diff --git a/src/constants/now.ts b/src/constants/now.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ccaba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/constants/now.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+const now = {
+ status: 'Celebrating the year\'s end 🎉',
+ publishDate: '2024-12-25',
+ readableDate: 'the Christmas Day of 2024',
+ publishState: 'while on the way home after a vacation in Germany; now onboard a train from Eindhoven to Amsterdam.'
+}
+
+export default now
diff --git a/src/pages/index.astro b/src/pages/index.astro
index ebd9caf..12dd569 100644
--- a/src/pages/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/index.astro
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import Layout from "../layouts/Layout.astro";
import Card from "../components/Card.astro";
import Footer from "../components/Footer.astro";
import { stuff } from '../constants/stuff';
+import now from '../constants/now';
// const isDev = import.meta.env.DEV;
// const getOriginUrl = (path: string) => isDev ? `http://localhost:5000/${path}` : path;
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ import { stuff } from '../constants/stuff';
Now
- Finally have a gaming PC (Laptop)
+ { now.status }
diff --git a/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-09-27.astro b/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-09-27.astro
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcd7dde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pages/now/and-then/posts/2024-09-27.astro
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+import Layout from "../../../../layouts/Layout.astro";
+import Footer from "../../../../components/Footer.astro";
+
+const title = "Finally have a gaming PC (Lapop)";
+const description = "In an unexpected turn of events, it has been decided that we will get a gaming Laptop";
+---
+
+
+
+
{title}
+ Published on the from my home in Amsterdam, where it's beginning to rain more often again :)
+
+
+
In an unxpected turn of events it has been decided that we would buy a gaming laptop at home, which means I can play some PC games finally.
+
I started playing God of War (2018). Not quite satisfied with the graphics -- I play it on an RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. I know that's not the same as the discrete desktop RTX 4060, but I'm still surprised by the quality. I would say it's a bit "grainy". Although it might also be just the game being ported to PC??? I don't know, I've not tried other games yet.
+
* Sep. 28 UPDATE: it was a default game setting I did not notice: the render resolution was actually low (DLSS) -- I turned that off to render at native resolution and now I'm happy with the graphics! :)
+
In other news, I'm quite stressed, to be honest, still figuring out where I fit in a totally new job. Stress is not always bad though. It's okay.
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/src/pages/now/index.astro b/src/pages/now/index.astro
index 9e5dcfe..586a510 100644
--- a/src/pages/now/index.astro
+++ b/src/pages/now/index.astro
@@ -2,24 +2,33 @@
import Layout from "../../layouts/Layout.astro";
import Footer from "../../components/Footer.astro";
import Posts from "../../components/Posts.astro";
+import now from '../../constants/now'
const posts = await Astro.glob("./and-then/posts/*.astro");
---
-
Now
+
Now: {now.status}
- Published on the from my home in Amsterdam, where it's beginning to rain more often again :)
+ Published on {now.publishState}
-
In an unxpected turn of events it has been decided that we would buy a gaming laptop at home, which means I can play some PC games finally.
-
I started playing God of War (2018). Not quite satisfied with the graphics -- I play it on an RTX 4060 Laptop GPU. I know that's not the same as the discrete desktop RTX 4060, but I'm still surprised by the quality. I would say it's a bit "grainy". Although it might also be just the game being ported to PC??? I don't know, I've not tried other games yet.
-
* Sep. 28 UPDATE: it was a default game setting I did not notice: the render resolution was actually low (DLSS) -- I turned that off to render at native resolution and now I'm happy with the graphics! :)
-
In other news, I'm quite stressed, to be honest, still figuring out where I fit in a totally new job. Stress is not always bad though. It's okay.
+
+
Christmas holidays as started for me.
+
+
I think I finished all needed stuff for work. Also messaged people online for a final happy holiday greetings of the year. Will go offline til January and figure out my rhythm for next year.
+
+
Reading Radical Candor by Kim Scott. Surprised a lot of the concepts I already know and observe. Feels like a lot of these kind of books are a rehash of concepts in "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" and "How to Make Friends and Influence People" -- I recommend those first before this one! I like that “humility” was also given a spotlight; there's not enough attention to the effectivity/productivity of acknowledging you can be wrong and welcoming feedback (both praise & criticism). Hard to capture in a paragraph though -- ask me to elaborate if you want and when given the chance!
+
+
Spent some time in Aachen, Germany with the fam. Walked around the Christmas Market there. Food trip galore, sat at cafes, read books, bought stuff. :)
+
+
But the highlight is going to Monschau on a day trip. Kahel buit a small snowman.