Journal Week 4, January 2026
-14 celsiusJournal Week 4, January 2026
Another week with the lovely Bas in my home. I had my physio twice this week, and I hope that Bas didn't howl all the time that I was out... He was quiet when I got back, but I don't know for how long... On Wednesday, mum and I went to Germany for groceries. On Wednesday eve, I went to my parents again. Helped dad with some things, and one thing didn't go through... But that got rescheduled to Friday eve. And then, we (I say we, but it was all him ) were finally be able to fix the stuff we'd been working on for a while now... The weekend was fairly quiet, but I felt a bit blh, so I took it as easy as I could with reading, wtching TV, and getting a few chores done. Some sunnier days, not too warm, around freezing during the nights. If we really get this weather for this week, I guess it will be a decent week for sure, weather wise, at least.Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.Historical journal statistics for 2025
Range: 2025, January 1st to 2025, December 31st
Word count (all 4 parts): 2,451,584
Character count (all 4 parts): 14,495,676
Page count (all 4 parts): 8587
The tenth yearly journal volume, which was capable of fitting in a single ODT document file. Note that a large portion of it is notes, which can carry over from previous days. The actual word/character count is likely at least 50% smaller than listed.
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Historical journal statistics for 2025, December
Range: 2025, December 1st to 2025, December 31st
Word count: 182,336
Character count: 1,094,021
Page count: 690
Monthly journal data for 2025, December. Note that a sizeable portion of it is notes, which can carry over from previous days. The actual word/character count is likely at least 40% smaller than listed. This was the most delayed journal to date. The 2025, December 31st document wasn't finished until 2026, January 26th, as I have been dealing with severe burnout lately.
Snowy Day Sketch.
5 1/2 x 16 inches, mixed media in sketchbook
I really like following hashtags in Mastodon. Theres real gems hidden in them.
i just wish we could combine multiple hashtags to follow so I get posts on very specific topics.
Good morning. Well, look at that: Irene Caroldi has remarried. The screws are old, but the sign is new. That would be husband number 5, if I'm not mistaken. Greetings, Mafalda Cinquetti from Venice.
Diary sunset swim at tuira beach. air -9 celsius, water near zero, 2 minutesBuongiorno. I took Pietro's advice to heart and updated my interior design. I bought new tassels for the curtains in the soggiorno. He'll be delightedeveryone loves tassels! Saluti, Mafalda Cinquetti from
(Of my calorie cycling that I am publishing on Mastodon for accountability of whoever the heck is interested)
Yesterday lunch I didnt take a photo, but had falafels and salad again but with a tortilla this time.
Yesterday dinner, beef mince was finally on special again this week so I cooked a big batch of inspired beef and bean mince and served it with tortillas and salad. Freezing the rest.
This morning breakfast, my family decided to make eggs and beans, so I had some on savoury porridge. I prepare my savoury porridge with water, soy sauce and sesame oil, then I topped it with scrambled egg, baked beans, and spinach (if you had kimchi or sauerkraut that would be perfect). I couldnt finish the bowl and was full till lunch time.
Today lunch I put together all the leftover salad scraps in the fridge and put tinned tuna, vinaigrette and kewpie mayo on it.
So dinner tonight will be my final reduced calorie meal of the week. I shall be having BBQ steak and salads. (Better go make it)
Good morning. The old Bacaro on Campo Santi Apostoli has closed down. The owner went to elementary school with me in Murano. He's not old enough to retire! Best regards, Mafalda Cinquetti from
entering the realm of vlivainioJournal Week 3, January 2026
Well, what a week! I knew it would be a busy week, but I didn't know that it would be this weird in so many ways. Finally being able to visit the gym and PT. Helping mum prepare the groceries before her surgery. Taking Bas home. Dad trying to get some attention, in his way... Trying to help dad, trying to help mum, stressing because comunication isn't always their strongest suit, and last-minute things are stressful in so many ways... I did my best to cope, and this is how this weird week went... Well, at least the snow and ice had sodded off! There was some rain, but that's not as bad as all the slippery stuff on the roads... Well, the temperatures are finally going back up again, which will mean that the snow and ice will finally go away... Not without making a mess of things first, of course... But, instead of snow and ice, we're getting a lot of rain, according to this forecast. Still, I guess it's better than the snow and ice, at least I can drive Skoosh again, and safely walk with Bas when he's here. Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.January 19ths: "Little Acorns" in the New Year (1967), the role of the critic/inner-critic, how poetry can't always work as lyrics, Is sound a song, "describing" art instead of making it
The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922 - 1923 by Albert Einstein & Ze'ev Rosenkranz, 2018
lbert Einstein's travel diary to the Far East and Middle EastIn the fall of 1922, Albert Einstein, along with his then-wife, Elsa Einstein, embarked on a five-and-a-half-month voyage to the Far East and Middle East, regions that the renowned physicist had never visited before.
Buongiorno. I actually just wanted to light a candle quickly in Santa Maria della Salute. But not when it's so crowded. No, I'd rather go somewhere else. Saluti, Mafalda Cinquetti from
Buongiorno. Yesterday I picked something up for Lucia in Calle Strella. But she paid for the cab. I couldn't do that on my pension! Saluti, Mafalda Cinquetti from
Buongiorno. The Olympic flame arrived in Venice yesterday! I hope they had matches with them, just in case. In this weather - unthinkable! Saluti, Mafalda Cinquetti from
Earlier people wrote in a diary and they got angry when someone read it. Now people write everything online and they get angry when no one reads it.
rekreasi ke pantai pangi
Something's brewing!!
is getting UI to switch branches and tags.
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Buongiorno. Pietro thinks I need to move with the times when it comes to furnishing. But I still haven't implemented all the old plans. The ones I made together with Salvatore for our Soggiorno. Saluti, Mafalda Cinquetti from
I am making time for project again. It had stalled for sometime due to other commitments.
Today, I learned C++ and Qt lifetimes, the advantages of member initializer lists. I still have one more issue to fix w.r.t this topic but I will hold it off a little longer, switching my focus on adding features.
(Blog Updated) Week 39: an unidentified object
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Journal Week 2, January 2026
Well, that second week, the first full one of 2026, became a snowy mess! We started to be bothered by snow the previous weekend, and this week, it only got worse. I could not go out with Skoosh, as I didn't want to risk damaging her in the crazy weather conditions. So, I have been doing all my exercises at home, the ones I could do there, that is. I have visited the supermarket a few times on foot, all very challenging. And I listened to a lot of "water" with the MyNoise app, to try and calm my mind. My brain was not dealing too well with the break of routine. I had some decent nights, but also some very bad ones. I can't wait for the snow to sod off... I know next week will be different as well, as I will be taking Bas home on Wednesday then, due to mum's surgery on Thursday. So... This week was cold and shitty, but I still did my best to make it through OK enough... Snow, cold, snow... Ugh... Can't the effing snow just sod off and give me back my normal routine again! Puh-leeze! Quick links to the days of the week: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday.