What I’ve been up to

Until recently, it was quite quiet here. I had to take some time to sort out everything going on around me. So, I’m officially job hunting as a web engineer/frontend developer. Everyone says the market is tough, and that’s no joke — but I still managed to land a few interviews. I even made it to the final rounds a couple of times, but no offers yet.

That’s why I kind of disappeared — the job search is taking up a lot of time and energy. It’s hard to stay upbeat when rejections show up in your inbox every morning.

But I’m still here. And despite all this job-hunting craziness, a lot happened in October and November:

I found one of the best (and saddest) books I’ve ever read: Wonder Boy

People started migrating from Twitter to BlueSky, and I’m one of them. It’s better in so many ways — design, people, lack of bots. I’m really liking it so far! You can follow me here: @kaplich.me

The United States elected a new (well, old) president. I’m not allowed to vote yet, so I couldn’t participate in this round, but I’ll get the chance to be part of the next election. Can’t wait!

I turned 35. It’s kind of wild, but I still feel like the youngest version of myself.

I got a camera just for taking photos of kids and can’t stop making black-and-white shots.

My mom came to visit and help me and my gorgeous wife with our kid, which is pretty awesome.

I wrote about my job-hunting experience (Looking for a job is tough), posted the link on HackerNews, and went to bed. The next day, I found out it kind of went viral, and my server crashed for a while lol

I’ve started using Notion a lot. The AI features are super handy for analyzing my reflections and planning my next steps.

Bought myself new pair of AirPods Max, and now think it is one of the best gadgets of all the times!

Spent an evening trying to understand what DJs actually do, found a lot of insights, and even made my own set. Now I really want to play it at a party!

Found this amazing video:

So yeah, that’s my life lately.