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Cake day: March 4th, 2025

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  • Invictus:


    Out of the night that covers me.
    black as the pit, from pole to pole.
    I thank whatever gods may be,
    for my unconquerable soul.

    In the fell clutch of circumstance,
    I have not winced nor cried aloud.
    Under the bludgeonings of chance,
    my head is bloody but unbowed.

    Beyond this place of wrath and tears
    looms but the horror of the shade.
    And yet the menance of the years
    finds and shall find me unafraid.

    It matters not how strait the gate,
    how charged with punishments the scroll.
    I am the master of my fate,
    I am the captain of my soul.


    It’s the only (english) poem I know by hard.
    Many people know the last 2 lines.













  • I wish I was better at solving my own problems. But also depends on what you consider solving your own problems is, exactly.
    I learned early not to rely on other people, so I tended to look up everything I need in books and online.

    But some problems are not solved with research, or suggestions from others online.
    Some problems are only solved by giving yourself time to process them yourself.

    This is something I’m still lacking in, perhaps because I always searched outside of myself for solutions.
    I’m amazed by the solutions some people can come up with without having access to information from books/online.


  • I wonder if it took quite a bit longer for people to reach their destination. Because not everyone would be as good at reading maps (compared to simply following gps instructions) Maybe that made it more common for people to arrive at different times. or plan longer trips because the driving would take up a bigger part of it.

    Also, when driving alone, I can’t imagine holding your map. So you would still have to stop from time to time for long trips. And actually memorize the big lines of how to get to your destination.