Hello world!
After choosing this week’s word, I wanted to understand the etymology of kismet. The quick version here is worth a read: Meaning and Origin of ‘Kismet’ | Merriam-Webster.
🔖 My Favorite Stuff from the Internet This Week
- Bodily Oddities: strange things the human body does
- Remote-controlled Countdown Timer | stagetimer.io
- This is a great utility website for speaking and other timed events.
- Diaries Of Victor Klemperer : NPR
- Why Context is for Kings - Shawn Powrie
- Neighborhood Flea
- I went for the first time and got a beautiful spider plant.
- Napoleonic Guide
- A fantastic resource for information about Napoleon. I’ve been wanting to invest a bit of time in learning more about the life and times of Napoleon given how strongly they figure in the books I’ve been reading.
- Victor Hugo Central
- This has great resources about Victor Hugo including his letter on women’s rights.
🌱 Gardening
The last two true sunflowers sport fading blooms.
Pollinators like the one above have been focused on the late summer flowers, namely the Tithonias and the newly blooming Oxeye sunflowers.
🎧 Music
I listened to 233 tracks this week.
🦄 Unique tracks: 157 | Unique albums: 16 | Unique artists: 13
As far as top genres this week:
- ✨ Kpop (51 plays)
- 🎬 Soundtrack (45 plays)
- 🍿 Pop (41 plays)
- 🔌 Electronic (22 plays)
- 🛹 Alternative (16 plays)
Top Artists
- BTS (51 plays)
- Tyler Bates (45 plays)
- Run The Jewels (42 plays)
- Kraftklub (31 plays)
- The xx (16 plays)
Top Albums
- Tyler Bates - 300 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (45 plays)
- BTS - Love Yourself 結 ‘Answer’ (40 plays)
- Run The Jewels - RTJ4 (Deluxe Edition) (37 plays)
- Kraftklub - Mit K (31 plays)
- The xx - xx (Deluxe) (16 plays)
Top Tracks
- Trivia 起 : Just Dance (4 plays)
- Karl-Marx-Stadt (4 plays)
- Yankee and the Brave (ep. 4) (3 plays)
📘 Reading
I’ve finished Part I of the current book club pick:
- Les Misérables by Victor Hugo (translated by Christine Donougher) (Progress: 16%))
The book is full of many beautifully poetic lines. It’s also incredibly depressing at times. Overall, I am enjoying it but it is tough to proceed at times.
🐾 Movement
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Total distance | 30.0 mi (48.3 km) |
| Total on bike | 30.0 mi (48.3 km) |
| Active time | 2h 55m |
| Elevation gain | 168 m (551 ft) |
| Avg outdoor bike power | 121 W |
- Saturday: ☀️ Oops, all three rivers! 🤭 🚲
- Sunday: Pure Panhandle 🚲
On Saturday, I biked along trails and bike lanes along each of Pittsburgh’s three rivers. The bike infrastructure along the rivers is pretty fantastic and I’m grateful for it. On Sunday, I biked the Panhandle Trail from the start in Collier.
Photographed above is my bike with the statue of Bill Mazeroski at PNC Park.
Thanks!
— Brie