Orbital Station

June 2025

02 Jul 2025 21:15 UTC +01:00 #Month Review

It’s been a while since my last one of these, so lets give it a go again.

June was a really busy one for me, from having my birthday to buying a load of games to reading a ton.

Reading

This month, I read two books. one a physical copy, the other an ebook on my Kindle.

Shadows Bear No Names by O. Canatan - page 135/445 - 30%

War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells - 28%

Normally I only read one book at a time, but I recently joined an online book club called The Bookieswith the first Book of the Month being War of the Worlds, so I downloaded a free ebook (all legal) and sent it to my Kindle. But, overall, I have been enjoying both books.

Writing

I have done a bit of writing, for my blog and for my private novel project.

https://orbitalmartian.vercel.app/blog/2025/june-is-upon-us/ - June 1st - Planning for June and reflecting on May.

https://orbitalmartian.vercel.app/blog/2025/kindle-tablet-writing/ - June 13th - I used my old Kindle tablet to do some writing.

https://orbitalmartian.vercel.app/blog/2025/2025-06-14-day-review/ - June 14th - I got bored so wrote about what I did that day.

Gaming

I don’t have exact times but in June, I purchased a number of games.

After buying Stormworks at the end of May, I enjoyed a good many hours playing this.

Towards the end of June, I purchased (in the Steam Summer Sale):

• BeamNG Drive - a car driving physics game, lots of car crashes - really fun
• Stardew Valley - a cute farming game - haven’t played it much but I look to in the next few weeks.
• Euro Truck Simulator 2 - driving European trucks in Europe, funnily enough - I played through the free demo previously and really enjoyed getting set with the full game.

Conclusion

A fun filled month with a lot going on, lets hope July brings just the same.

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