- Despite having nothing to do with me, losing an hour of sleep always feels like an affront. Get wrecked, DST.
- The big news this week is our landlord is selling the place we’re renting, so we’re gonna have to move in the next couple of months. It’s a bit overwhelming to think about and plan for. The search itself is always stressful, and I really don’t enjoy either the packing or the moving. What I’m thankful for is that it’s a 2024 thing, not 2023, ’cause maaaaan 2023 so did not need it.
- On the bright side, this week was a lot more chill than the last. No hyper-focus crash this time around.
- Did my second yoga class. Different instructor, but same muscle soreness for the following two days. I want more.
- Published a tip about REST API design today. It’s been sitting in my drafts for weeks, and the amount of editing it needed was constantly discouraging me from completing it. The train ride I took to go indoor rock climbing with E yesterday created the right environment to get the momentum going.
- Speaking of APIs, discovered Bruno. I find Postman super sketchy with their insatiable need to make my janky API calls part of some weird social network soup in their insecure credential-leaking cloud, so I’m glad someone’s built an offline-first alternative. Evangelizing this at work and converting my own collections now brb.
- I’m totally killing my Dracaena plant. It was wilting—I suspect due to under-watering—and I, in my infinite wisdom, thought it was just not getting enough sun, so I put it out on my window sill where its leaves roasted and browned for a few days before I noticed.
- My newly (re?)discovered love of Marmite is getting out of control. I started cooking with it. Turns out it makes an excellent mirepoix (a word I learned this week). Tell your closest salt-loving friend.
- Played more Helldivers 2. Got to the Challenging level, although it may as well be called the Frustrating level given how much I died. In the most embarrassing way, too: by being overwhelmed by the most basic bug enemies, followed by freaking out and forgetting controls. Still, I’m surprised with how much I appreciate the bounded format of a 10-40 minute mission length. It’s been actually satisfying to do just one mission before bed.
- Watched
- Loki S2E3. Every episode this season has been excellent, but I love the character of Miss Minutes (and Tara Strong who voices her), so this one’s been my favourite so far.
- Gordon Ramsey: Uncharted S1E3. The Morocco episode. Really good as usual, but also kinda gross. I’ve gotten more squeamish around animal meat and byproducts over the years.
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