a face for radio

 today was hard. distracting. a visit to the clinic (for nothing, it turned out), conversations with and research for gd, an uncooperative mr smear, a parent guidance session, and a whole bunch of chores: distraction upon distraction.

in the afternoon, i finally had that chat with the CTO that he'd asked for just before the war broke out. it wasn't unpleasant or uncomfortable, and he surprised me by asking me if there was any way for me to stay on an extra couple of weeks past my notice period. in the evening i had a chat with my new boss, and after assuring him that this was purely a favor in light of the current situation, he's told me that he'll consider it.

i really don't mind, but the conversation left me with a good feeling overall.

i had a really hard time not falling asleep during our all-hands meeting. i had to keep turning off the video to yawn uncontrollably and rub my eyes. about a quarter of the way through i realized there was no way i was going to be able to function for the radio interview at 10pm with coffee. so i had coffee.

we dropped mr smear off at his friend's birthday party, and there was a rocket attack just as we arrived so everyone hustled into their bomb shelter. and promptly brought out cake and sang happy birthday, and as surreal as that was and as trivial as it was, it was also quite charming and comforting, and i think it really helped gd in making sense of things.

we had two more rocket attacks while mr smear was at the party, and then i went to pick him up and was relieved that everyone had had a good time (he'd been very nervous about the other kids eating dairy near him). then it was time for the bedtime routine, and that was so late that once i'd said good night it was time for the talk.

it felt like the interview went well, the journalists did a good job of putting me at ease and i'm very grateful that the caffeine and adrenaline were well-timed and worked well together. they were primarily interested in what it's like to live in israel right now, i think i did a good job of answering that in addition to covering a good chunk of where this war comes from and what it is we're trying to achieve. now that it's over, i'm still very wired, and i'm super-curious to hear how it comes out after editing.

now to try to wind down. video games? reading? watching youtube videos? the possibilities are endless.