When things go wrong, I go to bed. I’ve not been a very good sleeper for the last few years. It probably coincides with an uptick in drinking, but it doesn’t seem to get any better even if I don’t drink for weeks, so who knows.

So probably because of that and my general love for my bed, I can sleep a lot. (It’ll just…

I guess I’m gonna throw in another Corgi update, since it seemed like a bit of a hit, yesterday. Plus… again, Corgis have been vital in helping me keep my head on straight this past month. Hope this gives at least one or two of you a nice dopamine hit.

Oh, yeah, I know, but I’m a bit overly excited and in need of some retail therapy and am all the way ready to pre-order the dang thing. I may not totally be in my right mind, but I really, really loved those games and don’t have much going on right now. 

Focusing on work has been tough lately, even without pandemic stress, so every day I remind myself to try to find some momentum and do what I can. Mondays are not often successful. Days with too many meetings sprinkled in are usually a bust for doing anything else. I definitely worry I’m letting the rest of my team…

I really feel like I’m making an effort to turn things around, but then I also feel a blinding rage when the ideas I put forth two years ago which were shot down and trashed as all of a sudden praised and made a priority when they are put forth by someone else.

I’ve floated the idea of a later reception and getting married sooner (she does not have insurance) but it’s not what either of us really wants. Would definitely save us some money, though!

Yeah, I know that once I’m done with the central map expansion, that the chill grind is pretty much over, which will be a little bit of a bummer. The rest of the game isn’t pulling me in--Kojima is missing the same really good editor that Stephen King, GRRM, and Harry Potter book 5 needs--but this solid game play core…

Parts of Illinois where nobody lives will open long before Chicago does. A cousin of mine insists on sticking to her wedding date in June in West Virginia and there’s just no way I’m going. Traveling there either by plane or renting a car seems ill-advised and the last thing I want is for large swaths of my family to…

I got word a few weeks ago that WFH is in place for my job until Sept, at a minimum. That part is good. I’m going to be working on building a desk because I am really dissatisfied with my current one. But I am just feeling a high level of unhappiness at work right now, and it’s only partially related to secondary…

I haven’t given in and listened to “Every day is exactly the same” by NIN on repeat yet, but I have kicked off my phone shuffle with “Gotta get up” by Nilsson a number of times for the Russian Doll experience. I haven’t had the emotional swings as much recently, I think partly thanks to getting in to a good rhythm…

I can't even begin to express how grateful I am to those two. They have been critical in helping me manage stress. They are two, extremely generous souls. Also, cute AF :D

Yeah, it does seem like the NW opening comes down to density and hot spots. Anywhere around Walla Walla is too infectious to reopen, same with the Salem area in Oregon. Portland area is doing better in terms of rates, but density absolute numbers mean we need to stay the course. Everywhere should look at  the Medford…

I had a nightmare this morning. I suppose this dream took place after my state started opening up (coming this Monday), and I was in a cafe, and NOBODY was wearing a mask, or watching how close they were to others... they were just acting as if Covid-19 was over, cure-in-hand, everything is fine...

Works for me, though they’re going to be a couple of really weird packages to open.

I tried for a beard during the first few weeks, but despite thick hair on top of my head, none of my facial hair grows in densely enough to form a good beard. I can rock the stubble look on a good day, though.

More annoying than beard or hair trimming/cutting is trying to get my sideburns to be the same length when I don’t have a beard. Ugh.

I’ve been cutting my own hair for about ten years now. In an epic and eternal struggle to be more lazy, it became worth it to do it myself and free up a little more time. Fuck making…

Considering going full Furiosa but doing a messy low bun rn. In the meantime, hundred-percented my marketing quiz despite being hella anemic and now just have some exam prep left.

Hail seitan! I’ve never tried it but it’s one of the few meat substitutes I can eat thanks to a legume allergy. Plus, it sounds eeeeeeevil!

I’ve noticed the same thing. Horror is maybe my favorite genre, but as I’ve gotten older, I’m much less able to see people being hurt in realistic ways. I get sweaty palms, cringe, and often avert my eyes.

If it’s vampires or zombies or something, it’s fine. But realistic stuff, yikes.

It seems like maybe it’s a growth…

My mom: “made this spicy enough for you!”