DrewZero1 @drewzero1@mastodon.social

Saying something and then walking away before the person can respond is the real-world equivalent of “don’t @ me”

I need to stop trying to read the entire internet. It's never going to happen.

Playing rock band in a basement like it's 2007 again, living the dream

Anyway this thread is getting pretty heavy, and I'm up past bedtime, so uh

Poo poo pee pee I guess

I'm still not looking forward to going in to work in the morning, because I feel like I'm trying (and failing) to fill my former colleague's shoes. I want to keep up with my own projects but I feel totally swamped with his, and I'm the only one there who trained under him and mostly know what I'm doing. I've started teaching another coworker the basics, but I feel like I'm going to be stuck filling in for a long time while neglecting my own career path.

I sorted through most of my belongings this weekend and got rid of a lot, which was difficult but in the long run will be helpful. It was past time for me to take a hard look at the things I own and make some decisions about what is meaningful or useful to me. I tend to hoard things that really are garbage. Getting some things unpacked has helped this place feel like it could be home.

I've had a really unmoored couple of weeks. I moved across town and my former office mate passed away, so everywhere I go has felt alien.

The new house doesn't quite feel like home yet but the apartment is cleared out. Everything that made it feel like home is in boxes, waiting for its place.

The office feels strange knowing that I can't ask him for help when I get stuck on the projects he left behind. I want the legacy he left to carry on, but I have my own goals.

I've been effectively running the department while he was gone, but we thought it would be temporary. Now I need to start pushing for some help, because I've been strained trying to do both of our jobs and I can't sustainably keep doing them indefinitely.

My office mate officially retired today after an extended medical leave. Nothing has changed but it all feels different.

Can't decide what to pack for my trip so I'll just sit and stare at piles of stuff until I leave in four hours I guess

Sitting in a library always makes me feel like I should be doing something scholarly. I'm surrounded by so much information and I'm playing a Spongebob game on my laptop