Leftenant's Log, Stardate...
Does anyone other than the captain keep a log? I have always wondered.
Anyway, someone with a persistently grumbly stomach said I should post more. Therefore:
- Work is going really well. I'm dead tired at the end of every day, and being forced to do things I have zero experience with. This is all to the good. I'm still very disoriented in terms of what I'm doing, but pieces are starting to fit into place, and what's more important is that there aren't dull moments. There is only Zuul. Which in this case is a humongous amount of code on a positively egregious number of servers. Computers in my world have ceased to be things that do many things. They each only do one thing. And there are many, many of them.
- Holy moly, the tech culture out here is social. I'm glad my bike is here and that I live on a hill because there is just plain a lot of food and drink. And by drink I mean beer. And liquor. And wine. Oh god, the wine.
- My apartment is in total disarray, but I have my bed! Hopefully I can find the hardware for the frame, which unfortunately did not get taped to it. Still, the mattress and boxspring makes sleep so much more effective. I got some extra furniture to fill in the gaps, too, including a table for gaming on.
In general, I'm very happy right now. This is the runner's high, I think. Being applied, having things to do that I'm interested in, and when not doing those I've had plenty of opportunity to chill with friends not seen in a long time. I'd forgotten how good a GM Adam is and what interesting conversations I have with Ion, and how natural it is for Suko to wander around with two swords strapped to her back and a bevy of arrows in her hand. Part of me is super exhausted by this constant parade of things to do, but I find energy every morning to rise at or before 8am. Anyone who knows me knows what this implies.
There are still moments of intense sadness. It's possible I'm just a melancholy person, and I'll never escape that. It's possible this is a huge fuck-off mistake. But it's more likely that these things are bundled in with the good things for rational reasons that I haven't had time to figure out yet. But there is sunshine here, and that goes a long ways. At least one AU, and probably beyond.
Anyway, someone with a persistently grumbly stomach said I should post more. Therefore:
- Work is going really well. I'm dead tired at the end of every day, and being forced to do things I have zero experience with. This is all to the good. I'm still very disoriented in terms of what I'm doing, but pieces are starting to fit into place, and what's more important is that there aren't dull moments. There is only Zuul. Which in this case is a humongous amount of code on a positively egregious number of servers. Computers in my world have ceased to be things that do many things. They each only do one thing. And there are many, many of them.
- Holy moly, the tech culture out here is social. I'm glad my bike is here and that I live on a hill because there is just plain a lot of food and drink. And by drink I mean beer. And liquor. And wine. Oh god, the wine.
- My apartment is in total disarray, but I have my bed! Hopefully I can find the hardware for the frame, which unfortunately did not get taped to it. Still, the mattress and boxspring makes sleep so much more effective. I got some extra furniture to fill in the gaps, too, including a table for gaming on.
In general, I'm very happy right now. This is the runner's high, I think. Being applied, having things to do that I'm interested in, and when not doing those I've had plenty of opportunity to chill with friends not seen in a long time. I'd forgotten how good a GM Adam is and what interesting conversations I have with Ion, and how natural it is for Suko to wander around with two swords strapped to her back and a bevy of arrows in her hand. Part of me is super exhausted by this constant parade of things to do, but I find energy every morning to rise at or before 8am. Anyone who knows me knows what this implies.
There are still moments of intense sadness. It's possible I'm just a melancholy person, and I'll never escape that. It's possible this is a huge fuck-off mistake. But it's more likely that these things are bundled in with the good things for rational reasons that I haven't had time to figure out yet. But there is sunshine here, and that goes a long ways. At least one AU, and probably beyond.