<style> img { display: inline-block; } </style> <p><img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/avas/rosebigger-1.webp" alt="rosebigger" /></p> <p><img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/avas/roseicon.webp" alt="roseicon" /> <em><strong>rose</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>Enjoying so much snow :) has been amazing to see. It hasn't snowed this often or much in the last few years, if not a decade; at least that's what it feels like to me.</li> <li>Going on weekly walks with my wife has been fun and gives room for so many amazing talks we'd otherwise not have had like that.</li> <li>Having fun starting to journal in my notebook again, with little drawings and lots of stickers.</li> <li>I hit over 10 cases translated and summarized for GDPRhub!</li> <li>Great feedback at work from my mentor. He's very happy with the GDPR-compliant deletion process document I wrote, and will adapt it so serve as a template for other departments.</li> <li>I got my first e-mail response for a new blog project :)</li> <li>I made some pixel buttons (and the art for this post!); hopefully the beginning of more pixel art again, after so long. If you've never seen it: The background of my <a href='https://avas.space' target='_blank'>website</a> is pixel art I made myself.</li> </ul> <p><img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/avas/budicon.webp" alt="budicon" /> <em><strong>bud</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>Applying to jobs!</li> <li>Another volunteering opportunity; looking forward to the first time I can contribute.</li> <li>Sending out e-mails for the blog project. The intended recipients are really hard to reach directly, and I'll refine the way I reach out.</li> <li>Studying for four exams in March - Special Law of Obligations, Legal English, European Law II, and an economics module.</li> </ul> <p><img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/avas/thornicon.webp" alt="thornicon" /> <em><strong>thorn</strong></em></p> <ul> <li>Not drinking anything caffeinated for a month is more difficult than I thought it would be. Matcha and black tea are my comfort drinks, and I miss them a lot. I almost caved a couple times, especially when I was really sad towards the end of the month.</li> <li>I got a rejection for one of my job applications this year.</li> <li>I felt discouraged at my workplace because the ways I want to help and grow get denied or ignored.</li> <li>I participated in an MtG draft and got last place (as usual).</li> </ul> <blockquote> <p><em>New blog format for the year! I wanna share my joys and successes (<em><strong>rose</strong></em>), things I look forward to or am working on/could be improved (<em><strong>bud</strong></em>) and the challenges I've faced (<em><strong>thorn</strong></em>) each month. :)</em></p> </blockquote> <blockquote> <p><a href='mailto:avas.space@pm.me'>Reply via email</a><br /> Published <time datetime="2026-01-31T14:26Z"> 31 Jan, 2026 </time></p> </blockquote>