Pulmonaria mollis, for yesterday's picture, as I fell asleep during posting. :)
Thursday, 7 April 2016
Tuesday, 5 April 2016
I decided a few days ago that I am gonna turn this blog into some sort of a plog. It's originated from the fact that I am clearly unable to lead this blog in it's classic written form, mainly because I never had the urge to spread my thoughts to the outside world.
I had the fortune a few weeks ago to buy a secondhand Canon DSLR machine. Soon enough I found myself outdoors, crawling on the ground wherever, and trying to get the best closeup possible of any growing thing. It's really hard I have to say, and soon I experienced firsthand that I knew already: it's a whole new task to take a photo with a DSLR with all the settings, and preparations. But if it's done right, the results are outstanding. It's worth every second!
So about the plog: my purpose would be simply the following: I tend to publish one meaningful photo every single day from today onward. That's a hard thing to do, especially with an indoor workplace and all, but hopefully i can handle the task. I always did love to take photos, I just never had the proper equipment apart from compact or bridge cameras.
But taking a photo each day, I can easily check my progress if there'll be any, and see the world from different angle than before.
The task started today, at the 5th of April, 2016.
Oh, and finally: I'm kind of an addict of macros, and horrified of portraits, or anything that has something to do with flesh and blood humans. So lots of macros, some landscapes, sunsets,sunrises, and skies, and very little antroponetic stuff coming up hopefully for a month at least.
I had the fortune a few weeks ago to buy a secondhand Canon DSLR machine. Soon enough I found myself outdoors, crawling on the ground wherever, and trying to get the best closeup possible of any growing thing. It's really hard I have to say, and soon I experienced firsthand that I knew already: it's a whole new task to take a photo with a DSLR with all the settings, and preparations. But if it's done right, the results are outstanding. It's worth every second!
So about the plog: my purpose would be simply the following: I tend to publish one meaningful photo every single day from today onward. That's a hard thing to do, especially with an indoor workplace and all, but hopefully i can handle the task. I always did love to take photos, I just never had the proper equipment apart from compact or bridge cameras.
But taking a photo each day, I can easily check my progress if there'll be any, and see the world from different angle than before.
The task started today, at the 5th of April, 2016.
Oh, and finally: I'm kind of an addict of macros, and horrified of portraits, or anything that has something to do with flesh and blood humans. So lots of macros, some landscapes, sunsets,sunrises, and skies, and very little antroponetic stuff coming up hopefully for a month at least.
Wednesday, 29 July 2015
Hello World,
Finally, I can say that I'm graduated. That's something, uh?
Well, not really, no. For 3 years of really hard work (probably the hardest I've ever done so far), sometimes almost to the point where it became drudgery, I got a nice piece of paper, and some not so relaxing good-bye words from the Dean.
I'm familiar with the fact that BSc is basically nothing in environment-related matters, and particularly useless if said field is derived from geography... I realized that a long time ago (way before the graduation). You, and You, and everyone else should go on, and continue to some sort of MSc. I even believe, that the inventor, or creator, or whoever of this educational system shouldn't let us to stop after BSc, as it worth absolutely nothing. There's some Unis, where the two levels built together in some ways, which seemed a bit arrogant to me just until recently, cause it suggests that the student would love to stay in the same uni for another few semesters, instead of experiencing something different, maybe even in a different country or continent, as this would be - in a long run - one important section of the Bologna process after all.
Still, the slap on my face a few weeks after the graduation is huge. Allright I know, it's said already and I shouldn't be surprised at all. But. Humans believe. Even I believe sometimes, that good things can happen, and it's possible to find a job with a BSc, in my field of interest. But it appears that I was wrong, or at least in this certain time and space, we call Hungary, it's nigh impossible. But hope dies last, and I won't rest until it does.
In the last few years I got some beautiful impressions, I learned a lot, I experienced a lot, and finally, I have a strong concept where my life supposed to be heading in the next few years. I have no intentions to stop studying whatsoever, as that's my only chance to break out from here, and see the world with my own eyes.
And now, when I'm about to choose a job that's not related with my certificate, I try to look myself in the mirror not as an entrant who's already leaving his profession. It's bloody hard, and all I can do, is to find, or - better yet - to choose a job, that's suits me the best. What's related with some of my personal interests, or hobbies at least, and sink into a perpetual maelstrom of studing, and searching for the ideal.
The goals, that I can advice to anyone: be more specific in your field, more accurate in your profession, widen your horizon, open your eyes, look around, observe, learn from others, learn languages, be open-minded to new solutions, and never stop believe.
Finally, I can say that I'm graduated. That's something, uh?
Well, not really, no. For 3 years of really hard work (probably the hardest I've ever done so far), sometimes almost to the point where it became drudgery, I got a nice piece of paper, and some not so relaxing good-bye words from the Dean.
I'm familiar with the fact that BSc is basically nothing in environment-related matters, and particularly useless if said field is derived from geography... I realized that a long time ago (way before the graduation). You, and You, and everyone else should go on, and continue to some sort of MSc. I even believe, that the inventor, or creator, or whoever of this educational system shouldn't let us to stop after BSc, as it worth absolutely nothing. There's some Unis, where the two levels built together in some ways, which seemed a bit arrogant to me just until recently, cause it suggests that the student would love to stay in the same uni for another few semesters, instead of experiencing something different, maybe even in a different country or continent, as this would be - in a long run - one important section of the Bologna process after all.
Still, the slap on my face a few weeks after the graduation is huge. Allright I know, it's said already and I shouldn't be surprised at all. But. Humans believe. Even I believe sometimes, that good things can happen, and it's possible to find a job with a BSc, in my field of interest. But it appears that I was wrong, or at least in this certain time and space, we call Hungary, it's nigh impossible. But hope dies last, and I won't rest until it does.
In the last few years I got some beautiful impressions, I learned a lot, I experienced a lot, and finally, I have a strong concept where my life supposed to be heading in the next few years. I have no intentions to stop studying whatsoever, as that's my only chance to break out from here, and see the world with my own eyes.
And now, when I'm about to choose a job that's not related with my certificate, I try to look myself in the mirror not as an entrant who's already leaving his profession. It's bloody hard, and all I can do, is to find, or - better yet - to choose a job, that's suits me the best. What's related with some of my personal interests, or hobbies at least, and sink into a perpetual maelstrom of studing, and searching for the ideal.
The goals, that I can advice to anyone: be more specific in your field, more accurate in your profession, widen your horizon, open your eyes, look around, observe, learn from others, learn languages, be open-minded to new solutions, and never stop believe.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Thesis writing in progress... Silent please!
It's a heavy job, but eventually have to be done. Practically occupies my every thought, but sometimes I just wish to leave it all behind, and burn the fucking laptop down...
Those are the times, when it's better be outside, preferably in the woods running or hiking.
I did visit my beloved Börzsöny a month ago, nice trip, 54k/2700mD+, real heavy-duty stuff, not the course, but the conditions, that surprised me. There were a lot of snow high up, and despite that lot of running i managed to do, my result was still kindof shite.
Here's some pics, captured on-the-fly. I really didn't have much time to fart about:
After that, the last week of february, was the one, where thesis-things started to fasten-up a bit, and they never shut the fuck up since.
I finished eventually the month with 160 kms spending mainly in the woods, plus a wee bit of biking (just under 4 hours); quite unusually in february, that one can already rehash his bike...
March came, and marched on with stable 10-12 degrees,which is nice. To celebrate the new spring, a new circle to run on was put together: 10.7k w 365m D+. Around 50% on single lane footpath, probably less than 10% on surfaced road (yuck!) and the rest is on dirt roads. Did it 5 times already in the last 3 weeks, with the best time of 55:30.
Honestly i don't have much time to exercise, it's downgraded on weekdays to a maximum 1 hour/day level...Weekends are different, but still: the main subject have to be the thesis now, or nothing; as I have only 5 weeks left 'til the deadline. Short runs on weekdays, and hikes over the weekend, last time in the Eastern-Bakony, 22k, on the NBT (i just put together that out of thin air: National Blue Trail, stands for Országos Kék Túra.). Beautiful spring developing there as well. A bit late, but really beautiful.:)
Oh, and here's some pics from february, just in a nutshell.
It's a heavy job, but eventually have to be done. Practically occupies my every thought, but sometimes I just wish to leave it all behind, and burn the fucking laptop down...
Those are the times, when it's better be outside, preferably in the woods running or hiking.
I did visit my beloved Börzsöny a month ago, nice trip, 54k/2700mD+, real heavy-duty stuff, not the course, but the conditions, that surprised me. There were a lot of snow high up, and despite that lot of running i managed to do, my result was still kindof shite.
Here's some pics, captured on-the-fly. I really didn't have much time to fart about:
After that, the last week of february, was the one, where thesis-things started to fasten-up a bit, and they never shut the fuck up since.
I finished eventually the month with 160 kms spending mainly in the woods, plus a wee bit of biking (just under 4 hours); quite unusually in february, that one can already rehash his bike...
March came, and marched on with stable 10-12 degrees,which is nice. To celebrate the new spring, a new circle to run on was put together: 10.7k w 365m D+. Around 50% on single lane footpath, probably less than 10% on surfaced road (yuck!) and the rest is on dirt roads. Did it 5 times already in the last 3 weeks, with the best time of 55:30.
Honestly i don't have much time to exercise, it's downgraded on weekdays to a maximum 1 hour/day level...Weekends are different, but still: the main subject have to be the thesis now, or nothing; as I have only 5 weeks left 'til the deadline. Short runs on weekdays, and hikes over the weekend, last time in the Eastern-Bakony, 22k, on the NBT (i just put together that out of thin air: National Blue Trail, stands for Országos Kék Túra.). Beautiful spring developing there as well. A bit late, but really beautiful.:)
Oh, and here's some pics from february, just in a nutshell.
Tuesday, 3 February 2015
bloody winter...
I'm starting to feel some sort of anxiety; i figured there's one thing I really want - and that's spring.
Just started my last semester here in Pécs, only four course seperate me from graduation, which is nice. There's a three weeks traineeship included in my syllabus, and it's happening right now, and I find the first day very enjoyable. I won't talk about that much, actually I won't talk about it at all.
There were some issues with the running story of mine, as I probably run too much suddenly out of thin air a month ago. But it's just some muscle strain by my right tibia, and it's justkind of annoying, not very painful fortunately.
Even so, I managed to run an avarage 30-35k every week in january, finished the month with 125k. That's not that much, but there were some harsh winter (it's still out there) and a shitload of exams as well.
One thing I figured about my running, that I'm getting kind of faster, at least compared to my pervious performance. Oh, got a new shoe as weel: it's the latest edition of the Asics Fujitrabuco. Frankly, it really please me feet after 500k in a Saucony ( which eventually overdid my pervious expectation by good deal, I have to tell.) - Asics shoes got some serious cushioning, that I am almost obsessed with :)
I registrated to MB Trail; which gonna happen this year at the 18th of April. 56k with 2700m D+, crossing the entire Mátra mountains, with a comfy cut-off time of 10 hours. I'm not really a race-person, but I had to give some shape to this running-thing.
Today I commited the first run of the month, and also the my first half-marathon for this year. There's a truckload of snow in the higher areas of the Mecsek, that I wasn't entirely aware of. I didn't meet a single person, there were long kilometers without a single human trail in the snow, which is nice!
I have to tell, it was all joy till the 15th km, after that I got kind of leery, and finally, my legs did not liked the downhill-run for 6k continously, loosing almost 500 meters straight away at the end.
To draw the lesson, I should eat more than 200 calories next time till midday, if I want to run that much again in one go. And I have to practice the downhills, as it happens sometimes, I really can smash my thighs on steep tracks. In turn, I'm satisfied with my uphill performance, not just today, but in the past month as well: can manage to find a comfy pace, around 7-7,5 mins/km, up to a steepness of 100-120 meters/kilometer. As it turned out, there's no problem with that pace even in 5k/500m D+. Unfortunately there's not much longer uphill tracks around me at the moment with that steepness, but very likely I wouldn't be able to hold onto that pace much longer than 40 mins.
Finally, here's some picture, that I captured on the fly today:
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