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May. 1st, 2020 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sidewaysIt's smoky and windy today; never the most encouraging mix. There was a fire on the mountain yesterday and I guess there might still be, though Rural Fire Service map isn't showing any active in the area. Hmm.
I seem to have a knack for giving life updates right at the hinge point of change - I went into the office at the end of last week for a meeting, enjoyed the experience immensely, and promptly went "bugger this" and moved right back in. It's already been a huge improvement to both general contentment and work productivity, which was well-timed: a number of deadlines coming due has meant all brain cells on deck, though I'm pleased to say I skittered across the finishing line safely and can enjoy the long weekend guilt-free.
As of today, they're winding back covid-19 restrictions enough that we can again go to natural areas and do natural things, though only within household groups or with one or two others. If I get my act together a trip to a local park I like might be nice. It's more fun bird-watching with someone else, but I can still usually see enough on my own to make it worthwhile.
I've also been trying to slowly wrest some of my out-of-control takeouting back to a reasonable level, if only because the pile of associated garbage is starting to feel like a mounting sin. I won't say it hasn't been fun sampling from restaurants that don't usually offer the service, though. The foodie scene in the Town honestly isn't half bad, for all that I am still pining for a decent Thai joint. There is great Indian, passable Chinese, but the Thai? Ouch. The nicest thing I can say is that it hasn't given me food poisoning.
I seem to have a knack for giving life updates right at the hinge point of change - I went into the office at the end of last week for a meeting, enjoyed the experience immensely, and promptly went "bugger this" and moved right back in. It's already been a huge improvement to both general contentment and work productivity, which was well-timed: a number of deadlines coming due has meant all brain cells on deck, though I'm pleased to say I skittered across the finishing line safely and can enjoy the long weekend guilt-free.
As of today, they're winding back covid-19 restrictions enough that we can again go to natural areas and do natural things, though only within household groups or with one or two others. If I get my act together a trip to a local park I like might be nice. It's more fun bird-watching with someone else, but I can still usually see enough on my own to make it worthwhile.
I've also been trying to slowly wrest some of my out-of-control takeouting back to a reasonable level, if only because the pile of associated garbage is starting to feel like a mounting sin. I won't say it hasn't been fun sampling from restaurants that don't usually offer the service, though. The foodie scene in the Town honestly isn't half bad, for all that I am still pining for a decent Thai joint. There is great Indian, passable Chinese, but the Thai? Ouch. The nicest thing I can say is that it hasn't given me food poisoning.
