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Day 72: Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit
Jul. 1st, 2023 09:29 amR. tested positive for COVID on Thursday (again). He had been feeling kind of crappy on Wednesday during the D&D game but had chalked it up to allergies. He went into the office and got steadily worse until he had to call it and come home. At my urging he took the test and boom -- positive. So now he's sleeping out in the living room and playing Ghosts of Tsushima while recuperating.
I took the test as a precaution and it looks like I'm OK. At this point (knock on wood) I get the feeling I'm immune or at least highly resistant; that's three infections with husbands and partners without me getting infected. I am feeling pretty sniffly today though, so I'm definitely keeping an eye out. It would be just what I needed, getting sick at the first of the month.
It's going to be really hot this weekend; yesterday it got up to 92 and today is projected to get up to 95 -- which means we'll likely break 100 down in San Jose. We've got the air conditioner out in the living room for the next few days and I'll be doing most of my computer work in the morning so we can turn things off in the home office, shut the doors, and chill out together when the heat really turns up in the afternoon and evening. That's what we did yesterday and it mostly worked out.
This will be a good chance to remember hydration through the weekend. Also, learning how to be more adaptable when things aren't optimal. I'm still planning to write, read, and study over the weekend and I'll need to ensure I've thought a bit ahead so I'm not forced to sit in an oven-baked office in the afternoon to get work done.
Yesterday I set up an interview for a Student Services position(!) at Stanford(!!). It's a hybrid job, meaning I'll be on campus at least two days a week, and the contract only lasts for one year. That being said, it pays a lot better than the TSS position I've interviewed for AND it gets my foot in the door at the university, which is the most important thing. Even if the job doesn't convert to a permanent full-time position, there should be other openings by then that I'll have a better shot at. It's an exciting prospect, and I'm even thrilled at the idea of stepping out to work a few times a week at that. The commute shouldn't be terrible, but most importantly it gets me out of the house and forces me to put on my "professional" face at least a few times a week. I'm surprised to admit I've missed that kind of face-to-face interaction and left to my own devices I'd find reasons to postpone working on my socialization skills.
The interview is set for Monday at 1 PM. I'm not entirely sure what kind of interview questions to expect, but I've got the weekend to game it out and prepare. This is the most nervous I've been for an interview in some time -- I'm still a little rusty, but mostly I just really want this to go well. I've been trying to get a position at Stanford for years now, and this is the first chance I've had to actually interview for one. I really want it to go well.
I've also stepped up for some courses through LinkedIn Learning. I figure it would be a good idea to use the service since I'm paying for a Premium subscription. I've been feeling a little guilty about the huge glut of courses I've stockpiled through various learning platforms. There's the Introduction to Programming and SQL Nanodegree programs from Udacity, plus a free coupon code for any ND I'd like to take; I've purchased several courses through Udemy, including Python, JavaScript, MS Office, and other bootcamps; I have subscriptions to Nebula, Curiosity Stream, and MasterClass; there's ALISON Learning, the portal I just signed up for through the CA unemployment portal; and now, LinkedIn Learning, where I've asked the algorithm to help me transition into a technical writing career.
As you may have noticed, I have trouble picking a course of action and sticking with it.
But, at long last, it's time to focus on one thing. I'm beginning to see that coding isn't a skillset my brain naturally grasps, so shifting to technical writing, knowledge capture, administrative and operations skills feels like the way to go. Right now I'm "testing" the LinkedIn platform through a course called "Ten Habits of Mentally Strong People".
There's some good stuff in there! The self-belief and perspective sections were especially enlightening and offered ways to think about mental resilience that I hadn't seen. A lot of the recommendations came down to being more mindful, which makes total sense, but there's also a few things about accepting certain truths in life that I hadn't really considered. For example, taking risks is a necessity, so how can we learn to be good at it?
I hadn't quite finished the course, so I'll have a full write-up when I've done that tomorrow or Monday.
I took the test as a precaution and it looks like I'm OK. At this point (knock on wood) I get the feeling I'm immune or at least highly resistant; that's three infections with husbands and partners without me getting infected. I am feeling pretty sniffly today though, so I'm definitely keeping an eye out. It would be just what I needed, getting sick at the first of the month.
It's going to be really hot this weekend; yesterday it got up to 92 and today is projected to get up to 95 -- which means we'll likely break 100 down in San Jose. We've got the air conditioner out in the living room for the next few days and I'll be doing most of my computer work in the morning so we can turn things off in the home office, shut the doors, and chill out together when the heat really turns up in the afternoon and evening. That's what we did yesterday and it mostly worked out.
This will be a good chance to remember hydration through the weekend. Also, learning how to be more adaptable when things aren't optimal. I'm still planning to write, read, and study over the weekend and I'll need to ensure I've thought a bit ahead so I'm not forced to sit in an oven-baked office in the afternoon to get work done.
Yesterday I set up an interview for a Student Services position(!) at Stanford(!!). It's a hybrid job, meaning I'll be on campus at least two days a week, and the contract only lasts for one year. That being said, it pays a lot better than the TSS position I've interviewed for AND it gets my foot in the door at the university, which is the most important thing. Even if the job doesn't convert to a permanent full-time position, there should be other openings by then that I'll have a better shot at. It's an exciting prospect, and I'm even thrilled at the idea of stepping out to work a few times a week at that. The commute shouldn't be terrible, but most importantly it gets me out of the house and forces me to put on my "professional" face at least a few times a week. I'm surprised to admit I've missed that kind of face-to-face interaction and left to my own devices I'd find reasons to postpone working on my socialization skills.
The interview is set for Monday at 1 PM. I'm not entirely sure what kind of interview questions to expect, but I've got the weekend to game it out and prepare. This is the most nervous I've been for an interview in some time -- I'm still a little rusty, but mostly I just really want this to go well. I've been trying to get a position at Stanford for years now, and this is the first chance I've had to actually interview for one. I really want it to go well.
I've also stepped up for some courses through LinkedIn Learning. I figure it would be a good idea to use the service since I'm paying for a Premium subscription. I've been feeling a little guilty about the huge glut of courses I've stockpiled through various learning platforms. There's the Introduction to Programming and SQL Nanodegree programs from Udacity, plus a free coupon code for any ND I'd like to take; I've purchased several courses through Udemy, including Python, JavaScript, MS Office, and other bootcamps; I have subscriptions to Nebula, Curiosity Stream, and MasterClass; there's ALISON Learning, the portal I just signed up for through the CA unemployment portal; and now, LinkedIn Learning, where I've asked the algorithm to help me transition into a technical writing career.
As you may have noticed, I have trouble picking a course of action and sticking with it.
But, at long last, it's time to focus on one thing. I'm beginning to see that coding isn't a skillset my brain naturally grasps, so shifting to technical writing, knowledge capture, administrative and operations skills feels like the way to go. Right now I'm "testing" the LinkedIn platform through a course called "Ten Habits of Mentally Strong People".
There's some good stuff in there! The self-belief and perspective sections were especially enlightening and offered ways to think about mental resilience that I hadn't seen. A lot of the recommendations came down to being more mindful, which makes total sense, but there's also a few things about accepting certain truths in life that I hadn't really considered. For example, taking risks is a necessity, so how can we learn to be good at it?
I hadn't quite finished the course, so I'll have a full write-up when I've done that tomorrow or Monday.
