Verdori
@verdori.bsky.social
The funny fat gator/dragon guy that studies Russia. 27, He/him, minors will get dropkicked.
This is an export model of the first mass-produced transistor radio in the Soviet Union. VEF here in Riga produced thousands of them for the entire union.
Next month I will get the engineering documents and memos about these radios from the factory's archive.
Next month I will get the engineering documents and memos about these radios from the factory's archive.
November 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
This is an export model of the first mass-produced transistor radio in the Soviet Union. VEF here in Riga produced thousands of them for the entire union.
Next month I will get the engineering documents and memos about these radios from the factory's archive.
Next month I will get the engineering documents and memos about these radios from the factory's archive.
Never gonna get sick of changing frequency bands on this 1962 transistor radio I just bought.
November 15, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Never gonna get sick of changing frequency bands on this 1962 transistor radio I just bought.
Who wants to eat the entire salami advent calendar with me? :D
November 14, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Who wants to eat the entire salami advent calendar with me? :D
*Looking at bariatric chairs for fun*
"Choose your dignity."
Yeah, it can be found squashed under the 1,000 pounds it was rated for with that three seater.
"Choose your dignity."
Yeah, it can be found squashed under the 1,000 pounds it was rated for with that three seater.
November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
*Looking at bariatric chairs for fun*
"Choose your dignity."
Yeah, it can be found squashed under the 1,000 pounds it was rated for with that three seater.
"Choose your dignity."
Yeah, it can be found squashed under the 1,000 pounds it was rated for with that three seater.
Okay the crocodile branding is getting silly at this rate. But I'm here for it.
November 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Okay the crocodile branding is getting silly at this rate. But I'm here for it.
Guys. A third crocodile breakfast cereal has hit the Baltics.
November 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Guys. A third crocodile breakfast cereal has hit the Baltics.
Man, they really like their crocodile themed cereals here.
October 24, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Man, they really like their crocodile themed cereals here.
Okay Latvia, your autumn is pretty nice
October 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Okay Latvia, your autumn is pretty nice
Guys look at these Ukrainian breakfast cereals
October 19, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Guys look at these Ukrainian breakfast cereals
Ugh. Travel sickness, spurious sleep, and the tiny nature of european groceries/fridges/kitchenware have meant I have been eating one small meal a day for the past week and a half. Genuinely would do some shady things to eat like an American without the risk of puking
Pic of tiny food for reference
Pic of tiny food for reference
October 10, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Ugh. Travel sickness, spurious sleep, and the tiny nature of european groceries/fridges/kitchenware have meant I have been eating one small meal a day for the past week and a half. Genuinely would do some shady things to eat like an American without the risk of puking
Pic of tiny food for reference
Pic of tiny food for reference
Nice office for someone who basically said please and got a faculty badge!
October 9, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Nice office for someone who basically said please and got a faculty badge!
Ordering kebab with the ass option because it was funny. Good lord it was spicy enough to appease any of the Turks living here. I thought it was going to be Midwest/Baltic spicy.
October 8, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Ordering kebab with the ass option because it was funny. Good lord it was spicy enough to appease any of the Turks living here. I thought it was going to be Midwest/Baltic spicy.
Guys I made it to the archive, did research, went grocery shopping, and worked at the library all without throwing up once :D
October 8, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Guys I made it to the archive, did research, went grocery shopping, and worked at the library all without throwing up once :D
So uh, I actually can barely turn in the shower in the flat I am renting for my first month in Riga.
October 3, 2025 at 11:03 PM
So uh, I actually can barely turn in the shower in the flat I am renting for my first month in Riga.
Among other struggles in tight spaces.
October 1, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Among other struggles in tight spaces.
One and only commission of the con was this cutout done by @zyrokua.bsky.social! Definitely going to rock it as a badge going forward.
July 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
One and only commission of the con was this cutout done by @zyrokua.bsky.social! Definitely going to rock it as a badge going forward.
By far the best meal of the con had to be this plate of lagman I had at an Uzbek restaurant I took my friends to. They had never tried Central Asian food and were all legit blown away by meat pies, compote, chili sauces, borscht, and dumplings. I might make it an AC tradition for those brave enough.
July 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
By far the best meal of the con had to be this plate of lagman I had at an Uzbek restaurant I took my friends to. They had never tried Central Asian food and were all legit blown away by meat pies, compote, chili sauces, borscht, and dumplings. I might make it an AC tradition for those brave enough.
Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Art was actually quite cool. Time was too limited to visit the library (my domain), but definitely will come back for the art museum alone!
Also the taxidermied birds with the cartoon mascots comes off as weird. Sorry, curator.
Also the taxidermied birds with the cartoon mascots comes off as weird. Sorry, curator.
July 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Carnegie Museum of Natural History and Art was actually quite cool. Time was too limited to visit the library (my domain), but definitely will come back for the art museum alone!
Also the taxidermied birds with the cartoon mascots comes off as weird. Sorry, curator.
Also the taxidermied birds with the cartoon mascots comes off as weird. Sorry, curator.
Finally got a spell to post some pictures of my time at Anthrocon. Saw some really cool birds at the National Aviary at Day 0, many just casually strutting on the ground by visitors. Saw a hornbill poop in a poor lady's hair lmao
July 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Finally got a spell to post some pictures of my time at Anthrocon. Saw some really cool birds at the National Aviary at Day 0, many just casually strutting on the ground by visitors. Saw a hornbill poop in a poor lady's hair lmao
Thought-provoking indeed, Firefox.
July 8, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Thought-provoking indeed, Firefox.
Finally can post some art of my Pathfinder character Aizstāv! Big boy is usually a grump about his body issues, guess the sunny weather has lightened his mood.
🎨: @ruffusbleu.bsky.social
🎨: @ruffusbleu.bsky.social
June 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Finally can post some art of my Pathfinder character Aizstāv! Big boy is usually a grump about his body issues, guess the sunny weather has lightened his mood.
🎨: @ruffusbleu.bsky.social
🎨: @ruffusbleu.bsky.social