title: Some Life Updates For 2022
date: December 21, 2022 23:13
---
<p>
Haven't written much on the blog this year, but not to worry, I'm still alive!
Here's some updates as to what I've been up to:

<ul>
  <li>
    Joined WLOD, a brass orchestra that plays traditional dance music from the
    Roztocze region of Poland (actually joined it late last year, but this
    year's season was much more active).
  </li>
  <li>
    Also joined WLOD's funeral sub-orchestra, where we play traditional funeral
    marches from the repertoire of Roztocze orchestras.
  <li>
    Joined Bonanza, a small ensemble playing mostly oldies music from the
    1920s-30s popular in Polish cities (initially as a substitute, now as a full
    member).
  </li>
  <li>
    Spent most of the summer going to various traiditional music events.
  </li>
  <li>
    Finally completed my master's in computer science! You can check out my
    thesis <a href='<%= path_to 'thesis' %>'>here</a> and the LaTeX sources for
    it <a href='<%= git 'mgr' %>' %>here</a>.
  </li>
  <li>
    Don't expect a "Books read in 2022" article, didn't read that much this
    year, unfortunately, but planning on doing so more in the coming months.
  </li>
  <li>
    The Sunday Corner was empty for quite a stretch of time, but I've been more
    regular on updating it recently. No promises as to whether this trend will
    continue, but you might want to start checking it out once in a while again
    if you enjoyed it but stopped after it was inactive for a while.
  </li>
</ul>
</p>

<p>
So in summary, a year of traditional music. This has been my main focus in the
past months, and I want to continue in this direction, widening my repertoire,
improving my fiddling skills, expanding
<a href='https://tuturutu.net'>
  tuturutu.net
</a>, and maybe even starting my own band eventually.
</p>

<p>
And since it's that time of the year, Dear Reader, I'm wishing you a Merry
Christmas and a happy New Year!
</p>