About me

Hello, this is stage7 writing. I make a living as a web developer in Spain, but there are many things I can do or talk about, so please keep reading to find out. Although these pages are written mostly in English (save for some blog posts) I can also communicate in Spanish, I can understand, write and talk some Catalan and I could try a little Japanese. I am non-binary, and I feel the most comfortable being referred to as they/them.

I summarized a list of stuff I enjoy in the main page, but that was just the tip of the iceberg. I cannot get involved in everything the following list contains, but I try to embrace as many branches of human knowledge as possible.

What do I like or am I good at?

• Demoscene. I have been involved in this computer subculture as an active member since around 2006, first as part of the biXo demogroup, then on my own or with some sporadic collaborations under the Genshiken signature. I started as a musician, but then I wrote my own code and painted my own graphics. For a complete list of works go to the Demoscene section.
• Trains. I support railways as an efficient and sustainable means of transport. I enjoy travelling by train and learning about them, how they work, better ways to make them work, transport maps, liveries and station melodies. I am also the sole permanent member of LoCollé Project, an art project that depicts anthropomorphized trains as anime-looking characters.
• Flags and heraldry. Since I got my first encyclopedia at home I have developed a love for vexillology, because flags tell stories and define peoples and territories for the most diverse reasons. Similar thing happened when I got my first book about heraldry. I can draw flags and coats of arms for commissions. I also have my own coat of arms and personal flag. As a side note, I collect football teams badges and have collaborated on a few books about football badges history.
• Maps. If flags and shields tell stories, maps open the world. I love travelling with my mind looking at beautiful maps, be it a town map, a country map, a route map or a fictional world map. I have a collection of atlases I like to read from time to time. To a certain extent, I can also draw maps, either by hand or using QGIS.
• Japanese culture. Trying to get a better picture of Japan I started learning Japanese seriously in 2013. Since then I have visited the country twice and learned a lot about as many things as my time has allowed me, both the good and the bad ones. Eventually you will find my thoughts on different aspects of Japan in the blog.
• Retro video games and systems. I grew up with a clonic NES and an original Game Boy, loving many of their fast-paced, casual titles. I have also toyed with an Amstrad CPC and a Commodore 64. BASIC paved my way, internet made it broader.
• Languages. Beyond the ones I can more or less speak and understand I love learning random things in all sorts of languages and scripts, both natural and constructed. Some day I would like to become fluent in Toki Pona.
• Typography. Unless you are reading this through a text-based browser, you are blocking font-faces with NoScript or your computer is really old, you are reading this with a font made by yours truly, and you can even download it. I enjoy drawing pixel fonts, using typography as another art tool and how it integrates with our everyday life.
• Ham radio. Mostly as a listener. I have an interest on numbers stations, shortwave radio, strange broadcasts and SDR.
• Cosplay and alt fashion. I defend people's wish to dress as they like, regardless of gender or sex. I apply this to myself through alternative fashion, Harajuku style, rave style or Kingdom Hearts-esque style. Cosplay also helps me stay comfortable when attending conventions, where I can express myself in uncommon ways.
• LED screens. As a branch of cosplay I like programming LED devices that I can actually wear, mostly in my face. I have made a few demos about it.
• La Mancha. My land. I support its interests and its development as an autonomous territory getting over the current provincial boundaries. I have travelled across most of its territory, explored its (often forgotten) culture, met a lot of people and read about its place in history and maps. My hope is that some day things will change for the better.

There are also some red lines I have that are non-negotiable:

• Trans rights. You either respect existance or expect resistance. Also, there is no feminism without trans women. TERFs, transphobes, homophobes, biphobes or acephobes are not welcome here.
• Workers of the world, unite. Conservatives, monarchists, "freethinkers", nazi scum, cryptobros, AI-bros and bootlickers in general, go somewhere else. This is not your place, and I will make sure you clearly understand.