nov’24

November was an eventful one. Although my art output was not as much as the previous month’s, I had a lot of exposure to others’ creative output.

art

I did some sketches to gauge art style for the web comic I want to start. Storywise, I still have no idea what the comic would/could/should be about.

journal

I started blogging…again. I intended for it to be a daily thing this month and failed just a week into it, but I did write quite a bit:

consumption

Books, games, and the Internet:

  • reading The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi
  • still reading Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari (mi dispiace per il lento progresso, Ilaria)
  • the 1.6 update was finally released on Android so I’ve been catching up on Stardew Valley. Summer, Year 6, 87 % towards perfection.
  • slowly progressing in Rain World; those darn salamander things!

personal

Skip if you're not interested; contains tidbits about physical and mental health
  • I’ve been going through some personal issues that has led me to neglect physical health—particularly diet, physical activity, and sleep—things to be remedied in the coming month
    • drank a lot of coffee this month and noticed that caffeine has a stronger effect on me now
    • being anemic doesn’t help
  • still very much dissatisfied with where I am in life, geographically and career-wise
    • my friends where I live aren’t really on the same wavelength as me in terms of interests
    • the people I’d rather interact with in person are the ones furthest away
    • work sucks, though still tolerable for now
  • also I want to travel again. Slovenia? Bakuriani? Astana? Anywhere snowy.

misc

  • I visited a lot of galleries this month
  • attended both Galleries’ Nights, which are special nights where participating art galleries all over Bangkok stay open till late night; organised by the Embassy of France
  • met Wrt, a Thai art student who creates oil paintings of organic, alien-like forms with a great grasp of lighting; currently in residence at Banzi. @jimwrt (Instagram)
  • met Samuel Ayache a.k.a. Poti, a French street artist who paints vibrant characters (Potis) and portraits; exhibit at Rhizome. @potiworld (Instagram)
  • also visited Bangkok Kunsthalle, Mana Craft, Mala Art, Warehouse 30, ATT19, River Citya, Catneep, XSPACE, and QSNCC

This has been the first of monthly Now updates. I’m still unsure what format it will take, or if it even needs one. Was this too lengthy? Should I opt for weekly or biweekly instead?

upcoming

  • December Adventure starts tomorrow! I’m not sure if I’ll post anything new in the journal this month as each December devlog technically counts as a post
  • I’ll continue updating the Commonplace. I hope someone out there is finding some of those notes useful

—josh