I’m a day late, and it’s going to be a erratic one. You see, I spent most of my weekend away from the computer, which included not setting aside the time to write this that I normally would. I can’t say it was entirely intentional, at least not at first. But by the end of Sunday, it was definitely a conscious choice I was making, to not jump on the computer. To not feel the pressure I put on myself with great frequency to be “productive.”

Instead, I spent the weekend relaxing. I binge watched both seasons of SAS Rogue Heroes, which I enjoyed quite thoroughly. It was a nice mix of “feels like history” and entertainment. I haven’t historically enjoyed watching many things that take place around World War 2, but I feel like this one was great. It’s from the makers of Peaky Blinders, which I also haven’t watched, but that I might watch now that I watched and enjoyed this.

When I wasn’t relaxing watching this show, I took time to go outside and enjoy the weather. I went out for multiple walks, both weighted and not, and got about 10 miles in between Friday and Sunday.

I feel like this was an important thing to do, because for the last several weeks I have been working practically non-stop, in order to finish some projects I set out to do. I am heading home to see my family next week, and I wanted to get as much done as I could before I leave for that. And so I spent probably 60 hours a week for the last month working on things. I would not recommend it, but I will say that I always feel a remarkable sense of accomplishment when I’m able to buckle down like that and really get things done.

Speaking of that, I’m a day late on this post and I will unfortunately be skipping the retro slated for April 20th, since I won’t have any of my personal computers with me, and I keep a hard boundary between work and personal devices, so won’t be writing this post on my work laptop.

I also found myself, earlier in the week, thinking about my personal values. I don’t think I’m ready to expound on these too much at this time, but when I was younger I would sometimes think about this idea of personal values to live by, and felt like I had none. I didn’t know who I was at 17, 18, 19 years old. I’m not so sure I know now, either, but I do feel like I can look back and identify certain themes that have been consistent. I thought this was sort of unexpected, as it’s not something I’d thought of in quite a long time. But it was nice to capture some of my thoughts on it when the moment struck, even if it was nearly 1am and I was trying to sleep.

Honestly I don’t think I really read much of anything to share this week, which might be the first time I’ve left this section blank.

Upcoming Projects

  • Defcon Call for Music/Tracks - I’ve submitted to the call for artists, but unfortunately still haven’t made much progress on my soundtrack song. The verse I have is okay, but I feel like it’s not my best work.
  • I want to do more live shows at hacker cons. I’ll do it for the cost of getting to the con and the hotel room. If you, or someone you know, is organizing hacker cons and wants some new live nerdy rap shows, please reach out via any of the platforms on my page.