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Week Notes No. 39: Daily Bits

By Justin G. on 25JAN20MON

This was one of the most intense work weeks on record. There was a lot of different bits and bobs in flight with several different contributors. It was a lot to track, and because this is all happening at breakneck pace, I’ve struggled to balance my own IC expectations vs my leadership responsibilities. Next week is another attempt.

Another format change: breaking the three major section up into one post each, Monday, Wednesday, Friday. This gives them a bit more breathing room to exist and grow to suit themselves instead of being crammed into one giant omnibus post.

Almanac / outlook

Cool and clear, lows around 40 F, highs around 60 F. Sunrise is still after 7, but sunset is now around a quarter after 5. Moon is waning from being full on Monday, so bright nights. Good for running.

Day Bits

1. JAN13MON
   • First day back in the home office after two weeks off plus the holidays. And it was a banger; this week is going to be intense. I’ve long suspected that Monday the 13th should be the real unlucky day.
2. JAN14TUE
   • The freezer has been FULL. And apparently the door hadn’t quite closed for a day or two, so it’s all covered with a feathery layer of frost. And and it’s making a bit more noise. My short term proposal is to simply consume everything we’ve stored away in there before it just breaks. Found some delicious soup that way, which is surely from this year, but I have no memory of making it.
3. JAN15WED
   • While I was driving home on the 85, I realized that this is the longest I had lived in one place since childhood. And I don’t mean the 85, even though Bay area commutes can feel that way. I’m thankful I only do it about once a week nowadays. Hard to believe that it’ll be a decade that I’ve lived here.
4. JAN16THU
   • Bless the taqueria down the street. A blessing on all good taquerias, in fact. There is always good food around when there is a taqueria nearby.
5. JAN17FRI
   • Into the freezer again, to forage, and to feast. The freezer: it’s better than ordering food and it’s easier than cooking.
6. JAN18SAT
   • Finally some time to do the cooking. Chicken Caesar salad for lunch and dinner was tsukune with sautéed green onion, roasted delicata squash, and rice.
   • Tried to watch Flow, but I guess it’s in theaters right now, so the rental price was higher than expected. Watching it now is not that urgent, so we watched The Dark Tower instead.
7. JAN19SUN
   • So foggy this morning. The marine layer intruded and, all the way to the ground. It’s pea soup!
   • In this mist, A notices all the spiderwebs, showing brightly because they’re all covered in dew. There are two kinds: orb weavers, all catenaried with tiny dew drops, and the little woven sheets of some faery spider dotting the hillside. More than dotting, they seem to be quite everywhere!
   • pizza night!

Outside Events

A few things that I noticed this week.

1. LA wildfires continue.
2. SpaceX and Blue Origin launch big rockets.
3. Biden administration winds down.
4. TikTok ban goes into effect.
5. David Lynch has died.

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