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Bangaranga Salad

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I really appreciate it that Dara, one of our most prominent ad faces, doesn’t advertise gambling. Most of the celebrities end up with their own gambling billboards. Dara switched from advertising groceries to this salad. I don’t know if it’s a real salad but looks like something I’d be willing to try. Also looks gigantic, like a mountain of veggies, fruits and cheese.

And let’s appreciate again her winning performance for the 2026 Eurovision.

May in Books

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I didn’t read much in May. The month started with Christopher Paolini’s To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, a monumental 1200-page space opera. I think that wore me down and I mostly chilled without books after that.

Best

  • To Sleep in a Sea of Stars – 5/5, a book I enjoyed and touched me, despite its absurd size.
  • Howl’s Moving Castle – 5/5, a sweet low-stakes fantasy story. It’s not the type of book you can binge but it is kind of cool the way Legends and Lattes is. Something that can flush your brain a bit if you feel down.
  • City of Blades by Robert Jackson Bennett – 5/5, an epic dark fantasy, almost steampunk, where tech faces miracles and gods. It has an unique world and even better developed characters than City of Stairs. Robert Bennet is clearly a very strong fantasy author. Looking forward to finding his other works.

Worst

  • The Belgariad #2 – DNF at around 30%.

I think this is is the worst month for reading since I started writing the monthly reports here. However, the 3 books I completed were all great, so it evens things out a bit.

Roses

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This is the best season in Sofia. Warm without being too hot, sunny with some rain. Long days. Flowers.

And a new cat showed up in the yard. Or at least I don’t remember seeing her before.