Hello there! I'm Nick. This is my node on the internet. I like tech, music, TV, news, some activism, and a lot of other stuff. I might write about those thin...
I'm about 4 months being unemployed and feeling quite restless today particularly. My social calendar has kept me somewhat busy still but the days are filled with a whole lot of nothing and I've been feeling maybe a bit depressed trying to figure out how to use all the time. It's almost like it's just too open-ended. I feel like I need some kind of guidance. I've still been trying to work with…
It's been a bit since I've posted here but the last six months or so have been wildly busy and a bit of a tipping point in my life. This past week, I got laid off finally after wondering for basically my entire career thus far when it would happen. Even when working at S, the discussion was always a question around "when" rather than the safer "if." Clearly that is quite a depressing situation to…
I'm in DC for Pride weekend just for a change of pace. The first of many trips planned for this year. Time is really flying by and I'm glad it's no longer winter. My posts on this blog are so weirdly tied to the seasons. It's not intentional, I really only post something when I feel in the mood to write and for some reason the first thing that always comes to mind when I feel like writing is…
This blog feels like it's focusing more on the seasons. I only seem to pop in when the weather is severe somehow. It's not on purpose but I guess it prompts me to write a bit. I spent most of today with a friend visiting from the next state over. She came to hang out with me and my partner in the city as well as pop into a few shops that aren't available back home. We had quite a nice time mostly…
Haven't posted here since the beginning of summer but figured maybe it's time for a little update. Today was the last day of summer "officially" and honestly I'm pretty ready for it to be. Fall in the northeast is so calming and, provided it doesn't rain too much, I get to wear all the fun jackets I have stuffed away in the front closet (plus my favorite "numbers" jacket that's for special…
I've recently started doing film photography again. My boyfriend encouraged me to get back into it by taking an interest in it himself and wanting to learn more about it from me. I did the only rational thing anyone would do after they'd started getting back into a hobby and blow my tax return on a camera I'd always wanted. It might sound silly, but this seems to have anchored my interest in…
I recently got a 27-inch, Late 2012 iMac as a gift from my boyfriend. His work was giving it away for free as they no longer needed it and he asked me if I wanted it for the hell of it. I, of course, said yes because I'd been wanting an iMac for my bedroom for some time now. (More specifically the yellow M1 version but that was not justifiable price-wise) Now that I have this 12 year old iMac in…
Today I spent a good chunk of the day dealing with an aura turned migraine. Haven't gotten one in a little while but it was odd. I sorta felt it coming starting out as a light headache that maybe could be caught with some Tylenol and a light nap to some TV but that only quelled it a little bit. A second Tylenol didn't do the trick so I finally called it quits, turned off all my lights, and took a…
I had a weird bout of depression earlier today while out with friends. I felt better as the day went on but weirdly it cleared up a bit more now that I'm alone. It wasn't my friends depressing me or saying hurtful things. I think I just needed a general break from socializing. I'd been busy with people and hadn't had a chunk of alone time in almost a week. Combine that lack of alone time with some…
It's raining here this entire weekend so I'm inside for the most part doing chores and fiddling with pet projects. Currently I'm waiting for it to finish building but I'm gonna give srsRAN a try with some devices. Maybe even see if I can get SA 5G running at home. So far things have gone pretty smoothly. I did a fresh install of Ubuntu and am following the install guide to a T but previous…