Hello, Earth! :)

Quick survey on what’s coming:

1. About me.
2. Random pics.
3. Books I read.
4. Articles worth reading.
5. Typography & language guidelines.

About me.

I am a:
• computer geek,
• blogger, feature-writer,
• web & graphics designer/developer,
• podcaster;

my main interests:
• spiritual growth » meaning: there is only one thing You can take with Yourself further: all the gathered wisdom,
• personal development » optimize convenience, reduce hassle,
• technology » mostly software and computers & smartphones,
• books & audiobooks,
• English language,
• paranormal phenomena,
• all the culinary things;

Random pics.

Books I read.

current reading:

• Demystifying the Out-of-Body Experience ^{(Luis Minero)}
• Ancient Aliens - The Official Companion Book ^{(The Producers of Ancient Aliens)}

upcoming reading:

• Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness Are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe ^{Robert Lanza}
• Judas Unchained ^{(Peter F. Hamilton)}
• The One Tree ^{(Stephen R Donaldson)}
• Conversations with God, Book 4: Awaken the Species ^{(Neale Donald Walsch)}
• Paul of Dune ^{(Brian Herbert, Kevin J. Anderson)}
• The Naked Sun ^{(Isaac Asimov)}

reading to consider:

non-fiction:
• Quantum Creativity: Think Quantum, Be Creative ^{(Amit Goswami)}
• Quantum: A Guide for the Perplexed ^{(Jim Al-Khalili)}
• Margins of Reality - The Role of Consciousness in the Physical World ^{(Robert Jahn, Brenda Dunne)}
• Consciousness and the Source of Reality - The PEAR Odyssey ^{(Robert Jahn, Brenda Dunne)}
• The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F*CK ^{(Sarah Knight)}
• Quantum Models of Cognition and Decision ^{(Jerome R. Busemeyer, Peter D. Bruza)}
• Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology ^{(Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili)}
• The Seventh Sense: The Secrets of Remote Viewing as Told by a “Psychic Spy” for the U.S. Military ^{(Lyn Buchanan)}
• Human Race Get off Your Knees ^{(David Icke)}
• Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly ^{(Evy Poumpouras)}
• Stories of the Sahara ^(Sanmao)
• Traveling To Parallel Universes ^{(Trish LeSage)}
• Bare-Bones Meditation, Waking Up from the Story of My Life. ^{(Joan Tollifson)}
• The Culture Map ^{(Erin Meyer)}
• To You ^{( Kōdō Sawaki Rōshi)}
• The Three Pillars of Zen ^{(Philip Kapleau)}
• Cat Daddy: What the World’s Most Incorrigible Cat Taught Me About Life, Love, and Coming Clean. ^{(Jackson Galaxy)}
fantasy:
• Gaea Trilogy (Titan, Wizard, Demon) ^{(Varley John)}
• “Mordant’s Need” (The Mirror of Her Dreams, A Man Rides Through) ^{(Stephen R. Donaldson,)}
science-fiction:
• Lagoon ^{(Nnedi Okorafor)}
• “Starship” cycle (Mutiny, Pirate, Mercenary, Rebel, Flagship) ^{(Resnick Mike)}
novels:
• The End of Loneliness ^{(Benedict Wells)}
• Every Dog Has His Day ^{(Jennifer McKinlay Orf)}
• Offside ^{(Juliana Stone)}
• Homer’s Odyssey ^{(Gwen Cooper)}

Articles worth reading.

• You Should Do the Right Thing Because It's the Right Thing to Do
• The Gardener Parent vs. the Carpenter Parent
• Set Your Autocorrect to Change 'Guys' to 'Folks'
• How to Choose the Best Meditation for You
• How to Create Less Waste This Holiday Season
• Say cheese! How to capture smiles on camera around the world
• How to Get a Cat to Like You

Typography & language guidelines.

Below You’ll find the rules which I’ve come to conclusion and feel convinced that they are the right choice to apply, typography- and semantic-wise.

• “curly” quotation marks and apostrophes instead of "straight" ones

  » here You’ll find how to wrap text with curly quotation marks via dedicated keyboard shortcuts

• quotation marks vs italics policy:

  “Use roman (straight up and down, that is, like the font this phrase is printed in) type encased in quotation marks for the titles of songs, poems, short stories, and episodes of TV series. Whereas the titles of music albums, volumes of poetry, full-length works of fiction and nonfiction, and TV series themselves are styled in aslant italics.”

  “It’s a fairly simple system, then: little things in roman and quotes, bigger things in italics.”

  ^{- Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style. by Benjamin Dreyer}

• “Do not use quotation marks after the term ‘so-called’.”
  ^{- Dreyer’s English. by Benjamin Dreyer}

• non-gender pronouns ^{since late May, 2020}

  I’ve decided to switch to per/pers - here is why: “Better Genderless Pronouns in English” ^{(by Richard Stallman)}

• ᴀ.ᴍ. / ᴘ.ᴍ.

  “When writing of time, I favor, for example
  
  five ᴀ.ᴍ.
  4.32 ᴘ.ᴍ.
  
  using those pony-size capital letters (affectionately known as small caps) rather than the horsier A.M./P.M. or the desultory-looking a.m./p.m. (AM/PM and am/pm are out of the question).”

  ^{- Dreyer’s English. by Benjamin Dreyer}
  » here You’ll find an example of usage of ᴀ.ᴍ. / ᴘ.ᴍ. within Your Own customized timestamp
• 1st-person-related capitalized pronouns ^{resigned since May, 2020}

  My native language opts for respecting the person You’re writing to by capitalized pronouns refer to the per, while it omits a similar step toward Your Own pronouns. Since I am convinced that it’s not the right way to acknowledge other people’s value by depreciation of Yours, I’ve decided to capitalize pronouns all the persons involved, including myself. Over the time, however, I’ve realized that it is often over-interpreted, leading to undesired associations with narcissism, glorification, etc., therefore I’ve decided to resign from this particular adjustment for the sake of seamless communication.