Since the fucking war started, I was unable to pay for and publish on Micro.blog. I tried Publii as an alternative, but unfortunately, it is not that convenient.

April 1 — Fool's Day

In Russia, April 1st is known as “Day of Laughter”, and it’s not all pranks and hoaxes. We appreciate happiness and joy, as they make us whole.

I wish we all would learn to have a good laugh instead of hating one another.

April 3 — Second Winter

The weather outside pretty much reflects my emotional state.

Remembering, I used to choose the loneliest paths on my way home after long working hours. There is nothing but a soft, calming instrumental FM broadcast, the only thing connecting you to the world.

April 30 — Meaningless

Of course, I did it again. Who can resist buying a .website domain just for $0.69?

At times, we focus so much that our universe narrows to a limited set of priorities, goals, people, and things. While this can be productive, it really is a shame to neglect the diversity of the world around us.

Join me on this journey as a spectator — or submit your own work 📸
https://meaningless.website

Honestly, I never thought I’ll be preparing for fleeing from my home and country one day. Now that Russia is nearly declaring a state of war, instead of a “special military operation” it becomes a top priority to make sure my family is safe 🙏

I recall someone said that monochrome picture is less attractive for human eye. Why don’t I try reducing screen time by switching my phone to black and white? My first 30 day experiment has now begun… 🧑‍🔬

I used to consider contact management tools something insignificant. Why spend time meticulously updating information about people when it is displayed on their IM profiles?

Well, it is… until the service goes down.

Our Slack workspace has been closed a while ago. Everything was gone! Names, chat history, and notes. Suddenly, I was unable to remember who I was working with.

What a fucking disaster 🥲

I’ve been into IELTS for the last week. While doing some reading with the latest preparation materials from Cambridge Press, I found highlighting relevant parts the most helpful strategy for me. It becomes easier to navigate a text with every other highlighted piece. As the result, I make 1-2 mistakes instead of 4-6 without it. I was lucky to find an application of Pareto principle to my work here.

Well, the results came in, 7.5-6-7-7 🙂 To be honest, I’m pretty happy because I just went for it without any preparation. Now the plan is to fix Reading and make other “lucky” 7s more “confident”.

Today I took a mock IELTS. It looks like I will need at least 6.5 for all sections except Listening, which should be 7.5. The results should come in 48 hours, so now I’m just waiting 😴

It looks even more hazy in person

I’m looking forward to talking to my therapist tomorrow. So far, it has not been a walk in the park, but I know the process is rewarding, so… Is there any better time to heal some wounds than now? 😇

A web project where everyone can publish a photograph of their type 📝 and read what others are sharing. It is wonderful how unique and personal the submissions are 😇

Today I realized my typewriter’s line spacing is absolutely fine. I just need to pull that line-by-line/continuous switch all the way to the right 🤦‍♂️

I spent the whole day working with my journal 📔 writing down thoughts helps to save ideas from being forgotten, and further reflection brings major discoveries ✨🔭

You shouldn’t attempt eliminating bad habits because they are imperfect solutions to a problem you experience. You may even be grateful for them, as they helped you carry on until now… 😇 Once you came up with a better one, you won’t feel any resistance adopting new behaviour ✨ Or even solve the issue once and for all 💪

This would be my first post on Micro.blog platform 🥳 I had successfully wasted my trial period, but I can feel a great adventure ahead!

You take care ❤️