Feeds / Top of Page Thanks for reading! If you have any comments or questions about the content, please let me know. Anyone can contact me by email.