I don't listen to music. I stopped few years ago. I prefer a podcasts or radio stations with news (no music of course).

In the past I listened to metal music. I really liked extreme subgenres like death or black metal. It was very fast and brutal music. Sometimes I listened to some more traditional metal or even rock (especially bands from 90s).

When I became bored of metal I stopped to listen music at all. I didn't discover anything interesting for me. I tried with trip-hop, drum & bass and even classical music. This activity is not attractive for me anymore. But it's not a problem, I have podcasts, books and audiobooks.

Today is my office day. I work in a firm as interns student. I come to the office two days each week. The college who I work with is very nice to me. He had today the whole day meetings, but he still came to eat lunch with me in the canteen. We had very delicious foods today. But I didn't have much appetite. I have currently broke up with my ex. Two weeks past, but I still feel not very good. I sleep not well. I try to make me busier to not have time and energy to think too much. The breaking up is actually my choice, but I'm still sad.

If there is a fundamental rule in the art of critique, the first step is to understand the opposing viewpoint. If this isn't done properly when arguing a complex subject, the critique fails. This is because, first, you will end up attacking the wrong target, and second, you will be unable to build a valid argument on a flawed foundation.

Halloween! This special time of the year filled with skeletons, carved pumpkins, hanging bats and spiders (and batman-dogs). My favorite decorations are hanging ghosts, the simpler, the better in my opinion. There's also the black cat, and the witch hat. I love watching kids and people enjoying themselves on this month. The same for horror fans like me; this year has been terrific!

Films like Obsession, definitely came out of the blue for the good of the genre and movies in general. Then came Backrooms, Hokum, Leviticus, just to name a few. I hope these works and its creators keep going, those guys are very talented an passionate for filmmaking. Thankfully, art will continue to inspire us, as long as we wonder.

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Hello everybody! This was my bit for today. Make cookies and be happy. Thanks for reading and take care.

Article: Improve Your Sleep with Evening Rituals

The article introduced several evening rituals and suggested thinking of them as an à la carte menu for creating a bedtime routine. My picks are below:

• Follow a skin care ritual to unwind
• Stretch, meditate, and breathe to loosen up
• Read a physical book to feel grounded

I'd like to start by building a reading habit.

Today, I was supposed to work on-site. I worked from home yesterday, and I'm going to work from home tomorrow too.

The problem is that I downloaded a new game on my phone, and it's so addictive that I couldn't put my phone down before midnight. So, when my alarm went off at 6:15 this morning, I just said "no", and went back to sleep. Same thing at 7:15.

When I finally got up at 8:15, it was way too late. If I'd had to go to work, I would have had to rush. I hate being in a hurry. It's the best way to forget something like locking my door or taking my computer with me.

I just finished The Little Prince tonight. It’s the book the Malaysian girl has mentioned several times in our conversations.
After I finished reading the ending, I told her, “Why does the Little Prince die in the end?”

The she replied, “Why does the Happy Prince’s heart break in the end?”

I had also mentioned The Happy Prince in one of our our conversations the other day, so you can’t imagine how surprised and happy I was when I got her reply. It meant that she remembered what I had told her before!

Yesterday, I wrote about not knowing what to cook for dinner. I thought about just eating pasta with pesto - my default lazy dinner. Instead, I ended up actually cooking! In a sudden burst of motovation, I made mashed potatoes. Also, I bought veggie sticks (I don't eat fish anymore) and some frozen spinach. It was really good! I even have enough of it left over to eat for dinner today. My only problem now is figurong out how to heat up the mashed potatoes without a microwave. I guess I could heat them up on the stove, but that would mean having to clean another pot which I'm trying to avoid. We'll see. Maybe I'll eat them cold. I'm hungry and lazy.

It was somewhat hot today. The temperature has constantly been changing recently, so it’s  a bit hard to decide what to wear.

One of my new classes, Networking, revolves around taking the CCNA, a comprehensive course that introduces you to networking and I have about 2 months to finish it. The assignments will be based on the course's content, and the final assignment, which is the most important one will be the CCNA's final exam as far as I remember.

I'm looking forward to learning about networks, but a bit anxious about the whole thing I need to wrap my head around.

Our apartment is soooooo dusty. I see a lot of fibrous dust almost every time.
My nose is itchy and my throat is sore. And my kid started coughing recently…
What causes these troubles? The curtains in the living room? My mattress which I bought 3 years ago? Does something from other houses come in through the windows?
I vacuum at least twice a week, and wipe all of the floors with wet paper towels three times a week. But it seems the cleaning isn’t enough.
After the birth of my baby(I’m pregnant now), I’m going to get an air purifier for us.
And I will consider replacing curtains and mattresses to avoid inhaling microplastics. Both are made of polyester.

I think the cutest animal is the otter.

It might be different from what you imagine.

Anyway, I wondered why most people think otters are cute when they see them.

I wonder what makes us all feel the same cuteness, even though we grew up in totally different environments.