March 2026 Check-In
I still can't believe it's already April. The year has been flying by. I'm not sure how to feel about that part, but I am glad the weather is beginning to turn nicer.
Roller Coaster Weather
The weather in March was kind of crazy. It hit 80ยบ at one point only to drop below freezing the next day. The weather would get warm, cold, hot, cold...it was kind of funny not knowing how to dress to take Tess for her morning walk.
Moving Back to More Analog
This month I started switching back to notebooks and pens and pencils. There really is something about physically writing something down. I've been journaling more and experimenting more with using pen and paper to keep track of life.
Sick
Mid-month I caught a nasty cold. Knocked me out for a weekend and more. It does make me glad to be able to work from home. I was feeling well enough to work once the worst of the weekend went by, but didn't have to burn sick days to keep co-workers from getting sick.
Running
I started the month out well and even got some distance runs in. I'm not sure if it was whatever bug I picked up limited me, but my end-of-month runs didn't go as well. Oh well, still got some runs in which was nice since the weather was cooperating.Monthly Round-Up
๐๐ผโโ๏ธ Fitness
- Running: 11 runs - 44.99 miles
- Walking: 29 walks - 20.37 miles
- Biking: 0 rides - 0 miles
- Lifting: 3 sessions - 45,605 lbs.
๐ Reading
- Finished Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech by Brian Merchant
- Finished Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
- Finished Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
- Finished Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly
- Finished Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves by Andrew Ross Sorkin
- Started Wheel of the Infinite by Martha Wells
- Started A Peace to End All Peace: The Fall of the Ottoman Empire and the Creation of the Modern Middle East by David Fromkin
โ๐ป Writing
Reading Logs
Week Notes
Blogging
- Wrote about the issues I found with my iPod
- Mused about why I'm not as excited about Artemis II as I'd expect
- Ranted about Microsoft killing Azure Data Studio
- Asked for music recommendations
- Wrote about tech I'm not going to replace
๐ฎ Gaming
- Finished Star Wars Squadrons
- Started Pokemon: FireRed
๐บ TV
- Continued Abbott Elementary
- Continued Malcolm in the Middle
๐ฌ Movies
๐ต New Music
- American Aquarium - Burn.Flickr.Die
- American Aquarium - Slappers, Bangers & Certified Twangers: Volumne Two
- American Aquarium - Wolves
- Free Throw - Bear Your Mind
- Free Throw - Moments Before the Wind
- Free Throw - Piecing it Together
- Hot Water Music - Fuel for the Hate Game
- Hot Water Music - Moonpies for Misfits
- Hot Water Music - Never Ender
- Rocky Votolato - Makers (Extended Edition)