tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58992552024-03-19T04:48:31.585-04:00Dear Diary - 2.0Submitted for your approval: random thoughts, opinions on subjects political, cultural, and psychological.Cyrushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07079100744662487169noreply@blogger.comBlogger1453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-61632955932735348092024-03-16T07:07:00.003-04:002024-03-16T11:22:32.156-04:00It's not wallpaper, but the paint here is yellowish...Apparently the 15th was Wordle #1000? Interesting.Wordle 1,000 π 4/6β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨π¨π¨β¬π¨π¨π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©A lot of little things this week seemed calculated to drive me nuts. At work, to boil a busy week down to eight words, everything was harder than it should have been. One subject matter expert retired a document I had already put work into. Another subject matter expert reapprovedcybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-6883849051780951312024-03-09T07:03:00.001-05:002024-03-09T07:03:24.320-05:00Business and pleasureWordle 994 5/6β¬β¬β¬π©β¬π©β¬β¬π©β¬π©π¨π¨π©β¬π©π¨π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©Work was productive over the past week, but not in fun ways. That effort to organize our backlog has paid off in that I could get to work, or put people to work, on the oldest or most urgent tasks with more certainty about what those were. Good for me. But there were a lot of little problems about how to work on them, and whether the cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-76662719566682860152024-03-02T07:03:00.005-05:002024-03-04T09:50:56.153-05:00That's enoughWordle 987 5/6π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨π©π©β¬π©π¨π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π© Monday was a bad day in almost every sense, to the point that I resolved to do things differently with work and my hobbies. Work was a mess Monday. The same problematic tasks as last week continued, and a task that's been on my to-do list for months got tangled up in it as well. I powered through my role in it in an afternoon and did cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-44356345695589734752024-02-24T07:16:00.003-05:002024-02-24T07:16:20.012-05:00Relaxation, but not enoughWordle 980 5/6β¬β¬π¨π©β¬π¨π©π©π©β¬β¬π©π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©Last weekend was a holiday and the kid had an extra day or two off school ("or two": she had the Friday before and Tuesday after the holiday off, but on Friday she just had a lazy morning and T. took her and a friend to a museum while I almost had a typical day, so it's not relevant to the following), so we made our roughly annual cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-7538188574603060392024-02-16T11:13:00.002-05:002024-02-16T11:13:45.949-05:00Fitness and frustrationWordle 972 5/6π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬π©β¬β¬β¬π¨π©β¬π¨π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©My parents visited briefly last weekend, so that was nice. We took them to Granville Moore's, which I've been trying to go to for a while.So far, the only thing I've learned by tracking my weight is that I weigh more after going to restaurants. I've stopped tracking day-to-day outings, and never tracked my food intake to begin with, but it's cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-974588900124717282024-02-10T07:09:00.000-05:002024-02-10T07:09:11.472-05:00Crazy week Wordle 966 5/6β¬π¨π©π©β¬β¬β¬π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©It was crazy.Monday I tried but failed to mail a package to the mortgage company to hopefully (not definitely!) deal with the biggest (one of the biggest?) remaining stumbling blocks to permits for our renovation. I failed -the post office didn't have suitable packages for sale, and by the time I made it to the UPS store, it was too cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-85042090279282461532024-02-03T07:54:00.001-05:002024-02-10T07:09:57.751-05:00Self-control is a muscleWordle 959 4/6β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬π¨π©π¨β¬β¬β¬π©π¨π¨π¨π©π©π©π©π© The big crisis last weekend was the kid's piercings. She tried to change earrings and couldn't get it back in, despite our help and a lot of screaming and crying. After a little research, it seems that Claire's misinformed us or we misunderstood them: we thought earrings could be changed after 3 weeks, but it's more like 6 or even longer. So we're cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-49346179891363140732024-01-27T07:20:00.001-05:002024-01-27T07:48:51.737-05:00Potentially weekly check-inWordle 952 4/6π¨β¬β¬π¨β¬π©β¬π©β¬π©π©β¬π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π© HobbiesWarcraftTuesday I started the Warcraft week with only two +20 dungeons left, so I focused on it more than is ideal, and after several hours and four groups (the first one succeeded, the second completed the dungeon over the timer, and the third fell apart before starting), I got them both done. Cool. I have officially achieved all in-game cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-29282100874673227072024-01-20T08:25:00.002-05:002024-03-02T07:04:11.652-05:00Only one normal dayWordle 945 3/6π¨β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨π©π©π©π©π©π©Monday was a holiday, of course. Tuesday was a snow day. I worked almost a full day but also played with/supervised the kid. Wednesday, school was delayed by 2 hours and instructional time ended two hours late (which didn't affect us much because it normally ends early on Wednesday, but the point is, they didn't lose class time, just extended day cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-61687657585686551862024-01-16T07:03:00.006-05:002024-01-17T06:45:29.814-05:00SnowWordle 941 5/6β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬π©π¨β¬β¬β¬π©π¨π©β¬π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©I just said I wasn't going to post daily, but yesterday was the first snow with any accumulation in DC in 2 years, and my first time driving in snow in the DC area ever, so that feels notable. Not exactly by choice, either. We visited two friends' houses, one for lunch and one for dinner, and that could have been cancelled due to the weather, cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-39208816018534302682024-01-15T07:14:00.000-05:002024-01-15T07:14:28.208-05:00Sticking with it for two yearsWordle 940 4/6β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©Relaxing except for errandsYesterday I went to the farmer's market before breakfast and got some bare necessities, including bread and French pastries for breakfast. Easy and nice.Shortly after that, T. took the kid to a playdate at a friend's house and I took a nap for almost 2 hours. I woke up while she was taking down Christmas stuff. I helped with cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-32131720021142338172024-01-14T07:33:00.001-05:002024-01-15T07:09:37.917-05:00Costco and relaxingWordle 939 4/6β¬π¨π©β¬β¬β¬β¬π©β¬π¨π©β¬π©β¬β¬π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday we had the usual brunch. Later in the morning we went to Costco for some essentials. Before going home we took the kid to an afternoon skating camp T. had found. She was reluctant but had fun in the end. Then we went home, unpacked and started the laundry.Then I napped, or at least lay down in a dark room and relaxed, while T. did her own cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-8387520839172811552024-01-13T07:16:00.004-05:002024-01-13T10:44:20.883-05:00SickWordle 938 3/6π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬π¨π©π©β¬β¬π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday I drove T. and the kid to work and school uneventfully. Then I came home and relaxed, although probably not enough.Work was fine. Two meetings and one document published; not bad for a Friday that's not the biweekly report day. I played Warcraft, of course, and went to the store briefly. The "probably not relaxing enough" part is because I'm sick cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-65341461820488836032024-01-12T05:55:00.005-05:002024-01-23T10:01:23.303-05:00A first I have mixed feelings aboutWordle 937 5/6β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬π©π©π©β¬π¨π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©I wasn't feeling well yesterday, as if I am/was getting sick. I'm not sure if that's why I didn't get much sleep, but regardless, T. took the kid to school without me for once. Cool.Work was fine. 2 meetings in the morning, both productive enough. After all the needed follow-ups on them, I got my exercise for the day: walking to the library cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-44888524291304773632024-01-11T05:28:00.002-05:002024-01-11T05:34:47.453-05:00A bomb threat? Really?Wordle 936 4/6β¬β¬π©π©β¬β¬β¬π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday I drove the kid to school uneventfully. I had a couple productive meetings in the morning. (Preceded by some writing, and a little Warcraft.) After them I planned to have a both fun and productive afternoon, but I took a shower around 11:45, and came out to find about 80 WhatsApp message. Apparently the kid's school was evacuated due to a cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-12155807139497760352024-01-10T06:59:00.002-05:002024-01-10T07:03:32.310-05:00RainWordle 935 5/6β¬β¬β¬π©β¬β¬β¬β¬π©π¨β¬β¬π¨π©π¨π©π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©Drove the ladies to school and work yesterday. The first two meetings of the day went fine - easy and fast. But the kid's school closed early due to rain, of all things. The weather was supposed to be at its worst around rush hour, but still, it seems soft to me. So I rushed through some things in the afternoon. I did some very brief cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-75489830594691448842024-01-09T06:39:00.003-05:002024-01-09T06:39:42.169-05:00Back to the routineWordle 934 3/6β¬β¬π¨π©β¬π¨π©β¬π©π¨π©π©π©π©π©T. and I drove the kid to school yesterday. Traffic was good, maybe because we left earlier than usual. Work was fine. Two meetings, neither too busy/difficult. Sent one document out for review, got to one easy task from our backlog, dealt with ad hoc email. Late in the afternoon I went for a walk to get my steps in. Dinner was chicken, cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-24104816978953835032024-01-08T06:59:00.001-05:002024-01-08T06:59:43.044-05:00Shopping and laundryWordle 933 3/6π¨β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨π¨π¨π©π©π©π©π©I got up at the usual time yesterday, but T. and the kid slept in. After they were both up I went to the farmer's market for breakfast (egg/sausage sandwiches) and general shopping, since of course the fridge was empty. We ate while watching Doctor Who. The kid is working her way through the Ninth Doctor. In the afternoon, I took the kid for a bike cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-6457134553982780802024-01-07T06:40:00.003-05:002024-01-13T10:44:09.919-05:00Going homeWordle 932 3/6β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©I posted yesterday's entry after boarding the plane and before turning airplane mode on. The trip was uneventful. We got home around 4:30 EST and spent the afternoon unpacking. Dinner was pizza since, of course, we had nothing else in the house. I started reading Starter Villain, my Christmas present, before bed.cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-5019071964218408462024-01-06T10:51:00.005-05:002024-01-06T21:01:27.535-05:00Work and packing Wordle 931 5/6π¨β¬β¬π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨β¬π©β¬π©π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©Got up around 4 yesterday. Ugh.Work was as good as could be expected, considering the biweekly report in another time zone. T. packed more than me. We had to take an extra suitcase due to presents and shopping. I tried to take a nap in the afternoon but failed.I finished Skinny Dip in the car. Fun book, as expected. Dinner was at a Mexican cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-6767984715970203422024-01-05T07:33:00.001-05:002024-01-05T07:33:09.098-05:00A day to myselfWordle 930 3/6β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨π©β¬π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday I basically had the day to myself. T. and her parents took the kid on multiple playdates while I did my own thing.Work was fine. I was more productive than I had to be, which is always nice. There was an early meeting, and despite some downtime in the middle of the day, I also finished an SOP I've been working on and did some organizational stuff. cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-16576479492055866782024-01-04T08:30:00.004-05:002024-01-04T08:30:46.895-05:00Warcraft, walks, and the dateWordle 929 4/6π¨β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬β¬π©β¬β¬π¨β¬π©π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©Work was uneventful yesterday. Sent a few emails, started a moderate-difficulty, moderate-urgency task. In Warcraft, I completed a +20 dungeon for the first time, a personal record and where the in-game rewards max out. This season is easier than usual, but still, I'm enjoying it and good for me. In the afternoon, I played with the kid a bit cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-71446141320218902892024-01-03T08:55:00.000-05:002024-01-03T08:55:12.863-05:00Working in CAWordle 928 6/6β¬β¬π©β¬β¬β¬β¬π©π¨β¬β¬π¨π©β¬β¬π¨β¬π©β¬β¬π¨β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©Got up early yesterday and spent the morning working from home. Being the first workday of the new year, it wasn't too busy. My supervisor is on leave (sort of; she's replying to emails) and I have the impression a lot of other people are too. The kid came to see us in the late morning or early afternoon, saw me playing my game, andcybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-80253924908144718252024-01-02T08:47:00.002-05:002024-01-03T08:27:36.172-05:00New Year's Day PartyWordle 927 5/6π©β¬π©β¬β¬π©π¨π©β¬β¬π©β¬π©π©π©π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday the big event was a party T.'s parents hosted. Lots of hors d'oeuvres. I socialized all day. It was more fun than I expected. No major connections, lots of minor ones. It made me think I need to get better about my health. Our crowd is aging. Again, this isn't big news, but it's a minor reminder.The cable was fixed around 5, cybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5899255.post-30624720487429847792024-01-01T09:59:00.000-05:002024-01-01T09:59:02.170-05:00RelaxingWordle 926 3/6π¨β¬β¬β¬π¨π¨β¬β¬π©β¬π©π©π©π©π©Yesterday I did something I've never done before and used my phone as a mobile hotspot. (The kid doesn't know, and doesn't need to know, that there is an option for media while the Internet is out. Heh heh heh.) It was fine so far but is untenable in the long term due to data limits, and we may have hit them in just one day. I'll find out after this.Yesterdaycybishophttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06674594017181174537noreply@blogger.com0