Weeknote #80 (20260405-20260411)

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This week was both an on-call rotation for me, and managing the periodic maintenance software release. That was enough. (Also, it turns out that probably mentally unstable politicians making not-that-veiled threats about nuking other countries is not great for my mental health, so …this week was a lot, y’all.)

did

  • I’m not completely sure what it says about my current state of mind, (but see above), but the new Mac Mini desktop I recently ordered (to replace an 8 year old Intel-based Mac Mini) showed up on Tuesday and then sat on my desk all week, because I just couldn’t find the time or gumption to start setting it up sigh
  • Subaru partnered with the Arbor Day Foundation to give away free trees, so Saturday we drove up to the dealership, picked up a tree, then planted it in our side yard. Looking forward to seeing how the American yellowwood we picked out does!
  • Continued to shift my work schedule early on the days that it was nice so I could knock off early and then work in the yard; still haven’t quite gotten to the end of the pile of dirt to sift, but I can see the end from where I’m at. Hopefully I’ll get it finished before the spate of work travel at the end of the month…

read

  • Continuing to read Delirum Brief; kinda stalled out on everything else (because, again, see above)
  • “to read” bookmark list is back up to 218; gotta do something about that

watched

  • The Get Up Kids — who will always hold a special spot in my heart, on account of them coming out of basically the corner of the world I grew up in, not to mention Something To Write Home About being on constant repeat during some gradual school times — had a great in-studio Live on KEXP session. Kinda blows my mind how my mental image of them as scrawny young emo kids completely clashes with how they currently look — they got old like me!
  • Was completely blown away to watch the Timbers send (admittedly a rotated version of) LAFC home with a 2-1 defeat. Best the side has looked recently…

cooked