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title: "What Have I Been Up to Lately?"
description: "Four months of life updates: losing and gaining a job, turning 18, writing audio software, and a birthday party."
date: "2020-02-24"
---

My last post was a very long time ago — four months to be exact. During that period I lost my job but got another one, became an adult, got addicted to Minecraft again, lost interest in ukulele (which I'd picked up during Christmas), wrote audio recording software, and became more attractive and handsome. I'd had no idea that was even possible. I was already perfect. (/s)

But let's start from the beginning.

## December

The first half of December was pretty terrible. There were a lot of tests and I had a lot of stuff from work on my plate. We were running 2 weeks behind schedule and there were a lot of unresolved tickets. I couldn't keep up with Math, Physics, and work at the same time. I knew I had to drop either my education or work. That problem ended up solving itself at the beginning of January — more on that later.

The second half of December was much more pleasant. First: Christmas break — no school. Second: I love Christmas season because my entire family gathers at my grandparents' house and there's this friendly, loving vibe everywhere. The smells are great. It's just magical. Third: I was playing Minecraft constantly and enjoying it like I did when I was a little kid back in 2011–2013.

The last night of that decade I spent at my friend's house at a New Year's party. There were a lot of people — my friends and their friends. The party was great.

## January

Which brings us to January 1st... oh boy, it was a very busy night. I came back home around 11 AM, sat down at my desk, and played Minecraft. Around 5 PM I packed my stuff and went back to my friend's house because we were heading back to our apartment in Gdańsk for school. I was pretty hungry — I hadn't eaten anything all day. When we got to the apartment I made myself french fries and grabbed a diet coke from the fridge. Then I went to sleep.

A week and a half after the Christmas break we had another one: Winter Break, which lasted two weeks as usual. During that break I hung out with friends and slept through most of it. Oh, and I got another job — this time making a website for the dental clinic where my mom works. After the break there were those exams again. Obviously I passed all of them. I did have to retake one Math test about polynomial equations and inequalities, but I got a 4 from the retake, which was nice.

My music taste also expanded: Jon Bellion and his *The Human Condition* album, and Michael Jackson. I actually didn't know that "I Want You Back" was originally performed by The Jacksons — I thought it was created for the show *Victorious*. Every day you learn something new.

## February

I have a warm feeling about this month — my birthday is on the 27th, and I have nice memories tied to this time of year.

During the first week, I wrote audio recording software and started working on another piece of software: a screen recorder. I haven't completed it yet, but I'm very close. I also think I finally figured out OpenGL, which is a huge milestone.

I had my 18th birthday party on the 15th. It was quite decent. Last week I took a mock bilingual English "matura" exam (something like the SATs in the US), and the last task is always to write an opinion essay. Well, I hadn't written any essays in a while, and this one I wrote so badly I can't even describe it. There was no structure. Arguments were weak. It seemed like I had no idea what I wanted to say — which honestly wasn't that far from the truth.

Today I helped my friend shoot a short ad for his class. We had a lot of fun even though it was freezing cold and raining outside. But we managed to shoot it, and the results are astonishing.

Well, that's it for today. Have a nice day and stay safe!
