☕️ With the holidays arriving in the US next week, I roasted my first batch of Sweet Maria’s Polar Expresso for 2024. I’ve been trending towards lighter roasts lately, but going Full City+ on this blend usually works well for both pour overs and espresso.

Finished reading: Reamde by Neal Stephenson 📚

This was my first reread of Reamde since it was published. I forgot how good it was. The terrorist story line was a little too mid-2000s, but the technology pieces hold up pretty well and the characters are great. 8/10

🖋 Happy Hobonichi Day! I’m due for a new 5 Year and am going to recommit to keeping it updated. I’ve done it sporadically over the last 5 years, but looking back on the stretches I kept it up is delightful.

I haven’t used a daily Hobo in a few years, but couldn’t resist adding one to my order.

Finished reading: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin 📚

I know a lot of people love this book, and I was excited to read it, but I just couldn’t get into it. I read it over the course of 6 months in small sections when I thought I was in the right frame of mind, but it never grabbed me.

Finished reading: Freedom by Sebastian Junger 📚

A short book on what it means to be free in the worldly sense rather than the spiritual. I enjoyed it.