a positive reset

i was nervous going in to work today, and i was pleasantly surprised when my manager a) confirmed that my new strategy / approach is good and b) relieved that toxic avenger had been cautioned over her hostility. i don't know how things are going to play out going forward, but out interactions today were mostly civil and constructive and regardless, the rest of the team and i seem to be on the same page technically which was validating.

and i even made some progress on the things i meant to do.

i walked home to drop off my bag and put on a long-sleeved shirt to cover my new tattoo, then headed to the hairdresser for a pretty decent haircut. i came back and watched dr horrible's sing-along blog with mr smear, put on thundercats for him after making a fun video to send to future him (something had inspired me to do that on my way home, and then he insisted on an out-of-sequence  episode that involved time capsules. wtf?!)

i got stuck in to something technical for half an hour while he watched, got up to sort out dinner and found him passed out on the couch. whoops!

it's about 9pm now, i think i'm going to try to make a little more progress and then turn in early again. it's been a big start to the week.