overinformation cleanup

I have been overwhelmed recently, so I followed some of Tracy’s practices: Removed my RSS Reader from my phone’s home screen (but not from the app menu, for now) Unsubscribed from all large news sources and signed up for their weekly newsletter instead (wherever possible, I will receive the newsletter in my RSS Reader). That’s…

My goals for 2025

I don’t really do goals. Or rather, I make a giant list of more or less important and ambitious goals in December, try things out, and re-prioritize somewhere around my birthday (end of March) for what will be the closest thing there is to an actual yearly goals list. For 2024, I had 8 goals.…

king

so i recently received my canadian passport it’s really pretty but the intro text says: The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada requests, in the name of His Majesty the King […] I kinda forgot I had a king. cringe.

massive updates on my Now page

it’s funny all that can happen in a month. nothing too life-changing, just several changes where I usually update just one detail. check it out: https://alexsirac.com/now/ and see you probably tomorrow for the monthly review, because today is shaping up to be hectic (and because I still haven’t bothered to install Obsidian on my work…

new job

had my first day at Hylé yesterday! it was great! then I slept for 12 hours! it was great! (I’ll write about the job soon probably)

I’m leaving Meta

Yesterday was my last day at Meta after nearly six years there (whoa!). It’s been an incredible journey during which I’ve learned so much − about localization, the tech industry, and myself as well. A short look back Starting as a Localization Editor was my first deep dive into understanding what makes French audiences unique…

100 day challenge: no more squats, hello photos

After 28 completed days of the « 100 squats per day » challenge, I have to stop. I started the challenge to gain muscle in my legs and reinforce my knee, which went great for a few weeks. Now, my knee is hurting again, clearly because it’s too tired. It needs rest, and a 100-day…

Torche olympique

Hier, j’ai porté la flamme olympique à Valence, et c’était vraiment très cool ! Là, c’est moi avec la flamme, dans le centre des relayeurs, histoire d’avoir une photo avant de démarrer. (Pour la « lettre de motivation » qui m’a valu ça, avec le soutien de Meta et de Coca-Cola, c’est par ici.) Ensuite,…