2016 Wrap-Up
I've been posting mostly-little things elsenet but it's been a long time since I did a general update over here (DW transcribed to LJ).
Work
Elections: Friends and most family were a great comfort during debate watches and after the election. Church also a comfort. I'm hosting protestors for the big weekend coming up.
Family
Work
- Finally got a new member of my little SCM team. He's pretty sharp technically, doesn't need exhaustive instructions, and likes documenting things.
- December was stressy because a major wait-wait-wait transmorphed into ISNTITDONEYET??!?!? but we got it done.
- Holiday parties, potlucks, caroling were fun.
- Meet the new boss, same as the old boss: reorg time! Got back the boss I had a year-ish ago (not the bad one from 2 years ago). My little team is being uplifted into "Linux Engineering" and we will all supposedly expand our horizons and do cross-training. They've been talking about cross-training for years, of course, and I don't know how my boss will cope with 37 directs without making subteams / task leads, so we'll see how all this really shakes out.
Elections: Friends and most family were a great comfort during debate watches and after the election. Church also a comfort. I'm hosting protestors for the big weekend coming up.
Family
- Enjoying having my nearest niece practice and sing with me in the second soprano section.
- Didn't lose my temper at Christmas. Thanks to sweetheart and DHS for letting me rant at them long-distance instead.
- Was able to put aside aggravations for the most part for mostly-good family time with only occasional silent stews.
- Need to make a will. Any Maryland estate lawyer recommendations?
- Enjoyed a museum day with some: http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2016/vanvechten/ and
http://americanart.si.edu/exhibitions/archive/2016/brooks/ - Saw part of an opera with Stevendj (it wasn't quite all we wanted and we left at intermission)
- Saw Garden of Lights with some
- Celebrations with some
- It was kind of an old friend to take a few minutes at a very busy time and ask, no really, how are you, and listen, and care.
- Happy with my sweetheart. Good New Year's weekend celebration in Philly (those who could make it).
- More remote relationships conversational only these days, but nice conversations with future visit possibilities.
- I would really like a local relationship.
- Flirty party fun is fun but doesn't seem to lead to local relationships.
- Accepted a date in December from a guy who kisses well, but wants to play a very wide field and is aggressively pushy. X.
- Had a short solo during one of our church choir anthems which went went well. Enjoyed the Christmas Eve service singing.
- Video game orchestra performances in November went well and attended by some friends, family, and sweetheart. Adapting to my new role as tenor -- they seem constantly short on tenors. Some of the notes I sing up and some I fade out on, as the chorus director wishes. Next concert's April 8.