in retrospect
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ironymaiden2021 was A Year. American democracy almost died, my father and brother-in-law did die, we got vaccinated but ultimately it didn't change our lives enough. (it did, a bit - we did get to see friends again, a couple soccer games, a few movies, some meals out...but then delta.) i ended up in four RPGs (multiple campaigns, but a consistent four games across three groups of gamers). we stayed on two more of the San Juans. i got serious about fountain pens again.
not previously chronicled here:
January
"finally caught up on John Wick tonight (only recently did we agree that home video with lots of cuddles and the ability to pause would allow C to get through the wife and dog death in the first film)."
Jan 6 terrified me
I made a Helsinki Complaint Choir ringtone (which still delights me)
I watched the presidential inauguration and it was nice
We ordered a bunch of new sheets
Everyone was into sea shanties
Leela was attacked by an off-leash dog
February
"i have to deliver a presentation themed on "a day in the life" tomorrow."
I started having four RPGs in flight at once.
We had snow (always remarkable in Seattle)
I started making bath bombs
March
"character B has made it to third level. i am a bit surprised that i'm still on character 2."
Spent our anniversary on Lopez Island
Had my first bus ride in over a year
Started playing DJ with background music for the Tuesday/Friday games
April
"C is eligible for vaccine as of yesterday."
I got an electric spinning wheel
Both of us started our covid vaccine series
SIFF was remote and I hated it
I had a health scare
I did a very high-visibility, high-impact project at work
We got a new tent
May
"Concerning Hobbits always lifts my spirits."
Vaccination complete
Dad died (and I spent some time in PA)
I got an improved title/pay bump/stock grant
June
"my mother-in-law wished us a happy holiday today."
We went camping on Shaw Island
I did a bunch of spinning with my new wheel
We watched Ted Lasso
There was a massive heat wave
July
"I finished The Left-handed Booksellers of London and my Kindle let me know there will be a new Old Kingdom book soon."
I went to PA again, this time on a trip that had been planned for months. I got to swim.
I worked on a coding project for work that would impact all of our users and there was a (positive) management shakeup
On one eventful day I had dim sum for the first time in two years, saw a soccer game in person, and my brother-in-law died
August
"C: i voted for the indian"
we have a primary election with two Native candidates for mayor
i get a new fountain pen and inks
i find out that teaberry == wintergreen and i order a plant
i did most of the Carpe Diem challenge
September
"a lot of long-awaited library holds came through for me, some wonderful and one remarkably disappointing."
I finally read ✨Murderbot✨!
The House on the Cerulean Sea 🤮
I go back to the office for the first time
October
"a while ago i complained about how TJ Klune's The House on the Cerulean Sea didn't work for me."
I didn't write a lot - I went to Origins in Columbus and spent time with friends from college. it was planned before covid had started to surge again and i had a lot of conflicted feelings about the whole thing. ultimately it was a wonderful trip.
i get my first covid test - negative.
I see a psychiatrist
November
"apparently the pandemic was hard on the fancy nail nerds."
I start my drug regimen
Thanksgiving plans get scuttled over covid exposure
we made so much turkey stock
I get to seephilotera
Stephen Sondheim died
December
I failed to post. It was a hair-on-fire kind of time at work.
I went to the rescheduled ECCC
I had my second covid test - negative
C went to PA for family stuff and that sucked
I ordered a new fountain pen
I bought fountain-pen-friendly notebooks
West Side Story!!!
We had people for Christmas dinner, first time to have more than one guest in almost two years
Minor covid exposure scare (natch) - negative
It snowed on boxing day
I sorted through a bunch of boxes in storage, which led to sorting, packing, and shipping a box of photos to a scanning service
I had debit card fraud - bank caught it, I got a rad new card that looks like a cassette tape out of the deal.
not previously chronicled here:
- Mom started dating (that's okay) a racist anti-vaxxer (FUCK NO). i told her how i felt about that person before things got where they are. it wrecked me for a while, but due to distance i can easily avoid any interaction with that piece of shit. she's had a horrible several years so i'm not going to have a fight about it. that said, i'm sending Mom an "in honor of Dad's Name" card for every donation i make to SPLC until it ends.
- I had increasing problems with concentration and executive function as the year wore on. I've been on some drugs for almost two months; I feel like I'm doing better and C says he sees the change as well.
January
"finally caught up on John Wick tonight (only recently did we agree that home video with lots of cuddles and the ability to pause would allow C to get through the wife and dog death in the first film)."
Jan 6 terrified me
I made a Helsinki Complaint Choir ringtone (which still delights me)
I watched the presidential inauguration and it was nice
We ordered a bunch of new sheets
Everyone was into sea shanties
Leela was attacked by an off-leash dog
February
"i have to deliver a presentation themed on "a day in the life" tomorrow."
I started having four RPGs in flight at once.
We had snow (always remarkable in Seattle)
I started making bath bombs
March
"character B has made it to third level. i am a bit surprised that i'm still on character 2."
Spent our anniversary on Lopez Island
Had my first bus ride in over a year
Started playing DJ with background music for the Tuesday/Friday games
April
"C is eligible for vaccine as of yesterday."
I got an electric spinning wheel
Both of us started our covid vaccine series
SIFF was remote and I hated it
I had a health scare
I did a very high-visibility, high-impact project at work
We got a new tent
May
"Concerning Hobbits always lifts my spirits."
Vaccination complete
Dad died (and I spent some time in PA)
I got an improved title/pay bump/stock grant
June
"my mother-in-law wished us a happy holiday today."
We went camping on Shaw Island
I did a bunch of spinning with my new wheel
We watched Ted Lasso
There was a massive heat wave
July
"I finished The Left-handed Booksellers of London and my Kindle let me know there will be a new Old Kingdom book soon."
I went to PA again, this time on a trip that had been planned for months. I got to swim.
I worked on a coding project for work that would impact all of our users and there was a (positive) management shakeup
On one eventful day I had dim sum for the first time in two years, saw a soccer game in person, and my brother-in-law died
August
"C: i voted for the indian"
we have a primary election with two Native candidates for mayor
i get a new fountain pen and inks
i find out that teaberry == wintergreen and i order a plant
i did most of the Carpe Diem challenge
September
"a lot of long-awaited library holds came through for me, some wonderful and one remarkably disappointing."
I finally read ✨Murderbot✨!
The House on the Cerulean Sea 🤮
I go back to the office for the first time
October
"a while ago i complained about how TJ Klune's The House on the Cerulean Sea didn't work for me."
I didn't write a lot - I went to Origins in Columbus and spent time with friends from college. it was planned before covid had started to surge again and i had a lot of conflicted feelings about the whole thing. ultimately it was a wonderful trip.
i get my first covid test - negative.
I see a psychiatrist
November
"apparently the pandemic was hard on the fancy nail nerds."
I start my drug regimen
Thanksgiving plans get scuttled over covid exposure
we made so much turkey stock
I get to see
philoteraStephen Sondheim died
December
I failed to post. It was a hair-on-fire kind of time at work.
I went to the rescheduled ECCC
I had my second covid test - negative
C went to PA for family stuff and that sucked
I ordered a new fountain pen
I bought fountain-pen-friendly notebooks
West Side Story!!!
We had people for Christmas dinner, first time to have more than one guest in almost two years
Minor covid exposure scare (natch) - negative
It snowed on boxing day
I sorted through a bunch of boxes in storage, which led to sorting, packing, and shipping a box of photos to a scanning service
I had debit card fraud - bank caught it, I got a rad new card that looks like a cassette tape out of the deal.
