2026-04-03                             dispatches from helix
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   I went through all of Lent! I had to cheat a little and add
   one (1) sugar to my morning coffee and I had one (1)
   additional pick-me-up when my mood had crashed and I
   couldn't figure out why. Probably starting new medication
   while also giving up sugar was a mistake.

   I'm still glad that I did it, though.

   I also picked up some electronic music again and got out for
   a couple of test-rides as I tweak my bicycles for the
   upcoming season.

   All positive stuff! I'm having slightly (-)ve feelings about
   work, and some of that is about Slice but also some of that
   is about our industry and maybe some of that is about living
   under capitalism.

   I take a deep breath and try and logic my way through: would
   I be happier somewhere other than Slice (probably not) --
   ergo it's not something helped by changing jobs. I try to
   remember how much stress I carried when I wasn't working:
   voluntarily going back to not working also seems like a bad
   choice.

   Now it's the long weekend; I've a few things to do, but
   hopefully lots of relaxing and enjoying things, too.