the aging process

 it's a saturday morning, our plans have fallen through, i've managed to get all of this week's posting for the sonnet comix project done, and i'm wondering if i should try getting into some game development lessons (the godot engine looks very interesting).

the work week ended on quite a dramatic note: not only did our VP of marketing "resign" very suddenly, but our dev team had to navigate a very hands-on product manager and his and our feelings when he sprung a ~20K line pull request on us. hilarity did not ensure. by thursday evening, just before i left, we'd managed to bring in the stuff we agreed on and hopefully we'll close this story tomorrow morning. everyone has learned some important lessons.

on wednesday evening, midway through the drama, i joined a couple of my teammates for drinks near kikar rabin. it was fun, and definitely out-of-the-ordinary for old-fart me. we had a very exciting discussion about doing some game development together!

our status here in israel is complicated and highly stressful at the moment, i'm praying that our insurance situation will be sorted out in the next couple of days but it looks like even mr smear won't have proper health cover until gd's status change in a few weeks' time.

yesterday, i joined my mom on a mission to a retirement complex next to the university. the apartments and the complex and everything seem like a really great deal! we then stopped for coffee on campus, and it really felt like "coming home" - i miss my studies...

my neck / shoulders / back have been in distress this week, i think i've been unconsciously slouching.

last night a cousin we've never met before came for dinner to say hi to my mom and we had a wonderful time catching up!

and speaking of cousins, we have a new one this week: wp's wife has given birth!

and now to (chill / learn) and enjoy our last day with my mom before she returns to south africa tonight.