we watched “if i had legs i’d kick you” in the cinema which was heartbreaking and hard to watch — but i think also important and eye-opening. to counter that seriousness, i’ve been going through the game changers series of books, which feel a bit like gay hockey fanfiction. maybe someday my brain will feel like something different, but for now, light and easy are what it wants.

after much indecision and postponing, i got myself a second-hand smartwatch on vinted. i’m trying to improve my overall fitness and it’s nice to have some metrics to track the evolution over time. i also wanted something that integrated with the apple ecosystem, which fitbit (my previous step counter thinguie) did not. so after going back and forth quite a bit on which one to get (the choice feels endless), i settled on a garmin venu 2s that was half-price and had no scratches. :D i’m really enjoying it so far!

mid-week we went north to participate in the annual plantation in leiria. this time, my brother also came, even though he broke his wrist some weeks ago and couldn’t really do much. but he brought little niece along, and that brightened up the mood on another rainy morning. in the end, she even got a ride on the tractor!

on the weekend it was my grandma’s 91st birthday, and the whole family came to celebrate the big day, even some cousins we don’t see very often. :) grandma is very old and grumpy, and tends to periodically get on her children’s nerves, but she’s still relatively autonomous and likes to chat. lately, she’s been “couchsurfing” in her sons and daughters’ houses, rotating to the next place when tensions increase. it’s lucky she still has 7 children, so they can all take turns and remain cool!