Will I have 5,000 stars by MoTaCon?
14 Sep 2026
It’s 3pm on Monday the 14th of September, and I’m in Fuertaventura in the Canary Islands on holiday. I don’t normally look at anything on holiday. I delete apps to switch off, although I’m not a sit by the pool person. I get bored. I only brought one book and I’ve only 50 pages left.
Today is supposed to be a chill day, but I’ve done 7,500 steps wandering around the hotel and working out were everything is and the best way to get there.
Back to the stars. I need 149 to reach 5,000. Will I do it? Last week was 78 received. A poor 35 given. I think I’ll do it. What do you think?
Ps. 148 when I hit save.
Today is supposed to be a chill day, but I’ve done 7,500 steps wandering around the hotel and working out were everything is and the best way to get there.
Back to the stars. I need 149 to reach 5,000. Will I do it? Last week was 78 received. A poor 35 given. I think I’ll do it. What do you think?
Ps. 148 when I hit save.
Ady Stokes
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MoT Ambassador. Currently semi-retired and freelancing. I am, amongst other things, a writer, speaker, and accessibility advocate. Leeds Chapter Lead. MoT Certs curator and article editor for WonderProxy. Testing wisdom, friendly, testing songs and poems. Great minds think differently. STEC and SQEC Certified. Struggling to write a book about testing mindsets and thinking's application in software development.
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You got this, Ady! 💪🏻
Enjoy the rest of your time in Fuerteventura.
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