{profile-picture} # [John Bowdre](https://jbowdre.lol) ### What I'm up to [/now {circle-question}](https://nownownow.com/about) {last-updated} --- Now ---
### {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}
### {screwdriver-wrench} Tinkering - Replacing the clutch in a 1973 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}
### {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} - [RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32919055/) {chess-queen} - [Drag Race EspaƱa](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 Last of Us Part I](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1888930/The_Last_of_Us_Part_I/) (paused) {gamepad} - Silence {headphones} - [more recent faves](https://musicthread.app/thread/2aVjZUocjk96LELFbV5JvJjm14v) {music}
### {brain} Studying - German with [Duolingo](https://www.duolingo.com/) (Section 4, Unit 21) {language} - Esperanto with [Duolingo](https://www.duolingo.com/) (Section 1, Unit 11) {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}
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