A Slip in the Daily Steps Average

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I slipped on my 10K-steps goal for November, despite having two additional weekend days in the month. I found it quite difficult to maintain the average and eventually didn’t make it. The weather, knee pain, lots of work, zero hiking, a couple of emergencies, and several low-energy days all contributed. At least WordCamp Sofia was good.

November in Books

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I managed to finish 7 books this month.

Best

  1. The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin – the duology is over, and so are all the books by Nora Jemisin, translated in Bulgarian. I liked it, although the memories about it are already fading.
  2. For We Are Many by Dennis E. Taylor – the self-replicating Bobs have reached a hostile alien form, they named “Others”. The Others show no mercy.
  3. Charity 1 by Wolfgang Hohlbein – speaking of mercy, the aliens in Charity show no mercy either. The destruction of humanity is almost complete, yet there’s Charity. Where does that lead us I couldn’t find because I stopped after book 3.
  4. The Housemaid’s Secret (The Housemaid, #2). It’s all about the plot twists and I will need some time to recover from them.

The other 3 books I read were fine, although not particularly great.

WordCamp Sofia Day 2

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I only have a few photos from the WordCamp contributor day that happened today. I joined the polyglots. This photo doesn’t give enough credit to the group that managed to almost fully translate WordPress 6.9 in Bulgarian. I participated by translating or approving hundreds of strings. The group was led by Vladimir Vasilev, who has lots of experience and helped us translate better.

We had free food and free Coca Cola Zero.

WordCamp Sofia Day 1

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I had the privilege to be part of the organizing team of WordCamp Sofia. Day 1 of that event is behind us, and Day 2 is a contributor day, which will happen tomorrow.

We gave away over 430 badges, however the exact number of attendees will need some special counting and may be lower. As the Volunteers Lead, I didn’t watch many talks but still had the chance to hop in and see some.

This is a tiny part of the front row, with Petya Raykovska speaking and some current and former organizers. Petya shared about how instrumental WordPress is for the people who make Bulgaria a better place, the Open Source community, and made me cry by sharing how important Kaladan was to her life. Kaladan, who was a WordPress contributor and volunteer, passed away.

Myself before the opening, still no red T-shirt.

A group selfie with some of the attendees.

An AI panel, so we can stay current with the hype. WordPress is adjusting to the AI adoption and all of the panelists are treating it as a tool that’s helping people rather than replacing people.

And Afrodita Dobreva, with another really fantastic session about public speaking. I thought the 2024 talk can’t be exceeded but she had a blast.

It was a great event for me. Time to rest a bit 🙂