Updated on 28 Oct 2025

I have a black cat!

My wife and children wanted a cat. Cats are very playful and more independent than dogs. So, we ended up getting a black male kitten.

It's so fun having a black, mischievous creature jumping around the house. It seems he's always planning something evil, but sometimes he is cuddly too.

Work

After working at the Legal Aid Agency (part of the UK Ministry of Justice) for 1 year, my contract will be extended for one more year. That is good news. There are so many things to build and to improve in the project I am working now.

I work remotely, mostly at my home office, sometimes at Regus, a coworking space at Thames Valley Park.

In November, I'll try a different coworking space in Reading city centre. I plan to find a more dynamic environment and meet other freelancers.

Learning Neural Networks

I started studying for an AWS certification last June, and soon I realised I really didn't care about many of the topics covered in the AWS Associate Developer Certification.

So I just stopped and refocused my interests on a totally different subject.

I've always wanted to learn about Neural Networks. I only had a vague idea of what a NN is, so I jumped into one of the most established and appreciated online courses on this subject: Neural Networks and Deep Learning by Andrew Ng.

It is challenging since it involves various Maths concepts like:

• matrix and vector operations
• functions and derivatives

but I am really enjoying it. I'll write about it in a post soon.

Sport

The autumn here in the UK is dark and wet, but I still keep myself active 4 or 5 times per week.

I do a mix of these activities during the week, without following a precise schedule:

• Callisthenics in my garage: pull-ups, push-ups and dips mainly.
• Weights in the gym.
• Climbing (bouldering) with my son at Oakwood Climbing Centre.