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: I think I am just about over this cold. It’s been quite the hanger on.
: Finished reading: On Drugs by Justin Smith-Ruiu 📚 This was an interesting read. Not sure how well I am designed for philosophy books, but I took one …
: The poetry of getting sick going into the weekend isn’t lost on me.
: Not sure what this is for, but it’s hard to argue with.
: I have spent the last few nights doing that whole revenge sleep procrastination thing. Work has been a little too much the last few days and certainly …
: Just picked up MusicBox for my Mac devices. I think this will be an interesting way to track my music listening habits as I try to migrate away from …
: Tenth anniversary at the tiki!
: Early in the week, but I think I’ve had enough bad luck. Thanks, universe.
: Finished reading: Many Lives, Many Masters by Brian L. Weiss 📚 This was an interesting read as I start more of a meaningful spiritual… journey? Look …
: I Heard It's A Mess There Too I wrote earlier this year about how Aesop Rock had surprised me with an album so soon after his last. Well, here we are in the same year, not five …
: I find it personally interesting when someone you think of one way reveals something about themselves totally counter to your mental image of them. …
: Pretty rough day at work today. Ending the evening with a very late visit to the dog park. Bree was so patient as I toiled away today at the computer. …
: Just watched Good Fortune with the better half. Good movie with a great message. Lots of fun, laughs, and heart. 🎞️
: Finished reading: Searches by Vauhini Vara 📚 This was a random pickup from TPL. Amazing read. After a few chapters, I realized I heard an interview …
: Today in my continued adventures of God, I Hate Excel: Why don’t sheets connected to forms just update? Such drama. The sheet threw seemingly random …
: Probably no shock to anyone, but I feel happy outside of work. Work just feels like stress most of the time. There are things I do there that make me …
: The new macOS has all these little changes that I think are really great. I know a lot of people have been less than enthusiastic about the release, …
: Buzzed on a Thursday night!? Why I never! Maybe I was at the Shameful Tiki.
: Working for the weekend? I am doing the responsible thing this weekend and cranking out a ton of work. Days like this make me wish I had hourly pay. At least for anything on …
: Went the whole weekend without working. Will I regret it this week? Probably. Do I regret it now? Not in the least.
: Finished reading: Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi 📚 I didn’t enjoy the writing style of this book, but I did enjoy the stories. …
: I should have spent today working, but I also really needed the day off. Guess which won. Still, I will probably squeeze in some before our concert …
: The wife shot me a short video about this site: everynoise.com I may never return!
: I love TIFF season. A very excited young woman came up to me and asked, very sincerely and eagerly, “Are you Jack Black!?” She was so sad when I …
: Currently reading: The Field Updated Ed by Lynne McTaggart 📚
: I love some good graffiti. Especially from a local OG.
: Whenever I get a span of three or four days off from work, I start to wonder why I work (apart from all the obvious reasons). And then I get really …
: My goal to read this year – any volume really – has been augmented by audiobooks. I can’t help but feel like they are cheating somehow, but I do enjoy …
: This is where the squirrels are. The pup keeps checking for a friend to chase.
: Really happy to announce that I still haven’t started a podcast.
: The three-day weekend is something we celebrate and treat as normal. Why is it we work so much?
: This month has blown by somehow. So has the year. It’s been hard to keep up. I am working with my therapist on meditation, which is a practice a …
: Bree had a vet visit today that went really well. The only change we need to make is taking bones out of her treat repertoire. She has some very light …
: Oh snap! It’s almost the weekend. My favourite 15 minutes of the week are almost upon me. Time dilation is real.
: For a Monday, today went by quickly. Started the workday with an SSO outage and ended with repeat quality control procedures on the same deliverable. …
: It’s always a bit of a letdown when we get to the dog park and there aren’t many or any dogs here. Bree only vibes with such a small collection of …
: Made it to the park with the pup. Lovely art on the picnic table here.
: Album thoughts: Aesop Rock - Black Hole Superette Artist: Aesop Rock Album: Black Hole Superette Release: 2024-05-30 Duration: 1 hour, 8 minutes Standout tracks: Secret Knock; Movie Night; John …
: I listened to The New Sound by Geordie Greep today and I can’t get over how odd it was. I had an idea going in with the context of black midi, but it …
: That spring in my step? Just a new album from Aesop Rock!
: Album thoughts: BABYMONSTER - DRIP Artist: BABYMONSTER Album: DRIP Release: 2024-11-01 Duration: 27:49 Standout tracks: CLIK CLAK; DRIP; BILLIONAIRE; Woke Up In Tokyo In an attempt to …
: The last week has been so exhausting. Work. Life. It’s all a bit much right now.
: I think I might start writing about music for my own self satisfaction. Not sure there is any audience or other purpose but music is important to me. …
: I keep finding myself crawling closer to creativity but it feels so distant still. Little sparks here and there in my mind. A break from work would …
: Very late to the party, but Balatro got me like whoa. Super fun and a good pre-bed game for me to get a few hands of before drifting off to sleep.
: Since my last post, I turned gassed into very gassed and some recovery. Life is a cyclical thing and I will do well to remember that. But that doesn’t …
: I am so gassed lately. Hoped vacation would energize. While I felt great on vacation, work has dragged me back down the instant I’m back.
: A new MaxFun member Finally joined Maximum Fun as a member. At present, I only listen to a handful of their shows, but I am sure that will change as I start spelunking …
: Watching the season finale of the second season of Severance. I am glad other people are enjoying this show as well. I felt kind of alone watching …
: I had to step back away from saying a few things out loud today that could have landed me in more hot water than I need right now. That said, …
: Having another listen to Tribe’s last album We Got It from Here… Thank You 4 Your Service. Such a fantastic album and a reminder to be aware in the …
: Change, steering, and words In the current flux of all things my work, I have wondered how I make changes for or to myself. At my age, I feel a certain amount of momentum or …
: Busy with work It’s been a rough couple of weeks with work. Outside of work? I’m doing well. There is just very little outside of work lately. Still working on …
: No sticker to prove it but I voted in my first Canadian provincial election!
: Wrapping up the better book I finished up Project Hail Mary over the weekend in a bit of a melancholy state. The book was really good. It was hopeful in a way that I really …
: Back to a better book I started Project Hail Mary following my last book and it’s just such a jarring difference in quality. At least to me. I have been slamming through …
: Back to the books I set a goal for myself this year of reading at least four books. That may sound low to a lot of people, but I haven’t really read for entertainment …
: I kind of lost some time there. The last week of work, as my wife put it, felt like a month of time. It started off ominously with a night at my work …
: Took tonight off work. Did non-work things. My director encouraged me to do so and it felt liberating. Churning late nights all day this week wouldn’t …
: Today blurred together in this horrible mess of meetings and calls before I managed to get anything done… on my own time. I debate sometimes what is …
: This week was such a fever dream. The handful of days that were paused for brief periods of sleep were so confusing. Work didn’t help at all.
: Missing sleep makes me a broken person in so many ways ways. Currently patching holes with espresso.
: I am trying to practice mindfulness more now. And on days like the last few, it’s taking a lot of effort. I just have to quietly chant to myself, …
: I know I have mentioned weekends a time or two before and will try to stop doing it so much, but I think I know why I love them. Apart from not …
: Such a nice productive morning so far. Going to mess that all up now and do some tech-related stuff that feels productive, but isn’t productive.
: Woof. Where has this week gone!? Just yesterday I was wishing it was the weekend again.
: Am I ready for this week of work? Probably not. Do I appreciate how relaxing the weekend was? Absolutely.
: I am terrified to count up the number of hours I spent on calls this week at work. It’s not quite 1:1 for the workweek but it would be close.
: Walk in listening to Iggy Pop’s Blah, Blah, Blah and walked home listening to Tom Jones’ Reload. Somehow I fucked around and got old.
: Brisk one this morning in the GTA. Still making do with a spring jacket. Just have to add gloves and a hat.
: Work today has absolutely gassed me. I had non-stop meetings from 9 - 5 today with a few breaks peppered in. No time to do any work of any kind. I …
: My better half just surprised me with a bit of great personal news. Such a needed injection of joy during a run of exceptional sorrow. Silver linings …
: Weekends are woefully too short. We should add more weekend days to the week. Maybe trim back the weekdays a bit.
: Going to be spending the better part of my morning getting a security system configured for a top-secret location. Oooooh, the thrills!
: I guess the somewhat trite and typical thing to say would be, “Hello, World!” But I won’t get caught doing that.