new from otyken. recitation of psalms in russian with cute siberian girls and cool throat singing booming. probably one of the more unpolished and raw presentations i've seen from these ladies and token throat singer. very nice.

yay, finally, after 4 months stuck in transit staying temporarily everywhere and even sleeping at a place that wasn't a proper sleeping place but was ok to nap, i am in a house. bonus points a cheap 4k tv that is only 4k at 30fps actually but it's 60hz at 2k so i'll take it. and after nearly 2 weeks in zugdidi with the damp cold of winter and lots of windy drafty places, this place has proper sealed windows and a good gas powered central heating system.

it's incredibly drony and boring but i like it. it's like the music that triggers in a game when you are being chased and every moment you dally costs you yet another death scene and repeat

so, i have found a possible cause of my vision problem, a very probable possible cause - and the fix is eye drops and electrolytes. why it's probable is because long term, caffeine, alcohol and nicotine all three of them have an effect of reducing hydration and hydration efficiency and homeostasis. when the eyes are not properly hydrated, the outer surface does not focus as precisely as when it's correct, and any flaws in the surface of the eye turn into specific flaws in focus especially small flaws and dry surface without proper hydrating mucus causes difficulty focusing especially in the area where the retina is dense for reading. eye drops with some microcrystalline cellulose and hyaluronic acid something something, and a potassium/magnesium tablet. and more generally, focusing on getting potassium levels right and a morning 1/4tsp of salt with some sugar in it to make the salt pull into the membranes better and get the kidney to hold more of the salts, as that's a big part of why the eye is perpetually dry. i will have a pretty strong confirmation right away if the drops make my close range vision focus better that it is literally a cornea problem, and a kidney problem.

so, a new malicious software attack now that can cause LLMs running on them to become retarded. sweet.

some of the things in the awesome library in this hotel/hostel place i'm staying at. the library is full of medical books, in russian and georgian. the photos, i think one of them is albert einstein and mileva his serbian wife