I'm frankly in a phase of life where I am seeing with ever fresh clarity all the mistakes I've made that have led me to the rather solitary life I lead. And many days I'm just keeping my interactions with others to a minimum so that I don't create any opportunities to feel shit about my interpersonal skills. But, and so, nonetheless, I manage to find self-pride in very little things.

Like how this week I learned all these keyboard shortcuts to make my editing of a text document faster. Or today, some kid was lingering by the basketball court awkwardly — like heartbreakingly awkward in his own skin. I asked him if he wanted to shoot a few before I headed home and made him a deal that I wasn't allowed to go home 'til he shot a 3-pointer. I let him have as many tries as he needed until he get one.

Planted a small orange tree in the yard. Dug a big hole. Mixed topsoil and citrus fertilizer. Expect to see first fruit in 3-4 years.

Mother's Day gift for my wife.

I reunited my wife with her semi-estranged son on Mother's Day. Feeling pretty damn great about how today turned out.

Got some certifications

Also, from a different trainer

My partner and I managed to go through immigration to move to another country. We landed yesterday.

i know i'm breaking the rules, but i'm really proud of the dude that just got some certifications.

I did well training and sparring visiting a martial arts club in the next town. I'm preparing for a tournament next Sunday, my first one.

Recently became sous chef at the kitchen I work in. Constantly felt like I wasn't good enough and so I've been putting more responsibility on myself to make sure things are done correctly.

Yesterday I coordinated our mother's day buffet and it went perfectly. No hiccups, no running out of items. Even got acknowledged by my chef for doing such a good job. Felt pretty great.

I am! I cooked two awesome meals and helped my wife finally migrate to linux.

I handed in the proposal for my graduation project last night.

"Tonight", man it's 7:46am /s

Either way on the proccess of moving all my vps's and local homeserver all to nixos, just for the fact I can easilly update them all from one flake ( nixos system config ) from one single system without ever directly touching thise system.

Also almost finished the whole "The witcher the last wish" book, need to buy the next one.

Despite being suicidally depressed and having a fucked up sleep schedule I'm pretty good on track with my thesis. Have carefully read about 60 papers in the last three weeks and achieved important milestones on time.

Closing on my first home this week.
In the USA. In this uncertain economy.

I don't know what the future holds.
I'm terrified, excited and anxious.

... Might need a new Lemmy handle.

Voluntarily left my cushy job in marketing (SEO manager) after ten years and was substitute teaching in the meantime. Discovered I loved it (always kicked around being a teacher) and love the positive connections made with the kids.

I’m starting my MEd (Masters of Education program) May 19 to be an elementary school teacher. Not that it matters, but I’m a 40+ father of an elementary school kid myself.

I woke up, did not have a meltdown and did not yell at anyone.

I am mentally torturing my friends on minecraft with crafting tables. I have made christ the redeemer out of crafting tables. I have filled our base with crafting tables. I have built hundreds of crosses out of crafting tables. I am gods hand and he is telling me to craft.

I made a house, crafted the bedrooms with the latest decors, put solar panel decorations on the roof and moved in a goth family. It was pretty heartwarming to see it all happen really, though I did delete their toilets shortly before saving.

I got that 'just one more level' in my game but have sacrificed sleep I need for work in the morning. Huzzah!

Been smashing lots of gamedev on a project. Applied for a grant for it too.

Great to see it all coming together.

Last night I completed one homework assignment. Procrastinated throughout the day but in that 2 or 3 hours of hard focussing and minimal breaks I grinded it out