Thoughts & Musings
Anton Pugachevsky
Want a more productive day? Wake up before 5 AM.

You go to bed at 1 AM, your alarm goes off at 6 AM in hopes of getting you to that 7 AM yoga class. You snooze, over and over again. Finally, realizing you'll be late for your first meeting at work, you drag yourself out of bed at 7:45, and rush to the door skipping breakfast. 

You barely make it to work on time, you're hungry, and you didn't have time to catch up on your emails before getting into your day.

We've all been there. When we wake up "just in time", productivity is generally shot for the day. 

For the past month, I have been challenging myself to get up before 5 AM, on a consistent basis. I live about 50 minutes outside of Boston, and one of my favorite Yoga studios that actually offers a morning class is in Cambridge. In order for me to make that 6 AM class, I have to leave my house around 5 AM. 

Want a more productive day? Wake up before 5 AM.
Adventures
Anton Pugachevsky
A Wintry Day at Conomo

I've been coming to this magical place for almost 3 years. The Cape Anne area is probably the most beautiful spot on the New England coast. Few places offer such sweeping views of the water, marshes, islands covered with trees and hills, historical New England cottages, antique shops, and a plethora of local seafood options. 

A Wintry Day at Conomo
Crafts
Anton Pugachevsky
Foss Series: Skóga Side Table

There is a myriad ways to make a side table for the living room. So many different shapes, sizes and materials available. I've wanted to make something that would be modern, simple, functional, and durable. 

After a series of sketches and renderings, I've settled on a design that is inspired by contrasts found in nature. A design that is beautiful by simplicity. 

Foss Series: Skóga Side Table
Adventures
Anton Pugachevsky
Quiet Sunday at Conomo Point

The New England seacoast is a magical place. Small fishing towns, beaches, miles of marshland, islands and inlets. The seacoast is a source of income for many local fishermen, business owners hoping to cater to the bustling summer beach industry, as well as a source of inspiration and creativity. Many antique shops and galleries are scattered throughout towns like Essex, Portsmouth, and York.

Quiet Sunday at Conomo Point
Web Development
Anton Pugachevsky
ES6 Class Inheritance vs. VanillaJS ...

Recently I was working on building a DoJo-based widget (DoJo 1.X uses VanillaJS in the background) and I've spent a lot of time trying to figure out why a globally-defined array is getting updated across different instances of that widget. 

Want a more productive day? Wake up before 5 AM.

Want a more productive day? Wake up before 5 AM.

You go to bed at 1 AM, your alarm goes off at 6 AM in hopes of getting you to that 7 AM yoga class. You snooze, over and over again. Finally, realizing you'll be late for your first meeting at work, you drag yourself out of bed at 7:45, and rush to the door skipping breakfast. 

You barely make it to work on time, you're hungry, and you didn't have time to catch up on your emails before getting into your day.

We've all been there. When we wake up "just in time", productivity is generally shot for the day. 

For the past month, I have been challenging myself to get up before 5 AM, on a consistent basis. I live about 50 minutes outside of Boston, and one of my favorite Yoga studios that actually offers a morning class is in Cambridge. In order for me to make that 6 AM class, I have to leave my house around 5 AM. 

A Wintry Day at Conomo

A Wintry Day at Conomo

I've been coming to this magical place for almost 3 years. The Cape Anne area is probably the most beautiful spot on the New England coast. Few places offer such sweeping views of the water, marshes, islands covered with trees and hills, historical New England cottages, antique shops, and a plethora of local seafood options. 

Foss Series: Skóga Side Table

Foss Series: Skóga Side Table

There is a myriad ways to make a side table for the living room. So many different shapes, sizes and materials available. I've wanted to make something that would be modern, simple, functional, and durable. 

After a series of sketches and renderings, I've settled on a design that is inspired by contrasts found in nature. A design that is beautiful by simplicity. 

Quiet Sunday at Conomo Point

Quiet Sunday at Conomo Point

The New England seacoast is a magical place. Small fishing towns, beaches, miles of marshland, islands and inlets. The seacoast is a source of income for many local fishermen, business owners hoping to cater to the bustling summer beach industry, as well as a source of inspiration and creativity. Many antique shops and galleries are scattered throughout towns like Essex, Portsmouth, and York.

Stop voting for establishment candidates. Vote for the person you believe in.

I am a lifelong progressive. I'm proud to say I am not a registered Democrat. My views are too far left, therefore, the Democratic Party is too far to the right for me. 

New Hampshire has relatively good voting laws compared to states like Arizona and New York. Luckily, one does not need to be a registered Republican or Democrat to vote in either primary. Live Free Or Die. 

As a lifelong progressive, registering as a Republican was never an option for me because I do not associate with conservative views. But I did not want to register as a Democrat either because the Democratic Party has drifted towards the right over the past couple decades and no longer represents the progressive base. 

DIY: Wind Chime Made From Old Ski Pole

DIY: Wind Chime Made From Old Ski Pole

Distracted in awe of Whistler's beautiful scenery, I suddenly realized that I only had one pole as I was about to get off Crystal Chair. Most of the lift line goes over rugged, wooded terrain, so my chances of finding the ski pole I somehow dropped were slim. Nevertheless, I spent about an hour trying to locate my pole, but eventually just ended up buying new poles. 

That's how I ended up with a single pole, with no use to it. 

Rather than throwing it out, I decided to upcycle it and make a wind chime.