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title = "What’s new in 2024"
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date = "2025-01-14"
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updated = "2025-01-14"
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authors = ["Ydreniv"]
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We have a finite amount of time to do so many things.
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Life can become full very fast, from domestic labour,
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paid work, hobbies, taking part in social events…
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Finding the right balance between all these activities may be one of my biggest
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challenge.
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Looking at my [basic information](@/_index.md#basic-stuff-about-me), one can
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see that among my interests, I’d like to take time discovering geology,
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listening and writing about music, ornithology,
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[miniatures](https://minis.kestrels-and-roses.rocks) and much more.
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How much time did I dedicate to each of these in 2024 ?
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Well, it’s mostly been miniatures.
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I have painted dozens of models, for varieus settings (the grimdark
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science-fiction of Warhammer 30k, the undead world of Necropolis28), in two
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different scales : 8mm and 28/32mm.
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This has been a fun experience, and I’ve played with many great people.
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I know I’ll continue doing this in 2025.
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I’ve already played at a Necropolis event in January.
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However while the painting process is generally soothing, this can also lead
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to some anxiety.
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I’m not concerned too much about the social factor of meeting and playing with
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people.
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However, my growing amount of unfinished miniatures is becoming stressful.
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I haven’t put myself in any kind of financial danger (I’m not that impulsive),
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but I find my amount of free space currently very limited.
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This means that cleaning up my room gets harder, as a couple boxes simply
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don’t fit on the shelves.
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This is a significant source of anxiety, as I don’t want to live
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in a constant mess.
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I haven’t found a perfect answer to that though, besides limiting my new
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purchases to a minimum.
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Moreover, there’s the environmental impact of this hobby.
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Miniatures are either produced from various kinds of plastic, or white metal.
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Acrylic paints are plastic-based.
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While preparing or converting a model, I produce plastic waste, whether
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shavings or bigger chunks.
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Although all of these are relatively small quantities compared to a lot of
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other activities, it is still currently unsustainable.
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So far, the easiest solution is as always to reduce consumption, and I intend
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to limit mine.
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I would also like to research sustainable miniature painting and modelism.
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Related to this hobby, I have brought many changes to my
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[Minis](https://minis.kestrels-and-roses.rocks) website.
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I have ditched DotClear 2, as I felt the blogging engine was too big and
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cumbersome.
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Instead, I have built a static site using [Zola](https://www.getzola.org/).
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It’s now much lighter, and I prefer this workflow where I edit Markdown files.
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The website could use some improvements, but it’s overall fine.
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I have pretty much been inactive on Tilde Town.
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I have started coming back more in December, even publishing an [article about
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ddrescue](@/blog/2024-12-11-ddrescue.md).
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I’d like to be more present here.
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Realistically though, while I think I’ll still visit in 2025, I doubt I’ll do
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that much given all the other life stuff.
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