i’m in the middle of a 6-day stint of no work. three days PTO, two days weekend, and one day national holiday. any plans? no, not really. indulge in some vices and partake in my hobbies. it’s time off, but it won’t soothe the burnout.

We took a very short trip to Cape Breton to celebrate my grandmother's 90th birthday, on the day. It was a small outdoor barbeque and cake since I definitely don't want to be the one to give her covid and die. My parents took her to my...

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He leído recientemente una nota de Andy Bell en la que dice estar contento de haber vuelto al papel y al lápiz para organizarse en su día a día. Just use fucking paper, man. Y he leído también una nota de Matt Birchler en la que dice que...

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