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Dec. 27th, 2023 07:27 amThis week I've decided to start work as early as possible so I can logout as early as possible; with both K. and R. on vacation it's a good way to maximize my free time with them. They stay up late playing video games, so I can spend the time they're sleeping in on the day job -- or this journal as it turns out.
Yesterday was rather peaceful at the day job. I spent the entire day working on a single support ticket that required the transcription of over a dozen certifications. By the time it was over I was a lot more comfortable with the process, which I suspect is the point. There are a few more support tickets today that should take a little bit of time, but after that it's back to the QC mines and the certs waiting for me there.
I'm not sure how far I'll get, but I'm hoping to at least get to one new cert for QC. I'm leaving at 3:30 PM to get my replacement crown so there won't be a lot of time to mess around.
I started this year's Kwanzaa posts yesterday. I was surprised by how long an essay it was -- 1700 words about Kwanzaa in general and my thoughts on unity. A bit long-winded, but I'm happy with what I wrote. I'm still sorting through my thoughts on expanding the circle of community and how far that empathy exercise goes. 2 the Ranting Gryphon is one of the worst furries I know personally, but I'd still consider him a member of the community. But there has to be a limit to our tolerance of anti-social behavior somewhere. When would I disown someone for their actions? Their rhetoric?
Ideally we'd all be aligned on where our lines are, but experience has taught me different. So I do my best to respect the boundaries of others and clearly articulate where my own are and why. One big issue for me is trust. I don't even mind if you lie, but if you make it clear that I can't trust what you say on the big shit or that you don't care what effect you have on other people it's over for me. I just can't have a relationship where I'm constantly worried about whether or not someone is actually telling the truth or if they're misleading me for their own ends. I can be gullible in certain situations, and being taken advantage of in those instances really hurt.
So even if 2 decided to stop being an asshole, made a genuine apology to the fandom at large, and demonstrated good-faith efforts to change -- I'd still find it hard to want to have anything to do with him. He's poisoned that well and I'll never drink from it again. But if other folks decided he was back in their good graces, starting going to his comedy shows again, I wouldn't begrudge them. That's a personal line for me, and once someone has crossed it I'm not interested in whether or not they find their way back.
Went to the gym yesterday, where we worked on chest and supporting muscles. I do this thing on Chest Day where I go too hard on the warm-up exercise and the rest of the workout suffers because of it, so I'll have to watch that. Still, it was a good workout! Pushed to failure in a few exercises and I'll definitely feel the soreness over today and tomorrow.
I shouldn't be surprised that I resisted going back to the gym for so long. It is a major time commitment that I could use for other priorities, but the truth was I frittered away that time instead. It's much better to spend it with my guys and doing something that centers my body. I've noticed improvements in core stability, mobility, and flexibility, which is great. And my shirts fit different! The sleeves and shoulders are a bit tighter and (I'm told) my stomach is smaller. The good news keeps rolling on. :)
Today will be a reasonably chill day. I'll be working on the day job and my Kwanzaa post, go in for my replacement crown, and probably cook dinner. I'd like to set my budget and move into my new Bullet Journal for the year as well. I'm thinking that I'll add a Quarterly Spread this year to organize my efforts around a theme a bit more and allow time for more targeted self-reflection. 2024 will be the Year of Writing for me, so my passion project will be my Patreon and my blog. With the Patreon especially, I'd like to find a way to be more consistent. Q1 will be all about setting up systems letting me do that.
Yesterday was rather peaceful at the day job. I spent the entire day working on a single support ticket that required the transcription of over a dozen certifications. By the time it was over I was a lot more comfortable with the process, which I suspect is the point. There are a few more support tickets today that should take a little bit of time, but after that it's back to the QC mines and the certs waiting for me there.
I'm not sure how far I'll get, but I'm hoping to at least get to one new cert for QC. I'm leaving at 3:30 PM to get my replacement crown so there won't be a lot of time to mess around.
I started this year's Kwanzaa posts yesterday. I was surprised by how long an essay it was -- 1700 words about Kwanzaa in general and my thoughts on unity. A bit long-winded, but I'm happy with what I wrote. I'm still sorting through my thoughts on expanding the circle of community and how far that empathy exercise goes. 2 the Ranting Gryphon is one of the worst furries I know personally, but I'd still consider him a member of the community. But there has to be a limit to our tolerance of anti-social behavior somewhere. When would I disown someone for their actions? Their rhetoric?
Ideally we'd all be aligned on where our lines are, but experience has taught me different. So I do my best to respect the boundaries of others and clearly articulate where my own are and why. One big issue for me is trust. I don't even mind if you lie, but if you make it clear that I can't trust what you say on the big shit or that you don't care what effect you have on other people it's over for me. I just can't have a relationship where I'm constantly worried about whether or not someone is actually telling the truth or if they're misleading me for their own ends. I can be gullible in certain situations, and being taken advantage of in those instances really hurt.
So even if 2 decided to stop being an asshole, made a genuine apology to the fandom at large, and demonstrated good-faith efforts to change -- I'd still find it hard to want to have anything to do with him. He's poisoned that well and I'll never drink from it again. But if other folks decided he was back in their good graces, starting going to his comedy shows again, I wouldn't begrudge them. That's a personal line for me, and once someone has crossed it I'm not interested in whether or not they find their way back.
Went to the gym yesterday, where we worked on chest and supporting muscles. I do this thing on Chest Day where I go too hard on the warm-up exercise and the rest of the workout suffers because of it, so I'll have to watch that. Still, it was a good workout! Pushed to failure in a few exercises and I'll definitely feel the soreness over today and tomorrow.
I shouldn't be surprised that I resisted going back to the gym for so long. It is a major time commitment that I could use for other priorities, but the truth was I frittered away that time instead. It's much better to spend it with my guys and doing something that centers my body. I've noticed improvements in core stability, mobility, and flexibility, which is great. And my shirts fit different! The sleeves and shoulders are a bit tighter and (I'm told) my stomach is smaller. The good news keeps rolling on. :)
Today will be a reasonably chill day. I'll be working on the day job and my Kwanzaa post, go in for my replacement crown, and probably cook dinner. I'd like to set my budget and move into my new Bullet Journal for the year as well. I'm thinking that I'll add a Quarterly Spread this year to organize my efforts around a theme a bit more and allow time for more targeted self-reflection. 2024 will be the Year of Writing for me, so my passion project will be my Patreon and my blog. With the Patreon especially, I'd like to find a way to be more consistent. Q1 will be all about setting up systems letting me do that.
