Current tidings - July

First time I bought myself a beer-and-salad, after a very tiring week of streaming

Worn down by the hot summer weather in Sofia; 35+°C is not the kind of temperature I'm comfortable with. Last summer, I survived with just a fan blowing air around, but I'm again reconsidering whether an AC would make more sense overall.

Life

Currently going through college in the pursuit of a Bachelor's in Computer Science, at Thomas Edison State University. Around half-way there; aiming to graduate in the first half of 2026.
As of this update: about to go through the TECEP tests in Microeconomics, Critical thinking, and Public speaking after knocking off some of the math and programming subjects earlier.

In addition, still in a bit of a productive slump after my streaming efforts earlier; I thought resting would have been enough, but I either need more rest and introspection, or the heat is too much to bear, it's one of those two 😂

Programming

I did a whole week of streaming open-source bug fixes! It's been the main highlight of recent months, really; ever since it started off as an announcement, and again now as I'm writing up some recap posts. Had a really good reception from the LibreOffice community; even though LibreOffice was by far the most complex codebase I tackled during the event. (And potentially the most complex codebase I've tackled, ever? I've had easier time navigating the C++ code of Firefox and Godot! 😅)

I'm generally on the lookout for opportunities and postings at open-source and open-source-friendly firms, even if my current focus is speed-tracking completing my Bachelor's.

Writing

My writing time is spent mainly on articles in a bid to slowly fill up my blog with content. As such, I'm not actively writing fiction at the moment. Have some back-burner idea about a sci-fi academia novel/novella, but it's still far future for now. (And besides, the synopsis wasn't cooperating with me 😂)

Current projects

#100DaysToOffload - An attempt at forcing myself to write 100 blog articles within an year. Started on April 18th; as of writing this update, up to my 19th post.
Programming with Bojidar - My JavaScript programming course serving Bulgarian students weekly/biweekly.
Project: World - A custom for-fun hobby programming language. Write-up yet to hit the blog! 😅
Website maintenance - On-and-off maintaining a few Linux boxes for my programming course, for the Bulgarian Homeschooling Association, and for a group of friends.
Aand, of course, college.

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