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10 july 2024

I think I did manage to setup vim to autowrap text at 80 - my config was apparently missing a "t" in the format options. So there, now it works, I'm happy \o/ the little things, really. Also the internets were REALLY CONFUSING on the matter.

Therapy

Therapy today was kind of weird (spent most of it very dissociated), but useful, because I'm still tired, but I do feel like I stepped out of the hamster wheel for a moment. Took me a while to come back, but at the same time I had enough observer online to be able to see in which order things were happening, which was in itself fascinating.

Also best quote ever - I was wearing my "don't fight your demons, hire them" t-shirt, to which P. quipped "you need a 'don't fight your demons, let them rest' t-shirt". And yes, yes, I absolutely do.

Sports / weights / strength

Went to Paula after therapy, it stays consistenly good. Today we did some 40kg dealifts again, some front-carry, rows with 12.5kg kettlebell, and some bench at 20+kg. It was good, I'm tired everywhere, works as intended. She gave me some breathing technique tips though, which were useful. And apparently my bench form is great, which made me happy :)

Made some banana cake! It's like banana bread, but in round shape so that it fit my timing constraints :P

Wrote an AlphabeticalZürich: https://alphabeticalzurich.wordpress.com/2024/07/10/auzelg/

Writever

There, NOW I'm up-to-date again on Writever - I'll try to not slip that much again this month. And it's even up-to-date on the full month page!

Writever July 8th

The word for the day before yesterday was "Solidarity".

The TRAPPIST colonies, strongly condemning the acts of the Gliese planetary system state, and expressing strong support towards Earth and the Solar system, call for an immediate and durable cessation of hostilities.

For Earth, we stand in Sol-idarity.

Writever July 9th

The word for yesterday was "Travel".

I don't think I'd want to go back.

But it used to be that, to feel fully "on vacation", you traveled for roughly a day. Whether you were traveling 900km at 150km/h, 6'000km at 1'000km/h or 400'000km at 50'000km/h... you were still essentially traveling for a day.

Teleportation made travel times moot, and maybe we have lost something there.

Writever July 10th

Today's word is "Interstices".

Humans say that the greatest trick I ever played was convincing the world that I did not exist. I beg to differ: it was convincing the world that idleness was a sin.

I have so much more opportunities to sway people my way, in all these interstices of time where they used to daydream and are now trying to fill at all cost.

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09 july 2024

Books

I finished Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop by Hwang Bo-Reum and it was lovely. I realize that "slice of life" may actually be one of my favorite genres; and this one is the population of a bookshop. And, well, just lovely.

I just decided on the next one: One of Us Knows, by Alyssa Cole. It's been a while since I read a thriller, and that feels like the right mood right now.

I need to update the CSS so that my titles are not so stupidly huge compared to the rest of the text. Also I should configure my vim better.

Ariane 6 should launch this evening (https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Ariane_6_launch_how_to_watch_and_what_to_look_out_for)k I think I'll try to catch that!

Did indeed catch the launch - that was good! Two funny things: the infographic talking about A?ores (rather than Açores), and the plug for the Lego Ideas Ariane 6 set that briefly crashed the Lego website.

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08 july 2024

Sports / running

Did my 25-minute run this morning, 2.41km. I went via the road over the river rather than turning earlier, so that I could avoid crossing the street towards the end of the road - I think that was a good idea. It felt harder than on Friday, probably because yesterday and last night were not necessarily optimal conditions for exercising today. But, eh, went out, did it.

Had a fairly productive day today - did some reviews, sent a couple of patches, and spent the afternoon poking at the problem I have been trying to understand for a couple of days - and finally cracked it.

Also went to choir this evening - I enjoyed it more than last week, possibly because having seen the songs last week helps... and also I got my voice back, woo!

Unclear why I'm feeling somewhat deflated/sad, though :/ Maybe I just need to go to bed, so let's do that.

Writever

Late again, and I didn't catch up to today, but at least I wrote yesterday's, for the theme "Questioning".

It must have been weird in the Before Time, needing to choose your studies and your career and your partner.

Sometimes, I yearn for that freedom. But removing questioning also avoids mistakes; or, if it does not, it avoids the associated guilt. We seem to be happier that way. Although maybe that's the Mood Optimizers talking.

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07 july 2024

I may or may not have cried of relief at the results of the French elections this evening. I can breathe again. It's not over, it's never over, but, at least for now, it seems the worst has been avoided, and I'm very happy about that.

We went at friends for the afternoon/evening and it was very pleasant :) although more food (and alcohol) has been consumed than usual, so I may have a few Regrets tomorrow.

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06 july 2024

Sports / weights / strength

Went to the gym this morning, it was pretty good. I did

I'm particularly happy that I did NOT push the 12.5 for the last to sets of my bench: this would not have been safe, and I'm definitely feeling my muscles enough already, I didn't need to push more (the last rep at 10 was HARD.) It was the right decision, and I did manage to silence the voice telling me I should absolutely push harder and stop being lazy.

Writever

I forgot Writever yesterday, so let me catch up today!

Writever July 5th

The word for yesterday was Joy.

I always found joy in seeing the seedlings pop from the soil after planting them. Seeing seedlings appear on this particular soil, the soil we reclaimed from a wasteland that hadn't seen a hint of green in years, makes me feel something beyond joy. I'm going to call that exseedlaration.

Writever July 6th

The word for today was Convictions.

"We got raided again, the muffalos ate half our reserves, Alex is close to mental breakdown, and to be fair so am I because I ate without a table again. How can you stay hopeful?

− You don't stay hopeful. You use your convictions as a lighthouse, the strong belief that you can make a difference every day to make things better for you and your fellow colonists. Hope is not a feeling, it's acting for a better tomorrow."

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