This was a busy month. I launched my freelance activity for real (I’ll share the website for that as soon as I’m done with the rebrand!), completed Writober successfully against all odds, and joined the local nonprofit supermarket where I’ve volunteered much more than originally intended.
I’m happy and while energy levels are not ideal, in part because I joined three different sports sessions per week, I’m full of hope and happiness for the first time in a while, a beautiful run that remains since mid-September.
What I’ve read / Texte
📚 Books / Livres
In English
- Fiction
- The Reformatory by Tananarive Due was an excellent book, with the bonus of brilliant narration in the audiobook format.
- I also listened to The Tree-Body Problem, by Liu Cixin, which was weirdly great since I normally don’t really enjoy hard science-fiction, novels with little character development, and a few more things that make me feel like I should have hated this.
- Thanks to Sara’s Indieweb book club, I read Last Seen Online by Wren James after reading An unauthorized fan treatise
En français
- Fiction
- La belle BD Ulis de Fabien Toulmé sur le quotidien d’un informaticien qui, après un burn-out, s’engage comme AESH pour une année scolaire dans une classe Ulis (ex-segpa).
📰 Web links / Liens web
In English
- JSTOR Daily published an article about what’s queer in The Legend of Zelda. It’s a bit more detailed than « Link is a twink ».
- Daniel M. Lavery wrote a very detailed response to a spam email that confused him with his estranged father. It’s sad and funny and sad and heartfelt.
- Sometimes I wish I had a job just so I could use stuff like I’m in a fleeting.
- Who is holding up the Internet?
- Hilarious in the worst possible way, I went to the existential hope gala and left hungry.
En français
- Je suis toujours content quand on dit du bien de Scholomance, aujourd’hui c’est Stella Polaris qui s’y colle
- « On arrive en montagne » : les randonneurs répondent au racisme, et une analyse un peu plus détaillée de pourquoi le milieu de la montagne est si blanc (non, je parle pas de la neige).
- En Inde, un club de lecture le dimanche matin, téléphone au fond du sac.
- Nique le maire de Clermont, et aussi d’autres nouvelles d’Anthony.
- Authueil le dit, c’est vrai : on craque.
- Sébastien a fait Inktober 2026 et comme d’habitude c’est merveilleux.
What I’ve watched / Vidéo
🎞 Movies / Films
This month was perfect for TV viewing and the short-track world cup season hadn’t resumed, which means I’ve watched more movies than usual.
I watched Shutter Island and it kind of sucked, and Arabesque with Sophia Loren and Gregory Peck which was pretty fun against all odds.
What I truly enjoyed, though, were:
- She’s the He, a beautiful coming-of-age teenage comedy that was shown during the Vues d’en face queer film festival in Grenoble
- Some Like It Hot − yes, the one with Marylin Monroe − which was super fun and super trans (I swear it was) and where one of the villains is called signore Mozzarella because yes, it’s a ’50s movie set during the Prohibition, what exactly did you expect?
📺 TV Shows / Séries
I think I’ll soon have finished season 1 of Hacks. It’s not hilarious, but I really like it.
📷 Online video / Vidéos en ligne
Ce documentaire de youtubeur sur Wayne Gretzky.
What I’ve listened to / Audio
🎤 Podcasts
I only include links if the podcast has bothered to have a website. All episodes are available for free on your favourite podcast app / web reader. 🔏 are Patreon episodes: send me a message and I’ll send you the file.
In English
In Bed with the Right has a wonderful two-parter on anti-feminist icon Phyllis Schlafly
En français
- Par Arte Radio :
- Sur Et parfois, on gagne, Inde : la plus grande révolte paysanne de l’histoire
- Sur Vivons heureux avant la fin du monde, Se reposer, c’est lutter
- Par Spectre, dans C’est quoi le plan ?, S’organiser ici et maintenant
What I’ve played / Jeux
M. and I are still playing Lego Voyagers and it’s still adorable.
I’ve played a bit more Slay the Spire 2 but not Hades II unfortunately.
Where I’ve been / Lieux
Je me suis offert un petit week-end dans la Gruyère (hihi) en Suisse, chez un copain. C’était trop cool de voir mes amis pour la première fois depuis longtemps, on a mangé une fondue vaudoise super bonne, on a visité un lac magnifique, et surtout, surtout, on a trouvé un DISTRIBUTEUR DE FROMAGE (bonus : le fromage était super bon).
Mes amis ont aussi eu la gentillesse de visiter avec moi le musée olympique à Lausanne, c’était fantastique, je le recommande fortement, par contre fuyez la boutique c’est du vol. Vraiment une des visites de musée les plus cool de ma vie !
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