{profile-picture}

# [John Bowdre](https://jbowdre.lol)

### What I'm up to [/now {circle-question}](https://nownownow.com/about)

{last-updated}

--- Now ---

<script src="https://status.lol/jbowdre.js?time&link&fluent&pretty"></script>

<br>

### {medal} Recent Boasts
- (2024-09-29) Began [publishing (selected) SilverBullet notes with Quartz](https://runtimeterror.dev/publish-silverbullet-notes-quartz/) over at [notes.runtimeterror.dev](https://notes.runtimeterror.dev) {gem}
- (2024-09-21) Rode 40(ish) miles and celebrated with all-I-could-eat barbecue {bicycle}
- (2024-09-14) [Reflected on what I accomplished](https://srsbsns.lol/the-end-of-something-and-the-start-of-something-else/) at my previous job as I get ready to start a new one {business-time}
- (2024-09-07) Rode 29 miles (and survived to tell the tale!) {person-biking}
- (2024-08-21) [Accepted a new job](https://srsbsns.lol/i-got-a-new-job/) *and* shared notes on [how I set up SilverBullet](https://runtimeterror.dev/silverbullet-self-hosted-knowledge-management/) {wand-magic-sparkles}

<br>

### {screwdriver-wrench} Tinkering
- Replacing the clutch in a 1974 VW Karmann Ghia {toolbox}
- (Constantly) sprucing up my [Nix dotfiles](https://github.com/jbowdre/dotfiles)
- Configuring a 3-node [Zima Blade](https://www.zimaboard.com/blade/) [Nomad](https://www.nomadproject.io/) cluster {circle-nodes}
- Using [Packer](https://github.com/jbowdre/packer-proxmox-templates/) to build VM templates on Proxmox {clone}
- Experimenting with my [simple feed aggregator powered by GitHub Actions](https://github.com/chillfeed/chillfeed) {rss}
- Exploring [Portainer](https://portainer.io) for wrangling my various Docker workloads {docker}

<br>

### {circle-play} Consuming
- [Consider Phlebas](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/0c71176b-7de6-4f30-9462-aebeecf944a0) by Iain M. Banks {book}
- [Only Murders in the Building](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11691774/) (Season 4) {display}
- [Nobody Wants This](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26933824/) {display}
- [RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32919055/) {chess-queen}
- [Drag Race España](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13606528/) (Season 4) {chess-queen}
- [RuPaul's Drag Race UK](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9780442/) (Season 6) {chess-queen}
- [The Boulet Brothers' Dragula](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6289132/) (Season 6) {chess-queen}
- [The Last of Us Part I](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888930/The_Last_of_Us_Part_I/) {gamepad}
- <span id="theme-song">Silence<script src="https://res.jbowdre.lol/js/theme-song.js?id=2aVjZUocjk96LELFbV5JvJjm14v&plain=true" defer></script></span> {headphones}
  - [more recent faves](https://musicthread.app/thread/2aVjZUocjk96LELFbV5JvJjm14v) {music}

<br>

### {brain} Studying
- German with [Duolingo](https://www.duolingo.com/) (Section 4, Unit 22) {language}
- Esperanto with [Duolingo](https://www.duolingo.com/) (Section 1, Unit 12) {language}
- Going deeper with Go, with [Go Programming: From Beginner to Professional](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL38409851W/Go_Programming_-_From_Beginner_to_Professional) by Samantha Coyle {book}

<br>

--- Plug ---

(This is a [/now page](https://nownownow.com/about), where I share what's happening lately. If you have your own site, [you should totally make one](https://nownownow.com/about), too.)