This has not been the best of times. It\u2019s not the worst of times, either. That\u2019s likely in the future. Things at work are not ideal and I can\u2019t say much more because I\u2019m trying not to say that much about work any more.<\/p>\n
I also tried to endure my usual allergy shot and it caused me to break out into hives and required FOUR Benadryl to avoid staying an itchy blotchy mess. Or is it a blotchy itchy mess? It almost became a non-breathing itchy blotchy mess and that would\u2019ve made me an ex-itchy blotchy mess.<\/p>\n
And today I went to my new Crossfit gym and even though I kept it \u201clight\u201d I think I\u2019m going to have issues with my shoulder now as well as my lingering issues with my right foot.<\/p>\n
Yesterday wasn\u2019t so bad though. I went to watch my friend\u2019s kid\u2019s senior presentations and she\u2019s doing quite well as far as I can tell. I have to admit she\u2019s a bit of a nutbag, but I\u2019m pretty sure her biological dad is my friend and he\u2019s a serious nutbag. It\u2019s not like I like normal people. After watching the two presentations (she had to go and get a double-major in Math and Chemistry) I went to a local MIT Alumni association happy hour.<\/p>\n
I was at the pub for the happy hour a bit early and I kind of could tell that nobody there was an MIT grad. I asked my sister if that was odd that I thought that I could tell the difference between an MIT grad an a \u201cnormie\u201d and she said, \u201cWell you are one of them.\u201d I actually picked several of my fellow alumni of the crowd without having met them before.<\/p>\n
I think I\u2019ve finally come to terms with my time at MIT: it was my choices that led me to the tortures of undergraduate life there and not really the fault of MIT. Because of that I think I can actually talk about the place as somewhere that nerds NEED to go rather than a place that should be avoided at all costs. A true geek needs to go to find out how they measure up, as well as drink from the firehose. I\u2019m finally OK that I just ended up a guy who can live with a single, older, middle-class existence in the hipster paradise of Portland, Oregon. There are excellent beers available as well as tasty tamales. I can have computers to play with and some sort of compromised ham radio antenna for my other geeky hobby. I\u2019m OK.<\/p>\n
Now if could just stay peacefully employed and keep from trying to keep up with the kids at a Crossfit gym, I\u2019d be even better off. Wish me luck!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This has not been the best of times. It\u2019s not the worst of times, either. That\u2019s likely in the future. Things at work are not ideal and I can\u2019t say much more because I\u2019m trying not to say that much about work any more. I also tried to endure my usual allergy shot and it caused me to break out into hives and required FOUR Benadryl to avoid staying an itchy blotchy mess. Or is it a blotchy itchy mess? It almost became a non-breathing itchy blotchy mess and that would\u2019ve made me an ex-itchy blotchy mess. And today I went to my new Crossfit gym and even though I … Continue reading What a crummy week.<\/span>