OOC Raves

Caelan

Followup: Im all up in yer Austin, wertchin yer racin.

Mayapple

Recovering from a procedure. Scarring was moved away, solving a long-term painful problem that was also killing my organs. I have been so sick and in so much pain for so long, and now it's finally over for real. No cancer, either. The organ damage should heal over time. Even my autoimmune stuff is quiet right now. I'm going to actually be healthy for real. I'm afraid to even be happy about this. It seems like a trick.

Caelan

I JUST finished my certification, passing all tests. This has been 26 weeks of reading hex/ascii and working on it with every bit of my spare time (which wasn't much) and pushing things off, except for 2 festivals - so I had 2 weekends off where I wasn't working on it (average time for most people start-to-finish is 6-7 months). If you score less than 100% on any ONE test of the 6 you have to wait a year to try again.

Along the way, I managed to get 4 other certifications and need to renew another. That will be 6 certifications in 6 months, all while pursuing this ONE. Goddamn, and now I have an extra day - Sunday - this weekend. I may have to drink. And I will finally have time to actually do other stuff, like Achaea again.

Ryssa

Karaoked for six hours with friends. 

Peak

Got a job offer in Houston that was pretty good for a job that is perfect for me and I am perfect for. Wasn't super looking forward to moving, so I countered a little high.

They accepted.

Looks like I'm moving to Houston.

Cooper

I liked your post, but make sure you research where you want to stay in Houston. Some areas are sketchy.

Peak

@Cooper you're not wrong. I've found a spot already that is danger-adjacent, but isn't dangerous itself. I also have a dog that will kill on command. I will also be working 3 minutes (walking) from my apartment.