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Jun. 29th, 2022 06:21 pmAnd yeah, needless to say....the state of this country and the state of this world is horrible. This insane Supreme Court is only going to keep getting worse.
- For unknown reasons, our department head at work sent me (and I assume everyone?) an Amazon gift card. I bought music and a vegan cake cookbook
- Had some good political discussion on my Discord group. Like people disagreed respectfully, everyone kept it civil. (It's a Spartacus group but we often go off-topic)
- From the set of The Old Guard II, they posted some pics! Brought back a lot of my excitement for the movie. I wish so much that it was a TV show and not just two movies (at this point). I want more content! There are only so many times you can watch a movie that's less than 2 hours long.
- Friday I went to a pro-choice march in Chicago along with 2 others from the local Dems. It was good to go together.
- Another awesome game night happened on Saturday!
- And Friday I dropped some food off at the local food pantry, including plenty of fresh produce
- Therapy is good. Last week was just an initial consultation, and so the first actual session was a few days ago. I think this is going to be excellent
- I met with my financial planner today. All is well. Of course everyone who has investments has seen them take a hit, but I am still right now in a position where I am very, very unlikely to run out of money. (Each time we meet, we review targets and assumptions. If I end up at 100%, then I am good - unlikely to run out of money before I drop dead. I'm at 143% now, which means I have a very nice cushion. Of course it's lower...last time I was more like 160%)
- I re-read entries here from 10 years ago. It was an interesting time. I was in-between fandoms. Doris and I were close to adopting a baby, and this was also the time I was interviewing for the job I have now. Their selection process dragged on (and on), so many entries were about that.
- Anything in the fandom realm? I ordered a Cameo from Jake Stormoen (awesome actor from The Outpost) for another fan's birthday. Jake was SO touched that this other fan and I became friends through him. Like seriously he mentioned it in the Cameo, messaged me to say how awesome it was, and then 'liked' my reply to him. Awww...Also got a nice Cameo from Sachin. He said he likes my questions. I asked him about something he'd mentioned in an interview a while ago (turning down a role in Twilight Zone so he could stay on The 100).
- For unknown reasons, our department head at work sent me (and I assume everyone?) an Amazon gift card. I bought music and a vegan cake cookbook
- Had some good political discussion on my Discord group. Like people disagreed respectfully, everyone kept it civil. (It's a Spartacus group but we often go off-topic)
- From the set of The Old Guard II, they posted some pics! Brought back a lot of my excitement for the movie. I wish so much that it was a TV show and not just two movies (at this point). I want more content! There are only so many times you can watch a movie that's less than 2 hours long.
- Friday I went to a pro-choice march in Chicago along with 2 others from the local Dems. It was good to go together.
- Another awesome game night happened on Saturday!
- And Friday I dropped some food off at the local food pantry, including plenty of fresh produce
- Therapy is good. Last week was just an initial consultation, and so the first actual session was a few days ago. I think this is going to be excellent
- I met with my financial planner today. All is well. Of course everyone who has investments has seen them take a hit, but I am still right now in a position where I am very, very unlikely to run out of money. (Each time we meet, we review targets and assumptions. If I end up at 100%, then I am good - unlikely to run out of money before I drop dead. I'm at 143% now, which means I have a very nice cushion. Of course it's lower...last time I was more like 160%)
- I re-read entries here from 10 years ago. It was an interesting time. I was in-between fandoms. Doris and I were close to adopting a baby, and this was also the time I was interviewing for the job I have now. Their selection process dragged on (and on), so many entries were about that.
- Anything in the fandom realm? I ordered a Cameo from Jake Stormoen (awesome actor from The Outpost) for another fan's birthday. Jake was SO touched that this other fan and I became friends through him. Like seriously he mentioned it in the Cameo, messaged me to say how awesome it was, and then 'liked' my reply to him. Awww...Also got a nice Cameo from Sachin. He said he likes my questions. I asked him about something he'd mentioned in an interview a while ago (turning down a role in Twilight Zone so he could stay on The 100).
