Cynthia
@ladyadventuring.bsky.social
pnw gal living the landlocked life in 🇨🇿
central EU, culture, food, punk music, film, travel, language learning, education, frugal living. now with more toddler. she/her
adventurings.com
central EU, culture, food, punk music, film, travel, language learning, education, frugal living. now with more toddler. she/her
adventurings.com
can't tell if it's just an exceptionally grim week in the USA or have I just opened bluesky for the first time in awhile.
October 30, 2025 at 9:32 PM
can't tell if it's just an exceptionally grim week in the USA or have I just opened bluesky for the first time in awhile.
Society for people who have enough comprehension ability to read a foreign language text and hit "translate" every time is now in session.
September 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Society for people who have enough comprehension ability to read a foreign language text and hit "translate" every time is now in session.
Damn if a draft Guinness does not absolutely hit the spot. Living in the land of pilsner has me dreaming of dark stouty creamy beers.
August 20, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Damn if a draft Guinness does not absolutely hit the spot. Living in the land of pilsner has me dreaming of dark stouty creamy beers.
I'm mostly happier not using x or Bluesky tbh but sometimes you just need to yell WOW THE NEW SEASON OF BACHELOR IN PARADISE SUCKS! into the void.
July 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I'm mostly happier not using x or Bluesky tbh but sometimes you just need to yell WOW THE NEW SEASON OF BACHELOR IN PARADISE SUCKS! into the void.
WE BACK BABY
I love how Turnstile has been touring off of Glow On since 2021 and we still are like "yes go off, kings"
April 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
WE BACK BABY
This is actually wild. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
www.theatlantic.com
March 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is actually wild. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
googling for the fiftieth time how many ml a "kávová lžička" holds
a man is typing on a keyboard in a living room
ALT: a man is typing on a keyboard in a living room
media.tenor.com
March 24, 2025 at 11:40 AM
googling for the fiftieth time how many ml a "kávová lžička" holds
"What is 'nějaký'?" Watching your TCK toddler start to learn a new language through immersion is wild.
February 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"What is 'nějaký'?" Watching your TCK toddler start to learn a new language through immersion is wild.
Reposted by Cynthia
It’s time for the Milk Hotel to choose a side
February 20, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It’s time for the Milk Hotel to choose a side
Nice little article about the Baltic Express from Prague to Gdansk. Intrigued.
The Baltic Express: Central Europe's new hop-on hop-off train
The recently launched route from Prague to Gdynia on Poland's Baltic coast takes travellers directly into Central Europe's most vibrant and less-touristed towns and cities.
www.bbc.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Nice little article about the Baltic Express from Prague to Gdansk. Intrigued.
Public service announcement: Feb. 26th is the last day to download Kindle books you've acquired through Amazon as they're quietly phasing this out. After this they'll be only able to be delivered wirelessly 😬
February 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Public service announcement: Feb. 26th is the last day to download Kindle books you've acquired through Amazon as they're quietly phasing this out. After this they'll be only able to be delivered wirelessly 😬
all of this is so fucked
Donald Trump has ordered schools and universities to be even more deferential to male students accused of sexual violence. www.thedailybeast.com/trump-orders...
Trump Orders Schools to Ease Sex Assault Rules
The new Title IX rules will provide more protections for those accused of sexual misconduct, and eliminate LGBT protections adopted under Biden.
www.thedailybeast.com
February 2, 2025 at 7:05 AM
all of this is so fucked
It's 2025 and we've hit peak Substack, for better or worse. But are we just supposed to give all of our paychecks every month to our hundreds of favorite writers? How best to navigate paywall culture, as a reader?
February 2, 2025 at 7:02 AM
It's 2025 and we've hit peak Substack, for better or worse. But are we just supposed to give all of our paychecks every month to our hundreds of favorite writers? How best to navigate paywall culture, as a reader?
Reposted by Cynthia
This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books
Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.
www.nytimes.com
January 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This is such great news. For so long Amazon has had a chokehold on ebooks. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/28/b...
"I'm so ready for 2024 to be over"
(looks warily at 2025)
(looks warily at 2025)
a man with long hair and glasses is sitting next to another man in a car
ALT: a man with long hair and glasses is sitting next to another man in a car
media.tenor.com
December 13, 2024 at 6:35 AM
"I'm so ready for 2024 to be over"
(looks warily at 2025)
(looks warily at 2025)
I love how Turnstile has been touring off of Glow On since 2021 and we still are like "yes go off, kings"
December 9, 2024 at 7:48 PM
I love how Turnstile has been touring off of Glow On since 2021 and we still are like "yes go off, kings"
listening to drug church's "cheer" during dinner with just you and your two-year-old gives a very specific "i've given up on today" vibe.
November 25, 2024 at 7:19 PM
listening to drug church's "cheer" during dinner with just you and your two-year-old gives a very specific "i've given up on today" vibe.
Hmmmmm 🤔 Not sure about this one!
November 24, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Hmmmmm 🤔 Not sure about this one!
A bunch of weirdos on this train, tbh
November 24, 2024 at 12:27 PM
A bunch of weirdos on this train, tbh
Can you imagine sitting on a train near a family with a toddler and dispensing unsolicited parenting advice? lololol
November 24, 2024 at 12:25 PM
Can you imagine sitting on a train near a family with a toddler and dispensing unsolicited parenting advice? lololol
If anyone's still skeptical that fireworks are not great for living things... | Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...
Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says
Camera footage showed Roxie, a three-month-old, agitated by the noise. She died shortly afterward.
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2024 at 6:42 AM
If anyone's still skeptical that fireworks are not great for living things... | Stress From Fireworks Killed Baby Red Panda, Zoo in Scotland Says www.nytimes.com/2024/11/14/w...
Last night I tried to sing in front of like 20 people staring at me (not onstage), in a bright room and I literally couldn't do it well (because of nerves) which has never happened before in my life. I am not okay 😢
November 13, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Last night I tried to sing in front of like 20 people staring at me (not onstage), in a bright room and I literally couldn't do it well (because of nerves) which has never happened before in my life. I am not okay 😢
Is the new Tr*mp administration choices giving anyone else Delores Umbridge Hogwarts takeover?
November 13, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Is the new Tr*mp administration choices giving anyone else Delores Umbridge Hogwarts takeover?
I will stand by: the higher on the World Happiness Report a country ranks, the weaker they mosh. There's just no anger to let out I guess?
November 10, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I will stand by: the higher on the World Happiness Report a country ranks, the weaker they mosh. There's just no anger to let out I guess?
Reposted by Cynthia
The morning paper, January 5, 2024:
January 5, 2024 at 3:05 PM
The morning paper, January 5, 2024: