Weeknote #25 (20250309-20250315)

meta

I continue to really dislike this time change nonsense.

did

  • At work, I landed a couple different pieces of the work to convert our site to Next.js App Router
  • Woke up Tuesday with a swollen, tender right thumb — because bodies are bullshit, I guess? Landed a KP “urgent” care appointment on Thursday, and won a 'script for antibiotics for my efforts
  • Back at KP on Friday afternoon for an MMR booster, which really knocked me on my butt later in the day
  • Might just be figuring out some comfortable sleeping positions, maybe? Still really looking forward to learning when my surgery will happen…
  • Depressingly, I just pulled up a 2025 calendar and counted off the expected wait time until surgery, then the recovery/PT period, and that’s pretty much 2025 done for sigh

exercise & shoulder recovery

  • Sunday: shoulder stretches
  • Monday: shoulder stretches in the morning; gym (shoulder work, deadlifts, Zottman curls) — up to 230# with the deadlift!
  • Tuesday: shoulder stretches in the morning; meant to take a walk in the afternoon but the day got away from me
  • Wednesday: shoulder stretches in the morning; gym (shoulder work, bicep curls, Bulgarian split squats)
  • Thursday: shoulder stretches in the morning; afternoon walk time went towards my thumb’s urgent care appointment
  • Friday: morning stretches, then hit the gym around midday for shoulder work, deadlifts, and Zottman curls
  • Saturday: morning stretches

read

  • The Blue Tape List

    There is a telltale discomfort that accompanies the understanding of a new context, and I believe that discomfort is a blessing and a curse. The ability to see what is different, unfamiliar, or broken is a blessing. When I speak at new hire orientation, I tell the room, “You’re lucky. There is lots to fix here, and we’re so busy we’ve become dull to the brokenness. Your homework over the next month is to send me one observation of a broken thing. I’ll address it.”

    This feels very of a piece with the “WTF Notebook” link from last week

  • Third Time: a better way to work

    Third Time has many advantages over other techniques such as Pomodoro, but the key one is flexibility. It adapts to your attention span, energy, and schedule, as well as to other people and events.

  • How Core Git Developers Configure Git — If you’re a Git user (and if you’re reading this, odds are high I reckon…), there will almost certainly be something you end up extracting out of this article to add to your ~/.gitconfig

cooked

  • Monday: beer brats (approximately; pan-fried on the stove rather than grilled…) & chips
  • Tuesday: tomato soup with grilled cheese
  • Wednesday: roast chicken with simple side salad
  • Thursday: seared albacore with rojo chimichurri
  • Friday: London broil with simple side salad
  • Saturday: Sour cream enchiladas