Today’s task is to sign up to go into space. It’s going to be a short recap. I googled it and came across this site that explains the budget for space travel: https://futurism.com/want-go-space-options I do have savings but they don’t come even close to what billionaires can pay (as we know from Bezos). Even though he said “Hold Onto Your…
Almost two weeks sober. It was actually much easier than I expected. Maybe because I was ready to quit. The craving subsides with time. I crave it only in the evening or when I am bored. It’s manageable. It is still hot. However, in the evenings it is cool and that helps with the morning temperature. I crave fall and…
Another weekend passed by. This one was uneventful except for urban hiking in the morning for 3 hours each day. Ze beastie was happy and peacefully slept by my feet after. I can’t believe he is 11 and still that spry. I think that a key to doggo’s long life is to keep moving. Just like for humans I suppose.…
Don’t really have any news today. It is a very occasional post on Monday. The heat wave is still here. Hopefully the last day of it for a while. The forecast from Google lady is hopeful. Opee and I survived in spite of the hot pavement and zillions of degrees outside. Thank god the inside is cool. On a shitty…
End of June already. It is crazy how time flies. This summer did turn out to be a scorcher. Today it is 115F. Yesterday it was 113F. According to the news, we are the hottest city than 99.8 % of Earth. Our temperature is only beaten by the African Sahara desert, Persian Gulf, and some deserts in California. A friend…
Writing because I am procrastinating doing my strength exercises. They are tough but only take half an hour. The benefits are tremendous. I have a bad back and if I don’t do strength training it starts hurting. Besides, I gained a lot of weight so that adds to the situation. Can you imagine me with a double-chin? I can’t. That’s…
I miss hiking! It has been a long time since COVID hit the world and going on the hikes became difficult as on weekends everyone and their mother was on trails. It simply became so crowded that all enjoyment went out of it. Besides, not everyone was wearing a mask. Now that I am fully vaccinated I can start hitting…
Taking on more duties at work. It kind of sucks as I am used to my regular workflow. It’s ok though. Take one for the team I guess. Not that it will be rewarded or appreciated in any way. Such is life. I’ll just continue looking for another job. There is one that I am going to apply to this…
Monday is here and it is a Monday after my week-long time off. It was wonderful not to work for a week. Tomorrow I am buying a lottery ticket. Even though I started working again it is not busy. Granted I have plenty of projects besides tech and pedagogical support of the faculty but feeling way unmotivated especially that I…
Today I took some time off work in the morning and went on a two-hour urban hike with my beastie. It was beautiful. The leaves are turning. The Fall is here. Fall is my favorite season here in Oregon since winters do not have snow. When I was living in Alaska it was winter. I loved -40F and deep snow…
