Adrian Astur Alvarez

Toad paces back and forth on the porch, trying to think of a story. From "The Story" In *Frog and Toad Are Friends*

Toad walked up and down on the porch for a long time. But he could not think of a story to tell Frog.

A graph charting my reading progress last month. Just a single book: Flashman's Lady by George MacDonald Fraser.

July was a great month, but not for any time spent reading. I only managed to finish a single book, and a light one at that: Flashman's Lady by George MacDonald Fraser.

Beer, 3 slices of pizza, a few cans of 7up.

When it's hot out and you find a spot with the kids.

#Asturias #Oviedo

Yes, yes your breasts are splendid but do you insouciantly flick the end of a clove cigarette through the moonroof of your Volvo on the way to a train station?

Pecans are the walnuts of almonds.

Here's my first Starter Pack.

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Superman printed bedsheets and pillow case with words "Zzap!" and "Superman"

My son uses a set of bedsheets I kept from my childhood and they're so awesome. Who knew he would get so into Superman in 2025?

This has always been my benchmark for wisdom with age.

I'd say the Astronomer affair unfortunately rhymed with our collective desire to see justice befall a cheater but actually CEOs with HR Chiefs at expensive concerts, breaking ethical and moral laws, and flaunting bad taste isn't so much a rhyme as it is the very thing we are all so tired of.

Don't come in here, I'm exacerbating!

This is the hardest I've laughed all day.

If you see this, quote with a time travel movie that's not BACK TO THE FUTURE.

Two books stacked on top of one another: Joy is my middle name by Sasha Debevec-McKenney and Flashman's Lady by George MacDonald Fraser.

How it's going so far in July.

Not pictured: The Great Fires: Poems 1982-1992 by Jack Gilbert

Only three books this week: Angel in the Forest, Comforts of the Abyss, Shakespeare's Montaigne - the Florio Translation.

How it went in June.

How it's going so far in June. I'm finally down to one book.

Me, writing: Welp. *cracks knuckles satisfyingly, puts them behind my head* I broke my finger again.

Nearly 3 years since we moved to Asturias and I can finally "escanciar" without bathing my shoes. #MartesDeCampo #Asturias #Sidra

I mean maybe you can build bananas in America.

Trump says Elon Musk went 'CRAZY,' suggests cutting government contracts for his companies President Donald Trump and Elon Musk are clashing over a major budget bill Trump wants passed, which the Tesla CEO says will blow out federal deficits.

This is so fucking embarrassing.

www.cnbc.com/2025/06/05/t...

The only book I read this month was A Horse at the Door, which is the text on that yellow book cover. The line at the bottom is a graph charting my pages read per day of the month.

How it went in May.

Entered the "check if she's alive" era of dog and cat ownership.

Rewatching the Mission Impossible movies bc of course and honestly? Emmanuelle Béart walked so Ana de Armas could run. Did the actress improve or did we improve at using the actress?

Poster on the side of a bus stop. A black and white photo of a man holding his hands to his lips presumably as if to give a Chef's kiss to the Jolca green olives he is selling (which, BTW are actually super good olives). Yellow background, text saying "toque Jolca" and 3 sample packs of olives.

When the olives be greeeeeeeeen

A still of Alexander Skarsgård in Infinity Pool with a headcap and speculum type thing in his mouth. He look like Wallace from Wallace and Gromit.

"Where's me cheeeese, Gromit?"

Text: "Justice is approaching with your order from Bok a Bok Fried Chicken."

Think nothing's fair in this world? Well I have news for you, pal...

4 books. Angel in the Forest by Marguerite Young on a kindle, Comforts of The Abyss by Philip Schultz (yellow), Shakespeare's Montaigne, The Florio Translation of the Essays: A Selection, The Riverside Shakespeare, Second Edition.

How it's going so far in May.

Yo creo que necesitan verlo.

Huh, I guess April really is the cruelest month. Amid the interruptions and breaks, being thrown from any semblance of routine, I finished exactly 0 books and I'm stuck reading some real duds. Here's to a better May, one with flowers.

According to E-REDES, the outage was caused by a problem in the European electricity network, which affected the national grid. Following instructions from REN, it was necessary to carry out power cuts in certain specific areas to ensure the stability of the network. Service restoration is being carried out progressively. The blackout also affected regions of Spain and France due to failures in very high voltage lines of 400,000 volts. In Spain, autonomous communities such as Madrid, Catalonia, Andalusia, Aragon, Navarre, the Basque Country, Castile and León, Extremadura, and Murcia were impacted. In France, the Basque Coast and the Burgundy region also experienced power outages.

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