@spavel.bsky.social saw your workshop announcement on problem framing — good stuff!!!

what did I miss

olena working out

кожен раз, читаючи про жабу Буданова, згадується комедія арістофана "лягушки" 405р до н.е. хор лягушок співає Brekekekex, ko-ax, ko-ax, brekekekex, ko-ax, ko-ax! (записано як βρεκεκέξ, βρεκεκέξ)

leonard cohen cover that is it’s own song and does make sense stylistically (rare)

Справедливо буде сказати, що світанку теж є куди гроші закинути на відбудову і захист https://www.sweetanok.org/donate

худі доїзжають потихеньку https://bsky.app/profile/olena.bsky.social/post/3jwmng6hxql2u

is there a cs50 but for fpv flying?

It’s come to this: screamed externally for a change

olena writes on things she doesn’t fully understand will be a great substack tagline

had a double chutzpah to do a talk held at a previous workspace on things I don’t fully understand (large language models, augmentation, life)

мій фандрейз рік тому: ось вам чітко прокомунікований набір потужних наративів і слайд-дека, це все може бути бути і вашим за скромну суму мій фандрейз зараз: значить так, двадцять штук євро на швидку і ви мене до осіні не побачите

last week one of our ambulances was hit. This is fifth out of all 160 sent. anyway here’s wonderwall https://www.gofundme.com/f/zeilen-van-vrijheid-ambulances-for-ukraine

First day after ICL and holy shit I’m seeing things! 20/20 soon

obsessed with her

what am I doing here

a truly strategic decision by Russian mod to put this pantsir on the roof of its building! Will come in handy against Wagner aviation.

5 am mood

read enough Levinas to know that adding 20g of carbs and a tiny fruit into your day can’t realistically be called “cheatday” you orthorexic sickos

spent yesterday in one of London’s primary schools talking about joys and wonders of experience design (my cofounders explicitly banned me from talking about trades, carpentry, or “real jobs” as an alternative life choice)

Done a talk at my uni HCID open day on values, cosmic velocity and zeilen work. Huge hero comes back to own land energy. https://hcidopenday.co.uk/speakers/olena-bulygina/

siri how to prevent a cholera outbreak

started an emergency response to kahovska dam disaster last Monday: https://zeilenvanvrijheid.nl/hydrohope aside from usual ways to help us deliver clean water and public health and safety measure, we included an Amazon list as well.

staring into the abyss of london design biennale in Somerset House with a sustainability-themed space made of polystyrene foam and kindly sponsored by UAE

hello 9 hours of hyperfocus my old friend

Designed a hoodie that serves as our way to express gratitude for donations of €150+. Done together with zeilen founder Nika, hoodie is made in Ukraine, high quality (hate disposable things and crappy merch) and turned out to be a beast to make 👀 https://hoodie.zeilenvanvrijheid.nl/products/hoodie

Venus and moon yesterday

ran out of A4 notebooks and could not wait for prime delivery

I was 6 when I discovered fidonet. dad was an engineer who turned into internet provider after fall of ussr, so I got a shared email [email protected]. You have no idea.

doctor in moorfields turned my vision to 20/20 at a check-up, probably the first time ever 🤯 this is some powerful optometry magic and how the hell world has so many lines and not just shapes wtf

sundown chiaroscuro in a shower room

CAESAR howitzer 🤝 c&c remaster veni vidi vici

cordless henry, henriette and their sentient robot pal

we sent two more convoys this weekend: two gorgeous japanese ambulances kindly donated to zeilen van vrijheid + four pickups from *redacted*

twitch co-founder is willing to buy the physical copies of facebook red book. does he want the book enough to exchange it to 1 (one) modest ambulance to Ukraine? Only one way to find out.

mid may monday

travelled far and wide to find cherry gazpacho (it still has a tomato base and surprisingly tastes much better than it sounds)

the ability to make templates is more important than having them

writing up fundraising ideas for zeilen van vrijheid operations

Our convoy number 30 is en route to Ukraine. We have 1 neonatal ambulance, 1 doctor car, 4 standard ambulances and 1 gorgeous first responder motorcycle that just happens to be number 150 in total. One hundred and fifty 🫡 (that’s our founder Niko on a bike)

heaven

🫡 Olena here, I am building research, design and strategy agency in London called Cosmic Velosity, and getting aid to Ukraine that makes an impact at zeilen van vrijheid. I like to think that I write on user experience research, design, books, tools for thought, hci, and daily existence at war

and I took it personally

very quiet friday at cosmic velocity

only one cofounder at a time is allowed have a freak out moment

Böll speaking about hundreds of departures and farewells with each one may be final and longing for time of no departures has a very different flavour now.

from “ok google how to buy an ambulance” to King’s birthday reception at NATO JFC Brunssum 🫡

Dopamine nails