I had no idea I’d made it that far. Thanks to everyone who stopped by, and especially to those of you who visit frequently! I appreciate it 🎉 | Continue reading
Before and after for M&M, soon after the market leader Milka started selling 87 gram chocolates (the norm here is 100 grams): And if we keep the projection, we reach the quanta. | Continue reading
Mickey is a colonist on the wrong planet. It’s cold and icy, and also inhabited by the metal-eating creepers. His only advantage is that he can be respawned, if the colony considers his respawn worthy the loss of calories. The cold and icy planet doesn’t provide much food sources … | Continue reading
We have this jay that seems to love attacking windows, cats, and probably people each spring. To my knowledge, this is because they get aggressive when young jays hatch. Although it’s too soon for the little jays to be born, we had some window-smashing today and I expect that to … | Continue reading
The city has bloomed. Everything is green and with blossoms. Apples are the star right now but will soon step out of the way as chestnuts are preparing to shine. | Continue reading
I witnessed this clash of titans today. Kung Paw vs Meow Kang Orange won. | Continue reading
I was surprised to learn they’re still active – but they are, and they’ve just released four new songs. Enjoy. | Continue reading
Here’s a friendly yellow-eyed void to brighten your day. | Continue reading
Some new form of street art appeared next to our shared office in Sofia. Looks like twisted nylon sheets, hung on trees. What do you think could that be? | Continue reading
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: | Continue reading
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. Thin … | Continue reading
We have elections today. The turnout was supposed to be 60% and is 31% so far. Wish us luck. | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
Today was the first hot day for the year, with temperatures nearing 20° C. The day was so busy that I was -> ” <- this close to breaking the blogging streak 🙂 Here’s some tulips for you. Left to right are Tulips with the statue of St. Kliment Ohridski, the likely author o … | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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 ideas. Is there one or more changes on W … | Continue reading
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 My answers What was … | Continue reading
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, … | Continue reading
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 buy batches of books online. Boo … | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
I’ve not recently posted nearly enough cat photos. So here’s a small photo dump. All of the photos were taken during a span of about 1 hour. Enjoy! | Continue reading
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 | Continue reading
…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 treads woke me up com … | Continue reading
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 them. And I suggested that they … Con … | Continue reading
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 🙂 | Continue reading
There was an attempt to plant pineapple in Sofia. This was doomed to failure for so many reasons… | Continue reading
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 Worst | Continue reading
I got a signed copy from the new book by George R. R. Martin, Winds of the Winter. The wait is over! | Continue reading
I captured the stare, and then the follow-up “I’m not a threat and don’t see you”. Friendly and talkative fellow. | Continue reading
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, work … | Continue reading
According to Picture This, I spotted a Saucer Magnolia today. Will keep an eye on it. Curious if any saucers will fly away. | Continue reading
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. | Continue reading
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 book itself. That’s good company for an … | Continue reading
Regular fitness activities require healthy breaks. The body needs to recover from the micro injuries. Muscles grow, the tendons heal. It also feels good. Walking is not quite the same. We are made to move and we are also not made to not move. Walking doesn’t generate the same str … | Continue reading
I joined the team for WordCamp Sofia for another year. This will be my third year in a row as part of the organizing team. The last two years were great, the teams were strong, and I hope we’ll have a good time together again. Just a few photos from last year to add color … Conti … | Continue reading
A 40-meter Ferris wheel will soon start operating in Sofia. It will run from April 4th to September 14th, essentially from the beginning of the spring break to the end of the summer break. It’s located right next to Sofia University, facing the semi-demolished Monument to the Sov … | Continue reading
Cats can be weird. This one came talking to me and a few seconds later went to chase a tuxedo lady. | Continue reading
I knew it will be a tough book to read because it had bad reviews. It wasn’t easy but wasn’t too bad either. Alexander Belyaev has a story about a man who is essentially dead but his head is attached to a machine and is still talking. The head is waiting for a compatible headless … | Continue reading
I already shared it here but happy to repeat. I think Alissa White-Gluz’s decision to leave Arch Enemy is revitalizing both Arch Enemy and her career. We are finally done with the nagging comparison with Angela Gossow — Japan 2008 was almost 20 years ago, and is not something tha … | Continue reading
It’s been over 3 years since I started doing daily walks. One of the joys of doing them is just spotting ordinary things that just looks nice, and the early spring is probably the most colorful of all seasons for walking. Here’s for your pleasure, Grape Hyacinth, a mid-80s tabour … | Continue reading
This black fellow is trying to get adopted. | Continue reading