trade offs

yesterday:

i woke up early, then returned to sleep for an extra hour. that hour was warm and comfortable and restful, and it feels like forever since i last was so relaxed. i pulled myself out of bed when the sun was already shining brightly through the curtains, breakfasted, and then discovered that our shower isn't always well-heated.
oh, well. at least it wasn't cold.

-8? the snow and rain had all iced over and while it's a little slippery it's not as tricky to traverse as the previous day. and in the morning sunshine even slush is pretty.

yesterday was a waste of a day, spent trying and failing to "make" open source ios packages on a mac. it gave me a chance to get to know the quiet guy, though, and as unproductive and unsatisfying the experience was overall it was actually kind of fun.

the bad news was pretty bad, though: while i may be exempt from requiring a labour market opinion if i want a work permit, if i don't get one my quick-as-you-like permit will only be valid for three months and will be non-renewable.

so. back to stressing about filling out horrible forms.

the cold evening was pleasant, and i had dinner at my aunt's. it was a pleasant evening through-and-through, and i had the strangest sensation that my uncle's mini-stroke has calmed him down a little.

when i got home, i was inspired to remove unwanted packages from my ubuntu installation, and i really do think that the performance boost isn't just in my head. things like cups and telepathy, if i'm correct, made the most difference.

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today:

i'd intended to get to bed early but that didn't happen, and i didn't wake up the same as yesterday. i snoozed for about fifteen minutes, got back in that "zone", had breakfast while leumi bank did its bit to make me certain that leaving israel is a good idea, then walked through the beautiful morning to get over here and get comfy with ios development.

so far, not so bad. and i'm feeling surprisingly relaxed about life, the universe and everything.