Our Zoo

Our Zoo

OK, Zoo might slightly be overstating it. Let's start at the beginning. In March 2019, we moved from Barcelona into the countryside. While I grew up in a village and studied in a small town, my recent life I spend in London and Barcelona. It was also my first house, farmhouse even, having lived in flats most of my life. So clearly, I thought about how I could complete my cosplaying of country life. ...

November 24, 2025 · 5 min · Christof Damian
My Framework for Technical Debt

My Framework for Technical Debt

I've mentioned my approach to technical debt often, but I've never actually written it down. Here's the framework I use. ...

November 17, 2025 · 4 min · Christof Damian
Collecting Cassette Decks

Collecting Cassette Decks

This probably falls into the category of weird hobbies. Friends have asked me about it, so I figured it was time to write it down. Some history I grew up in the 80s and cassettes were a big part of how I experienced music. I remember recording bits of radio shows to create my own mixtapes. Furthermore, I also recorded records of friends and relatives to play on my Walkman. ...

April 22, 2025 · 6 min · Christof Damian
Mindful podcast listening

Mindful podcast listening

Poorly Drawn Lines: PodcastsI have been listening to podcast for a long time. I have blogged about this previously. During that time, I have changed devices and players. I might have started with a classic iPod, then went to a Symbian phone, now on Android, first with BeyondPod and currently Pocket Casts. The one constant was the increasing number of podcasts and episodes I had to deal with every week. I do love the variety and coming across weird episodes on "In Our Time", where I learn about topics I would never have known about. ...

April 7, 2025 · 3 min · Christof Damian
Game of Toiletpaper 2025

Game of Toiletpaper 2025

Heute habe ich zum ersten Mal beim Game of Toiletpaper teilgenommen. Es ist ein virtueller Alleycat der von Regine während der Pandemie gestartet wurde. Im Prinzip ist es eine Art Schnipseljagd auf dem Fahrrad, aber ohne einen bestimmten Ort gebunden zu sein. Ich konnte das also praktischerweise von mir zu Hause aus machen. Der Tag begann nicht wirklich einladend, mit 4C und angekündigtem Regen. Ich habe die wärmsten Stunden abgepasst und am Ende nur ein paar Tropfen abbekommen. Ich bin eine Strecke gefahren, die ich gut kenne, und habe auch darauf geachtet, dass ich nicht so lange unterwegs bin, weil die Hunde alleine zu Hause waren. ...

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · Christof Damian