Malyovitsa

We returned to the ski zone Malyovitsa last weekend with the hope to go a bit further up the mountain than before. The stars didn’t align to achieve that but we still had a nice and fruitful hike.

The fruit:

BTW, if you decide to visit the area of Malyovitsa, Hotel Malyovitsa is much better than Hotel Alpinist. Both are similarly renovated and priced but Alpinist was destined to be a hut, not a hotel.

Protect the Lion

We are going to have a protest for preserving the Bulgarian national currency, the Bulgarian Lev (Lion). The organizers decided to use an AI generated lion for their posters.

I’ve never seen a lion with such crooked teeth. He has one mid-tooth at the top, zero at the bottom, his gums are made of plastic, and has no tongue. Something in his face reminds me of a pug. He’s also in a desperate need of a dentist.

Here’s my proposal for a more realistic lion

A lot more teeth, has tongue, and the correct number of fingers on some limbs. Also, officially dressed, ready for a political career.

Daily Harvest

This will be a tough one to read. I’m still half-way through the last one but the buy 2 get 4 books promotion by the local publisher Artline was too good to miss.

  • The last Ronin – I plan reading one chapter per day with the little one (already completed two). It features one surviving ninja turtle and the elderly badass April O’Neil but it’s mostly for the sub-10 audience
  • Lore Olympus – another graphic novel, which I’ve not unboxed yet
  • Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky – in case I’m meeting the guy next month, I’d like to have that completed
  • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by Christofer Paolini – I have to admit that I got that for the cover because they add up nicely with the one above. I’m not sure if I’ll ever read it. The author is well-known for his series Eragon.