It’s this time of the year…
One of the spring walking nightmares is having these friends everywhere. I don't want to step on them and end their journey. They seem to be so motivated going in directions that look completely pointless. And a few more photos from Sofia:
Long-term plans
There's an old saying that says "when humans plan, God laughs". Yet, I believe in long-term planning. I know, it's often just nonsense. So many things can go wrong. You can be struck by lightning. The path can lead to some other place. You can lose the ability to execute it. Things…
Elections
We have elections today. The turnout was supposed to be 60% and is 31% so far. Wish us luck.
More tulips
As it seems, there are tulips everywhere. The National Theater: King's Palace: Middle of nowhere: Cherveno Zname: No tulips here, just ... looked cool. A mix of modern and old.
Tulips
Today was the first hot day for the year, with temperatures nearing 20° C. The day was so busy that I was -> "
Hop on the bus, they said
Trying to go back home from work on Monday was a challenging task. However, I insisted and got on a bus with hundreds of fans. Sent audio recordings to my wife with the funny chants they sang.
If you could change one thing in WordPress.com, what would it be?
I'll likely have the opportunity to fix or improve some unusual things next month, well outside my area of expertise. I've been thinking about making Writing Prompts and blogging streaks more interesting 🙂 and I’m looking for other…
Sunshine Blogger Award
My first blogger award on this blog! I got nominated by Just Rojie and CJ Antichow. Thank you for nominating me! Also thank you to the incredibly good 22 questions. I wish these were part of the writing prompts on WordPress.com. Here's the participation rules Display the…
Happy Easter!
Bulgaria celebrates Easter this weekend. To honor the holiday, we visited The Cross, and this was also our first hike for the year. The Cross eco path is a special hike for me because my 10K steps journey started there in 2023. Ultimately, counting steps changed my daily routine, my…
All the Colors of the Dark by Chris Whitaker, DNF
First time in awhile since I decided to abandon a book after opening the first page. The book has letters so tiny, with a small line-spacing, and long rows, that I can't imagine enduring 650+ pages of staring. This is also a failure of my habit to…
Spring
It’s getting easier to do steps outside. It’s still cold enough to need a jacket but it’s also bright and colourful. I prefer cold weather over hot for steps because I’m not sweating.
Christmas Tree Cat
Wishing those of you who celebrate Easter this week happy holidays with this themed cat 🙂 I don't have an Easter cat photo, so we have to settle with a Christmas kitten. Our Easter is next week. Meow
Nothing wakes you up better than…
...Stepping in dog poop. I had a 1.5-hour drive ahead of me in the rain yesterday, and was very stressed because I was sleepy. While cleaning plum petals off the car, I stepped straight into it. Scrubbing and washing out the winter boots with unpleasantly deep…
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett, Book Review
I started my review of the last book by comparison to other books. I'll start this with a quote. I learned very early on not to speak to my folk from on high, but to get down with them, beside them, showing them how to act rather than telling…
How to tell if an image is AI
Found this on Reddit, the source is unknown. Oldest one I found with reverse image search was here. In any case, reposting so that you don't miss it. This knowledge is very useful, especially once you stare at it long enough to connect the dots 🙂
There was an attempt
There was an attempt to plant pineapple in Sofia. This was doomed to failure for so many reasons...
March in Books
I read some nice books last month. After a boring February, March brought me some cool thrillers. Not necessarily great but interesting for other reasons. Best The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett - this was the best read for the month by a wide margin. A beautiful story in a…
Winds of the Winter – Signed Copy
I got a signed copy from the new book by George R. R. Martin, Winds of the Winter. The wait is over!
Portrait
I captured the stare, and then the follow-up "I'm not a threat and don't see you". Friendly and talkative fellow.
Three
The morning was unusually cold. There's fresh snow on Vitosha, the kind that seems to freeze the whole city. It was so cold even the Devil stayed indoors. His horns get brittle from the wind. It was my last chance to set a monthly pull-up PR. I've been taking it easy lately, working around a…
Occam’s Razor
Occam stated that the simplest explanation is more likely to be the correct one than more complex solutions. So here's a problem and the simplest possible explanation, illustrated through Gemini.
The Tainted Cup by Robert Jackson Bennett, Book Review
I'll start writing about this book by comparison. It has the charm of Tress of the Emerald Sea, the worldbuilding of The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin, and the green aesthetic of Jade City by Fonda Lee. I mean, the story feels green, not the…