What I'm Up To Now

Last updated: November 2025

A snapshot of my current life, interests, and projects. Inspired by the now page movement.

📍 Current Status

Location:Antrim, Northern Ireland
Weather:Winter is ever encroaching 🌨️
Mood:Ready for hibernation 🐨
Focus:Trying to stay motivated and active

Currently Engaging With

📚 Reading

Butter

by Yuzuki Asako

10% Complete

So far this book is incredibly intresting and mouth watering.

🎮 Playing

Silksong

on Steamdeck

80% Complete

Oh to be a spider bug with a nail.

📺 Watching

Stranger Things

on Netflix

Best era, best soundtrack.

🎧 Listening

The Ologies Podcast

with Alie Ward

I love Alie Ward, she makes science so accessible and fun! Each episode dives into a different field of study with humor and depth. She is the perfect internet dad.

🧠 Learning

As much as possible at all times

Will I ever stop learning? Probably not. Not till I am 6 feet under.

Nature, Irish culture, programming, the usuals.

Recent Wins

  • 🎉Did my first nettle dig for the Giving Corncrakes a Home Project 🕊️
  • 🎉Started in person Irish lessons 🇮🇪
  • 🎉Joined Landscapes NI Youth as a representative for RSPB 🌱

Coming Up

  • 🎯Start to wind down for Christmas 🎄
  • 🎯Try not to get too banjaxed at the work christmas party 🎉
  • 🎯Winter solstice walk at Divis Mountain 🌅

This page is my commitment to transparency about what I'm actually working on and thinking about. I try to update it every month, but maybe I cannot be bothered and thats alright! 😊

Want to know when I update this? Follow me on GitHub or drop me a line at gary@gconlon.dev.