Lana Karas 🇺🇦 🇪🇪 🏳️🌈
@lanakaras.bsky.social
wannabe (game) writer | YA books trash | anime lover | she/her | demi/bi | En, Укр, 日本語
August 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
August 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
How many times do you have to travel somewhere far to stop worrying that you left something dangerous on at home? Despite checking three times 😅
August 14, 2025 at 12:34 AM
How many times do you have to travel somewhere far to stop worrying that you left something dangerous on at home? Despite checking three times 😅
That moment when you're reading a book, and you're loving the characters, and the setting is interesting, and the relationships are predictable in a cute way...
August 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
That moment when you're reading a book, and you're loving the characters, and the setting is interesting, and the relationships are predictable in a cute way...
I've created an empty and private X acc for the sole purpose of using it to "share" game achievements to get sharing rewards, and now it's turning into an experiment of sorts, to see how many X users that I despise are promoted by the platform 😂
June 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I've created an empty and private X acc for the sole purpose of using it to "share" game achievements to get sharing rewards, and now it's turning into an experiment of sorts, to see how many X users that I despise are promoted by the platform 😂
"I didn't know I need to explain myself when I choose to disregard the comments by the senior editor."
Dude what?! Did you think those were OPTIONAL?
("MEN," she said, disgusted.)
Dude what?! Did you think those were OPTIONAL?
("MEN," she said, disgusted.)
June 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"I didn't know I need to explain myself when I choose to disregard the comments by the senior editor."
Dude what?! Did you think those were OPTIONAL?
("MEN," she said, disgusted.)
Dude what?! Did you think those were OPTIONAL?
("MEN," she said, disgusted.)
In my team, there are two men currently. One of them has been forgetting to give me SEO tech tasks until after I finish articles (making me rewrite parts), and the other just closed my editing comments to his article without making fixes - and confidently told our TL that he fixed everything.
The society (and my grandma) wants me to marry, preferably a man. Why would I do that? Why would I tie my whole life to a being I cannot trust to do his job even at work? Where he is being PAID to do it - and still doesn't.
June 9, 2025 at 10:35 AM
In my team, there are two men currently. One of them has been forgetting to give me SEO tech tasks until after I finish articles (making me rewrite parts), and the other just closed my editing comments to his article without making fixes - and confidently told our TL that he fixed everything.
The society (and my grandma) wants me to marry, preferably a man. Why would I do that? Why would I tie my whole life to a being I cannot trust to do his job even at work? Where he is being PAID to do it - and still doesn't.
June 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
The society (and my grandma) wants me to marry, preferably a man. Why would I do that? Why would I tie my whole life to a being I cannot trust to do his job even at work? Where he is being PAID to do it - and still doesn't.
It's been exactly one month since I came back from a 10-day vacation, all rested and ready to tackle tasks. But the number of tasks I have to tackle these last two weeks makes rest a distant memory 😬
May 28, 2025 at 10:57 AM
It's been exactly one month since I came back from a 10-day vacation, all rested and ready to tackle tasks. But the number of tasks I have to tackle these last two weeks makes rest a distant memory 😬
My social battery is so dead I can't muster the energy to "talk" even to game characters to see what the plot has for me 🤣
May 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
My social battery is so dead I can't muster the energy to "talk" even to game characters to see what the plot has for me 🤣
I'm one of those lucky people who never in my life have regretted the choice of profession. I chose it with care, and I love what I do - that is, to write. Sure, I'd love to write in a more creative way, same as I would have loved to work in literature translation and not technical one 👇
May 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
I'm one of those lucky people who never in my life have regretted the choice of profession. I chose it with care, and I love what I do - that is, to write. Sure, I'd love to write in a more creative way, same as I would have loved to work in literature translation and not technical one 👇
R.I.P. #Skype, the software that facilitated my writing of my longest and most successful fanfic to date 😔
Have you ever tried staying in a call for 8 hours straight, with your bestie screeching "I don't hear you typing! Did you stop?!" every time you're stuck? Works miracles 🤣
Have you ever tried staying in a call for 8 hours straight, with your bestie screeching "I don't hear you typing! Did you stop?!" every time you're stuck? Works miracles 🤣
a man is holding a rose next to a gravestone that says r.i.p. skype aug 2003 may 2025
ALT: a man is holding a rose next to a gravestone that says r.i.p. skype aug 2003 may 2025
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May 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
R.I.P. #Skype, the software that facilitated my writing of my longest and most successful fanfic to date 😔
Have you ever tried staying in a call for 8 hours straight, with your bestie screeching "I don't hear you typing! Did you stop?!" every time you're stuck? Works miracles 🤣
Have you ever tried staying in a call for 8 hours straight, with your bestie screeching "I don't hear you typing! Did you stop?!" every time you're stuck? Works miracles 🤣
30% in and I like the language of this author, the way they spin the story - I see where their acclaim came from, it's very much deserved. BUT. I'm not sure I like where the plot is going 😣 the direction seems to be right into my peeves 😖
April 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
30% in and I like the language of this author, the way they spin the story - I see where their acclaim came from, it's very much deserved. BUT. I'm not sure I like where the plot is going 😣 the direction seems to be right into my peeves 😖
Me: Let's start small. I don't have the willpower to just cut sweets off, but I can lower the consumption by only buying something when I want a very specific thing, not just "see candy - buy candy". I can do it. Only when I have a specific craving.
Brain: Okay! Sure thing, let's do this.
Brain: Okay! Sure thing, let's do this.
April 27, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Me: Let's start small. I don't have the willpower to just cut sweets off, but I can lower the consumption by only buying something when I want a very specific thing, not just "see candy - buy candy". I can do it. Only when I have a specific craving.
Brain: Okay! Sure thing, let's do this.
Brain: Okay! Sure thing, let's do this.
Some time ago, I was filling a profile... somewhere, I don't even remember where 😅 and there was a question about the most useless skill I have. I couldn't think of anything, even dumb skills have their use. I know one now. I am unhinged enough to eat while listening to a narration of necropsy 😂
April 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Some time ago, I was filling a profile... somewhere, I don't even remember where 😅 and there was a question about the most useless skill I have. I couldn't think of anything, even dumb skills have their use. I know one now. I am unhinged enough to eat while listening to a narration of necropsy 😂
I need to get into the habit of checking people's Facebook pages before I start talking to them in DMs 😒
April 21, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I need to get into the habit of checking people's Facebook pages before I start talking to them in DMs 😒
Some time ago, during a light conversation with colleagues, we were asked a curious question:
"If you didn't need to think too much about money, what would you do for a living?"
I haven't stopped thinking about it since, and I remember it every time I'm feeling lazy to open my language apps.
"If you didn't need to think too much about money, what would you do for a living?"
I haven't stopped thinking about it since, and I remember it every time I'm feeling lazy to open my language apps.
April 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Some time ago, during a light conversation with colleagues, we were asked a curious question:
"If you didn't need to think too much about money, what would you do for a living?"
I haven't stopped thinking about it since, and I remember it every time I'm feeling lazy to open my language apps.
"If you didn't need to think too much about money, what would you do for a living?"
I haven't stopped thinking about it since, and I remember it every time I'm feeling lazy to open my language apps.
Bought tickets to #gamescom 2025 as a trade visitor. The perks of actually working in gamedev - my company will reimburse me the money with next salary, supposedly. Can't wait, last year was my first and it was a blast (although if my feet could talk they'd curse me haha).
April 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Bought tickets to #gamescom 2025 as a trade visitor. The perks of actually working in gamedev - my company will reimburse me the money with next salary, supposedly. Can't wait, last year was my first and it was a blast (although if my feet could talk they'd curse me haha).
The struggle of choice.
I need to buy tickets from Cologne to Tallinn for the end of August, and my two cheapest options are:
1. Cologne-Riga-Tallinn for €119
2. Düsseldorf-Riga-Tallinn for €109
Seeing as I'll also need to get to Düsseldorf from Cologne for option 2, it's not actually cheaper, and
I need to buy tickets from Cologne to Tallinn for the end of August, and my two cheapest options are:
1. Cologne-Riga-Tallinn for €119
2. Düsseldorf-Riga-Tallinn for €109
Seeing as I'll also need to get to Düsseldorf from Cologne for option 2, it's not actually cheaper, and
April 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
The struggle of choice.
I need to buy tickets from Cologne to Tallinn for the end of August, and my two cheapest options are:
1. Cologne-Riga-Tallinn for €119
2. Düsseldorf-Riga-Tallinn for €109
Seeing as I'll also need to get to Düsseldorf from Cologne for option 2, it's not actually cheaper, and
I need to buy tickets from Cologne to Tallinn for the end of August, and my two cheapest options are:
1. Cologne-Riga-Tallinn for €119
2. Düsseldorf-Riga-Tallinn for €109
Seeing as I'll also need to get to Düsseldorf from Cologne for option 2, it's not actually cheaper, and
Went out for a stroll around 3PM, forgetting that the last time I ate properly was before the clock even struck 10AM. Predictably, by the end of the stroll felt like I could faint any moment, so stopped by a supermarket for a small bun, just enough to get home. Also predictably, mistakes were made 😔
March 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Went out for a stroll around 3PM, forgetting that the last time I ate properly was before the clock even struck 10AM. Predictably, by the end of the stroll felt like I could faint any moment, so stopped by a supermarket for a small bun, just enough to get home. Also predictably, mistakes were made 😔
This one was unexpectedly easy...
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March 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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Equal career opportunities and salary, shared housework and children rearing, putting a stop to victim blaming, guaranteed body autonomy, and to be heard when we talk. That's what women want.
As for occasional flowers/wine/restaurant visits - personally, I'm quite content paying for them myself.
As for occasional flowers/wine/restaurant visits - personally, I'm quite content paying for them myself.
March 8, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Equal career opportunities and salary, shared housework and children rearing, putting a stop to victim blaming, guaranteed body autonomy, and to be heard when we talk. That's what women want.
As for occasional flowers/wine/restaurant visits - personally, I'm quite content paying for them myself.
As for occasional flowers/wine/restaurant visits - personally, I'm quite content paying for them myself.
Mom: Have you arrived in Tallinn okay? Tired?
Me, casually blowing damaged blood vessels out of my nose after 29 hours on the bus: Eh, the normal amount of tired, I guess?
Me, casually blowing damaged blood vessels out of my nose after 29 hours on the bus: Eh, the normal amount of tired, I guess?
March 4, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Mom: Have you arrived in Tallinn okay? Tired?
Me, casually blowing damaged blood vessels out of my nose after 29 hours on the bus: Eh, the normal amount of tired, I guess?
Me, casually blowing damaged blood vessels out of my nose after 29 hours on the bus: Eh, the normal amount of tired, I guess?
Is it just me or does RIX airport have a very similar layout to the Warsaw Chopin? I feel like I've been here, but I definitely haven't 🤔
(The chairs are better here tho)
(The chairs are better here tho)
February 17, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Is it just me or does RIX airport have a very similar layout to the Warsaw Chopin? I feel like I've been here, but I definitely haven't 🤔
(The chairs are better here tho)
(The chairs are better here tho)
I'm sorry for having a cheap phone I guess 🤷🏼♀️
February 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I'm sorry for having a cheap phone I guess 🤷🏼♀️