And out of nowhere, it suddenly was December. I'm struggling to keep up with time lately, and typing this makes me feel very old.

I've spotted a trend in many other blogs I read: the weekly or monthly "what happened" meta posts and blogrolls that, besides giving a quick overview of the blogger's past few weeks, is also an excellent opportunity to share loose ends that aren't worth it to be converted into full-fetched blog posts. I'd like to chime in for a few months. It seems good fun, and since I don't like writing small posts that mainly quote or refer to others, this is a great way to share those links.

What happened in November 2021?

Books I've read

• The Geography of Genius by Eric Weiner
• Papyrus by Irene Vallejo

Papyrus is possibly the best---and thickest---book I've read this year! For December, I bought another Haruki Murakami to satisfy the crazy fiction hunger, while Carol Dweck's Mindset, that has been collecting dust for years, will be the next non-fiction target.

Games I've played

• Bug Fables by Moonsprout Games (25 hours)
• Kathy Rain: Director's Cut by Clifftop Games (5.5 hours)
• Flipping Death by Zoink (5.5 hours)

Kathy Rain was really, really good, and got me in a point & click mood. I'm trying to pick up Irony Curtain again, we gave up somewhere in Chapter 2. We're replaying Gobliins 2 while staring at Monkey Island posters, so you know what's coming next...

Selected blog posts

• The metaphysics of Morrowind by Kateri
• Reverse engineering the Carrot Crazy Game Boy Color game by Marcus Huderle
• Midnight Pumpkin Hooligans by Peter Rukavina
• The Tandy 1000 SX by Justin Wl.
• Spam Calls by Ruben Schade
• Coping with Loneliness by Winnie Lim

Random stuff

• Monkey Island Dial A Pirate Password Wheel Clock for sale on Red Bubble
• Switch Sound Output Alfred Workflow I adapted and works flawlessly
• Pixea: the Invisible MacOS Image Viewer is better than Preview, thanks Kev Quirk

Curios to see what this month will bring.