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title: "2023 in many words and some photos"
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published_date: "2023-12-31 20:00:00 +0100"
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It has become a tradition for me to look at the year that's about to end.
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I did so in 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014.
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Let's look at 2023 now.
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It has become a tradition for me to look at the year that's about to end.
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I did so in
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[2022](/2022/12/31/2022-in-many-words/),
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[2021](/2021/12/31/2021-in-many-words/),
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[2020](/2020/12/31/2020-in-many-words/),
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[2019](/2019/12/30/2019-in-many-words/),
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[2018](/2018/12/27/2018-in-many-words/),
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[2017](/2017/12/31/2017-in-many-words/),
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[2016](/2016/12/31/2016-in-many-words/),
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[2015](/2015/12/31/2015-in-many-words/)
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and [2014](/2014/12/29/2014-in-many-words/).
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### My year in numbers
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I attended 3 conferences this year.
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In April I had some colleagues visit Berlin and together we attended [PyCon DE & PyData Berlin](https://2023.pycon.de/).
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First Python conference for me and overall a nice experience, even if there's no single talk that really stuck with me.
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In October [EuroRust](https://eurorust.eu/) happened in Brussels,
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where I ended up running the Q&A sessions after every talk.
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This forced me to watch (most of) the talks, so that I knew what the speakers were talking about and could ask accordingly.
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In November I accompanied Dominik to [RIPE 87](https://ripe87.ripe.net).
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I gave one talk. It was at Rust & Tell Berlin.
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First time I spoke at this local event, even though I've been somewhat involved since it started in 2018.
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I also took over (part of) the organization of that event after Bastian left Berlin in the summer.
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Once Matthias joined as a co-organizer we managed to host one beer garden edition and 2 regular meetups.
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I published 7 blog posts this year (including this one).
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I have one draft right now, that I hope to publish in the first week of January (I'm still on vacation and have time).
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For work I wrote 9 proposals, that over the year got accepted & mostly implemented.
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And probably dozens of documents more with notes, ideas and feedback.
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I started the year with 5 books read by early March, but then just stopped.
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I have 3 fictional books I started, but still haven't finished (and another 2 or 3 non-fictional ones I want to read).
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GitHub says I made 2230 contributions in the past year.
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This includes a bunch of automated commits, as well as work and private stuff.
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The raw numbers here obviously don't reflect all the other stuff I'm involved in.
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I stopped posting on Instagram after my Mozambique trip in March (see below for pictures!),
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so there's only 15 pictures from this year.
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I posted a few stories after that still, but otherwise use Instagram only passively now.
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It's full of ads, leans too heavy on stories and videos and it's overall not an enjoyable experience anymore.
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My `~/Pictures/2023` directory contains 2937 photos and videos.
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The majority is from my vacation trips to Norway (in the winter and summer) and Mozambique.
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My Photos library contains another 4345 and videos from 2023. I take most photos with my phone, but there is some overlap with the photos folder on my laptop.
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I stopped using Twitter, deleted all my tweets and made my account private.
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I started using my Mastodon account ([@jer@hachyderm.io](https://hachyderm.io/@jer)) for most social media interaction.
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There's now a total of 1532 posts according to my own data, 1779 according to Hachyderm.
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I seem to be missing some data from 2022, so all those 1532 posts in my database are from this year.
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975 of those are in reply to some other post, with 814 in reply to others (and 161 replying to my own posts).
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I stopped importing my workout data after it broke last year, so no analysis of that.
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However I switched from jogging on a regular basis to 2-3 Apple Fitness+ workouts a week.
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The app says I did 85 Fitness+ workouts in different categories (HIIT, Core, Strength, Mindful Cooldown).
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Too many excuses led to me not sticking to a regular schedule for more than 4 weeks at a time though, that's room for improvement.
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In the summer I officially became the coach of my handball team, while also being a player ("Spielertrainer"),
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which changed how I train (gotta keep an eye on the others and do less myself),
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however the games became more intense for me (less rest because when I'm on the bench I'm coaching).
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So far I played 6 games out of the 9 we had in the first half of the season and I'm the top scorer of my team somehow.
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[datasette]: https://datasette.io/
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### My year in photos and words
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The year started the same way it ended:
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watching the Northern Lights dance on the night sky in northern Norway.
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We got back to Germany the second week of January.
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I didn't stay home for too long.
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In mid of February I flew with [Florian](https://hachyderm.io/@skade), [Sibylle](http://blog.discover-botswana.de/) and Marianne to Mozambique.
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The plan was to have a 3 week diving vacation, aiming for 2 dives per day.
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So we didn't waste time and got into the water.
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However that quickly ended when [Very Intense Tropical Cyclone Freddy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Freddy) came rushing in.
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Diving was impossible in these conditions.
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The wind kept us ashore and the constant rain made sure nothing got dry.
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Still we didn't let this ruin our vacation and made the best of it.
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Contrary to previous plans we did start the Rescue Diver training,
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involving a lot of theory and practical training in the pool.
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By the end of our course the weather cleared up enough to finish the training in the ocean.
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Florian and I are now certified Rescue Divers, and who can say to have done that in an active cyclone?
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The stay in Mozambique lasted well into March.
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When I got back I finally ordered contact lenses to replace my glasses.
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For Easter in April my whole family visited and later that month colleagues came to Berlin and we attended PyCon DE.
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In May [Flaki](https://flaki.social/@flaki) came to visit and brought [Lumi](https://flaki.social/@lumi/) with him.
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Lumi was so small back then!
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In June I visited home, before in July I took another vacation.
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This time ... Norway!
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By pure coincidence I was in Oslo for Oslo Pride, before heading north to meet my parents for a trip across the Lofoten.
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No sunset means pictures as the one above can be taken at midnight.
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The mix of perfect sunny summer weather and slightly more rainy summer weather, hikes and nature made this another trip to remember.
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Berlin got another couple of very hot days that I spent in town, with friends, work and Handball keeping me busy.
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In August I flew over to Montreal, Canada for this year's Mozilla All-Hands.
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Planned were 5 days of hanging out with colleagues, team building and planning future work.
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This was cut short for me as I caught Covid.
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Luckily I was spared any strong symptoms and the days locked in my hotel room went by reasonably fast.
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I was back on my feet, healthy and well, to join colleagues for a bit of vacation in Nova Scotia.
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We got some more hiking done, but due to Covid this was cut short
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and now I have another item on my travel list to come back to.
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September was the month of weddings and anniversaries.
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Started it off with a weekend with my whole family celebrating my parent's wedding anniversary.
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Followed by two different weddings of different friends the weekend after (and my birthday).
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In October I had more time in Berlin, with a brief visit from my nephew.
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Later that month I headed to Brussels for EuroRust.
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Initially planned to be accompanied by Flaki and Lumi, that plan fell through due to Covid, of course.
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So I traveled with Florian instead and met a number of other friends at the conference.
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Back in Berlin, some of my colleagues flew in for a work week.
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After my All-Hands was cut short I still got some social interactions with my team mates after all.
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In November I accompanied Dominik to Rome, where RIPE87 was happening.
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I used that time to soak up some more sun, while Berlin was freezing.
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Really this trip was an excuse to visit Rome and eat a lot of pizza & pasta.
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For Christmas, as usual, I drove home to my parents to have dinner and a bit of a celebration with my family.
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Just after then I headed north-east to Tallinn, Estonia to visit Flaki and Lumi.
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We decided to stay out of town over New Year, to avoid fireworks and the rush of the city.
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Staying at a small apartment directly at the sea, with the temperature dropping below -10ºC in the next days;
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that's my kind of relaxed winter vacation.
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### The Future
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2023 is over, so time to plan for a good 2024.
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Two vacation trips are already booked.
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Mozambique is under consideration for the year, there's still some diving to do.
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I'm going to be in London for [Rust Nation UK](https://www.rustnationuk.com/),
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and EuroRust is back in October.
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That's two work trips planned already, plus a Mozilla All Hands for sure.
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My role at work expanded, but I've also identified a couple of areas in which I want to grow.
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I hope to be able to pick my projects to do just that.
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From late January on I will have the second half of my first season as a Handball coach.
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This requires a lot of time and energy from me, to learn how to do that in the first place
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and to plan the training sessions accordingly.
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All while also getting enough exercise for myself.
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It's going to be challenging, but exciting.
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Maybe I finally get around looking for another flat.
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I could use something just slightly bigger,
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and definitely a bigger kitchen!
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Thanks to everyone who makes my trips so enjoyable,
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to everyone I meet with, speak with, work with, and play with.
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