Car

Finally, today was Saturday, so I was able to take a little break from work worries and just relax. Luckily, I didn’t spend the day at home. Instead, I had a trip to my relatives in the Sabinsky district, where we spent approximately three hours. Of course, it wasn’t a whole-day visit because this time of year is quite busy for gardeners. Our relatives had also arrived from the city and were busy with their garden routine. So we didn’t want to take too much of their time or disturb them for too long. But at the same time, we couldn’t reschedule this visit for several reasons, so we decided to visit them today.

After work, I had a great opportunity to drive my car across my district and visit a village near my city. Luckily, it wasn’t a long trip, and in total it took about twenty minutes both ways. But it was really enjoyable, even though the distance was short. Especially for me, since I really love driving. And the weather felt specially made for car rides — it played the main role in the whole experience. During the drive, I even noticed that the car didn’t feel like it was driving. On the contrary, it felt like it was flying above the road, bringing comfortable feelings without any extraneous noises.

My Wednesday started a bit unusually. The weather was sunny but freezing — around -12 to -14 degrees. When I woke up and opened my eyes, bright sunlight filled the room and made me squint. I rushed to the window to look outside. Everything was shining. The snow was glittering under the sun, and despite the cold temperature, the view felt warm and positive. Unfortunately, I couldn’t enjoy this beautiful winter scene for long. I quickly went through my morning routine and started my workday.

The weather was wild. The temperature had dropped to -12 degrees, and the wind was blowing fiercely. Even though -12 doesn’t always sound dramatic on paper, the wind made it feel bitterly cold and almost unbearable. After just twenty minutes outside, I gave up. I simply walked around my neighborhood once and headed back home.

But that short walk wasn’t completely ordinary. There he was — Santa Claus — still hanging on the wall as if the New Year holidays had never ended. It seemed they had forgotten to take him down. I had noticed him before, but I didn’t manage to take a photo. This time, however, I finally decided to capture the moment.

Yesterday, I shared a post about public parking spots. There was a situation where one woman cleaned snow from a parking space and announced that it was her private spot. Today, when I went to my car, I saw something even stranger. The same woman had placed an orange road service cone on that parking spot. I honestly can’t understand her behavior. Does she really believe that a public parking space belongs to her? And does she truly think that a cone will stop other people from parking there? If so, she seriously believes she can make this plan work. I honestly feel sorry for this unhappy woman.

I live near a public parking area and usually park my car there. Today, an unusual situation happened. One person cleaned a parking spot and then told others not to park there, as if the place had become her private property. However, cleaning snow or dirt from a public parking space does not make it belong to anyone. A few hours later, other people who parked there started doing the same thing. They cleaned only the spots they were using, and soon the entire parking area was informally “divided” among residents.

Yesterday I took a day off, and today, during my lunch, I went to Kazan. I had an appointment at a dental clinic for surgery to install dental implants. You probably remember that I previously installed Brazilian dental implants (Riellen) in my upper jaw, under teeth 24 and 25. Honestly, those teeth were covered with crowns, and their condition was not good enough. I realized this when one of the crowns fell out. After that, I had only two options: install dental implants or use dentures. I really didn’t want dentures. I’m still young, and I can’t accept using them at my age. I’m not sure how comfortable they are, but people who use them say it’s okay.

This time, I chose dental implants from South Korea (Osstem) and installed them in my lower jaw, in the places where teeth 35 and 37 used to be. Those teeth were removed back in 2020, and until today those spaces were empty. They didn’t cause me any discomfort, and they weren’t visible, so I postponed the treatment. These two implants cost $2,152.71, or 165,000 Russian rubles, including all the work.

Today, I want to continue writing about my car again. Because I couldn’t start the engine, it became clear that the battery was partially discharged. The starter tried to crank the engine twice, and then a warning message appeared saying that the battery level was low and needed to be charged. There were two reasons for this. First, my battery is more than six years old. I have already mentioned this many times in my previous posts. The second reason was the unpredictable weather conditions, as the temperature dropped to –29°C.

During the day, something interesting happened. When I was sitting and doing my work tasks, my relative came from outside and told me that someone loved me. At first, I was a bit confused and couldn’t figure it out because it sounded strange and hard to understand. After a few minutes, I asked, “What are you talking about? Can you explain it, please?” After the explanation, I realized that someone had drawn a mysterious heart on my car. But it didn’t surprise me, because during the day I had noticed some school or kindergarten kids. They were playing loudly outside and trying to spend time outdoors in the cold.

Today was another sunny day in my city. From sunrise throughout the entire day, the sun was shining in the sky. As usual over the past few days, the sky was deep blue and completely clear. I’ve already noticed during the last few days how bright and clean the sky has been. Overall, it was a perfect, interesting, and productive day for me. Even though the temperature wasn’t warm, it also wasn’t really cold — around −12 to −14 degrees Celsius. In my opinion, this is actually very good weather for spending time outside.

I’ve already mentioned my broken car tyre many times in my previous posts, so I won’t repeat the whole story here. In short, nothing particularly interesting happened. The problem turned out to be very simple: the valve core was faulty. I just needed to remove the old valve core, install a new one, and inflate the tyre. At the tyre service, they changed it quickly, and everything was fine. It cost me 200 rubles, which is about $2.57 in total.

I started my last weekend day as usual. I woke up at 9 a.m., looked out the window, and checked the weather. After that, I went to the bathroom and did my morning routine. During it, I also checked my implants and the surgical area. The implants, as usual, stayed in place and didn’t cause me any problems. However, in the surgical area, I could still feel one of the three stitches. Two of them had already disappeared, but I could still feel the third one with my tongue. I even started brushing that area gently with a toothbrush.

After finishing my morning routine, I decided to rest a bit and watch some YouTube videos. First, I finished watching Good Morning America, which I usually watch during breakfast. Then YouTube recommended some videos — about Greenland, Kai Trump, and something unusual related to a girl’s health. I found it extremely strange that YouTube suggested this content. I didn’t really watch it; it was just playing in the background.

I got out of bed at 10 a.m., although I actually woke up around 9. I had gone to bed only at 2 a.m., maybe even later, so in the morning I felt a bit weak and didn’t really want to get up. I stayed in bed for a while, scrolling through Reddit and listening to someone speaking loudly in another room. I also reread my post from yesterday, reviewed my blog, and planned some changes. I want to implement these updates during the New Year holidays and fix a few bugs in the mobile version. In general, I spent the morning — or rather the first part of the day — in bed, then did my morning routine and had lunch. It was a simple, quiet, and even slightly cozy start to the day, a bit unusual for me.