since my last post i spent a week in cleveland for a conference, i ended my previous job, i started a new job, and now i’m in costa rica for …
Hell in a handbasket
Not long after I posted my last post, my boss suddenly had a bevy of harried questions for me, not all of which made complete sense. She scheduled two meetings …
Last day in the office
Not technically my last day on the job. I’ll be available for questions and calls as necessary while I’m at PyCon, but this is functionally my last day. I’ve been …
Review: The Merry Spinster
4/5 stars As with most short story collections, there are a couple I really loved and a couple I could have done without. That’s just the nature of the format, …
The Minorest of Gripes
The beginning of a Slack correspondence does not need to start with “Good Morning” or “Hi jess” or “Hello, can I ask you a question?” Slack is an informal medium …
Getting the hell out
I gave my notice. It went fine at first. My boss was super gracious and I wondered if she’d been body snatched. Then, of course, 10 minutes later she pulls …
Babby’s first python package
https://pypi.org/project/betterreads/ It’s finally live! I detached the fork and decided to take on this project as my own a little over a month ago, and I’ve finally done enough to …
Morning invocation
A friend of mine has given me a prayer/mantra/wish to get me through these last few standups. Please grant these men the strength to not say every dumb fucking thing …
Death in the Afternoon
Purportedly a creation of Hemingway’s. Pour 1.5 oz of Absinthe into a coupe glass. Top with 4.5 oz of Champagne. Or that’s how it’s supposed to be served, anyway. If …
I am being personally called out
A day off meant we could do things we’d always meant to do. Like go to the Botanical Garden, the Frick Collection, or something. Read some fiction. Leisure, the problem …