Nice sunsets lately. Here is one more
Years are very different in Helsinki. Temperature reading from yesterday (admittedly in direct sunlight) and fresh snow on April 23rd last year here
I’ve been watching both TNG and now Voyager a lot lately. Voyager is my favourite Trek series. Something about a literal voyage as a story format speaks to me
Saw this on one of the banned books list and I think it is time to finally read it. After the world broke it is time to be 100% woke
Currently reading: Wild Swans by Jung Chang 📚
Finished reading: Livesuit by James S. A. Corey 📚
Currently reading: Livesuit by James S. A. Corey 📚
Finished reading: The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey 📚
Yes! Depressing story but what I expected from them. When is the next book due?
Every book should have:
- a map
- mugshot and spoiler-free bio of every major character as they are at the start of the story
Thanks, middle-aged man that has hard time remembering who is who and constantly asking ”Wait, weren’t they a brother and a sister and now they are kissing?”
And I think, now more than ever, it is essential to do the right thing and not try to negotiate with the devil.
One of the few motivations left to work for a better world is to outlive all these bastards, celebrate their demise and be there when we chart plans for a sustainable future for humanity.
It will be awful, but eventually, the pendulum will swing back, and we can start building.
Currently reading: The Mercy of Gods by James S. A. Corey 📚
Visiting my comfort zone
Finished reading: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré 📚
First of my ”outside my comfort zone” reads. It is a fine book I had trouble get into but part three of it was quite interesting in terms of the plot. I simply don’t care about spy stories and most of all, I did not care for any of the main characters one bit
Saw also the 2011 movie and it was both very competent yet also didn’t make the characters any more interesting but 1970’s London was very nice
I love watching Lamar Jackson play, he makes everything look so effortless. He must run backwards faster than most top athletes run forward
I don’t get why everyone is so complacent about the second DT presidency. He has had his practice run and dismantled all the systems limiting his actions. And still, people are making jokes about it like he was still a candidate from 2015 that we ought to take “seriously, not literally.”
We are going to see so many literal things he does this year. That is what populists do when they get into power
I couldn’t navigate Facebook anymore to deactivate my account. At least on Threads and Instagram, it was relatively easy. I will have the energy to find the hidden menu item someday.
I thought of cutting down on text-based social media anyway and going full POSSE , and Mr. Zuckerberg made the decision easier
I am pretty sure my kid is supposed to study for a test now. Obviously, she has cleaned the whole apartment. Amazingly well I might add
Long-term me might regret this, but short-term me is very happy
Currently reading: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John Le Carré 📚
Theme for 2025 books is going to be ”outside my comfort zone”. I will read books that I would not consider and let’s start with a spy story. First a classic, then a modern one and then a Finnish one. The same routine for all the genres I will have time to visit. Other part of this tour is geographical
Now hear me out: Expanse the animated series. One season per book (+novellas happening in same time frame). Easier to show certain developments in the story and hopefully get to telling the complete story. Still miffed about the end of the TV series
I know what my ”helicopter dropped me $1 billion” vanity project would be