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Bookmarked Books πŸ“š

So many books, so little time.

The following are my favorite books I’ve read. I’ve added them here in the hopes you might like some of them too. For a full list, check out my Goodreads.

Fiction

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (Harry Potter, #1…
Harry Potter has no idea how famous he is. That’s becau…
And Then There Were None
First, there were tenβ€”a curious assortment of strangers…
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, sta…
  1. The Harry Potter series 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
  2. And Then There Were None
  3. The Great Gatsby
  4. Treasure Island

Non-Fiction

Red Famine: Stalin’s War on Ukraine
The momentous new book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning …
American Prometheus
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER β€’ The definitive biography of J. …
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivit…
In today’s world, yesterday’s methods just don’t work. …
  1. Red Famine: Stalin's War on Ukraine
  2. American Prometheus
  3. Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity
  4. I'm Glad My Mom Died
  5. Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
  6. The Antidote: Happiness for People Who Can't Stand Positive Thinking
  7. The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine
  8. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
  9. The Hidden Brain: How Our Unconscious Minds Elect Presidents, Control Markets, Wage Wars, and Save Our Lives
  10. Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love
  11. How Google Works
  12. The Theory of Poker: A Professional Poker Player Teaches You How To Think Like One

Textbooks

The Algorithm Design Manual
This volume helps take some of the β€œmystery” out of ide…
Introduction to Evolutionary Computing (Natural Computi…
Evolutionary Computing is the collective name for a ran…
Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your …
Coming to grips with C++11 and C++14 is more than a mat…
  1. The Algorithm Design Manual
  2. Introduction to Evolutionary Computing
  3. Effective Modern C++: 42 Specific Ways to Improve Your Use of C++11 and C++14
  4. Modern Vim: Craft Your Development Environment with Vim 8 and Neovim

Ukrainian Holidays πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

  • New Year’s Day Новий Π Ρ–ΠΊ January 1
  • Unity Day January 16
  • Cyborg Remembrance Day January 20
  • Mourning Day of the Beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine February 24
  • International Women’s Day ΠœΡ–ΠΆΠ½Π°Ρ€ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΆΡ–Π½ΠΎΡ‡ΠΈΠΉ дСнь March 8
  • Labour Day Π”Π΅Π½ΡŒ ΠΏΡ€Π°Ρ†Ρ– May 1
  • Easter
  • Second World War Remembrance Day May 7
  • Victory Day (over Nazism in World War II) β€ŒΠ”Π΅Π½ΡŒ ΠΏΠ°ΠΌ'яті Ρ‚Π° ΠΏΠ΅Ρ€Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΠΈ Π½Π°Π΄ Π½Π°Ρ†ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΌ Ρƒ Π”Ρ€ΡƒΠ³Ρ–ΠΉ світовій Π²Ρ–ΠΉΠ½Ρ– May 8
  • Trinity (Pentecost) Врійця
  • Constitution Day Π”Π΅Π½ΡŒ ΠšΠΎΠ½ΡΡ‚ΠΈΡ‚ΡƒΡ†Ρ–Ρ— Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½ΠΈ June 28
  • Statehood Day Π”Π΅Π½ΡŒ Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½ΡΡŒΠΊΠΎΡ— ДСрТавності July 15
  • Flag Day August 23
  • Independence Day of Ukraine Π”Π΅Π½ΡŒ НСзалСТності Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½ΠΈ August 24
  • Day of Knowledge September 1
  • Ukraine Defender Day Π”Π΅Π½ΡŒ захисників Ρ– Π·Π°Ρ…ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΡ†ΡŒ Π£ΠΊΡ€Π°Ρ—Π½ΠΈ October 1
  • Teacher’s Day October 2
  • Holodomor Memorial Day Final Saturday of November
  • Armed Forces of Ukraine Day December 6
  • Christmas Π Ρ–Π·Π΄Π²ΠΎ Π₯ристовС December 25

Ukrainian Movies & Shows πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

The following are films about the 2014 invasion-present day war. Viewer discretion advised.

Ukrainian Clothing πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Directly from Ukraine

Support Ukraine directly

Ukrainian Books πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦

Non-Fiction

Fiction

Cookbooks

Mallory πŸˆβ€β¬›

Birthday February 3rd, 2019

Nicknames вСлика свиня, Bubs, Mal, Chunky Monkey, Stench Under The Bench, Fatness BellyQueen

Likes

  • Food
  • Belly rubs
  • Being alone with you

Dislikes

  • Not getting food
  • Being picked up
  • Petting in ears

Favorite Spots

  • Under the main bed
  • In the main bedroom closet
  • Under blankets on the couch/bed

Bodie 🐈

Birthday May 3rd, 2011

Nicknames Mr. Bodie, Bad Cat, Orange Cat

Bodie came into my life after my partner’s parents retired. They asked if we wanted him, and we said β€œOf course”.

At first, it was not an easy transition. He didn’t get along with Mallory. He gets upset in the middle of the night and cries. He gets upset in the middle of the day and cries.

But now he is an integral part of this family.

Likes

  • Sous-vide meats, chicken, steak, etc.
  • Being near people
  • Being outside
  • Back scratches and cuddles
  • Play time with the chaser toys
  • Thinking about quantum electrodynamics

Dislikes

  • Not getting his way
  • Being alone

Favorite Spots

  • On blankets
  • On the couch, on the arm rest
  • In the living room cat tree/perch

Two Years of War

I hate this time of year.

There is a strange part of me deep down that knows it’s time. Time to mourn. Time to have anxiety. Time to feel not in control.

2022 was the worst year in many of our lives. Every year I do my best to pull myself together, bit my bit. And I largely succeed, until February.

Every February I start feeling in control, but come March I’m in a much worse place. It’s a force that drags me under and keeps me there.

Now that 2.24 has passed, I find myself picking up the pieces. Like last year. Like the year before.