Cookie Monster | Th 11/10

House music and this warm hot chocolate just remind me of Sammy. I wonder what people around me think when they see me flipping through emotions.

The day has been fine so far. Getting a lot of little things done (development environment setup for the team and invitations to calendar and source code). I also had a nice lunch with Randy, his bootcamp friend Sierra, and Gonzalo. Gonzalo is becoming more and more interesting by the day too: Apple products only, very work-centric, drives a Corvette, only hobby is anime, only listens to Drake. The strangest part is how down-to-earth he is given how these facts make him sound extreme in different ways.

Randy also invited me to a big Friendsgiving he's hosting on Saturday evening, which I may be interested in going to if I have the time to prepare something and hang out.

I risked leaving later than I originally planned since I was in the middle of something, but traffic suddenly got bad (like just as bad as at 6 PM) after 3:30. I have to leave at like 3 latest. It's not worth learning and getting to ask the team questions.

I also just realized that talking with a friend of Sam's (came from Capital One around the same time, also a VP) took time from me. The man just loved to talk, which was great at the time despite everyone saying I need a way out. I got the great tip to document my learning and problem solving in one note, but now I'm eating my words about leaving early along with this pizza.

I went to the pizza thing since I figured I'd be in traffic anyways. I've been chatting with Randy and Eric and their teams sound a lot less organized than mine, which has me thankful.

Also due to various circumstances (Gonzalo getting a coupon from a higher-up, random people offering, the pizza party) I got so many cookies today. They may actually have contributed to the majority of my calories for the day but I can't complain.

I went back to work around 5 PM and the traffic got even worse (50min vs 40). I guess I definitely need to avoid rush hour, but maybe I can stay productive doing personal tasks. If anything I may get more done here than at home.

I've been figuring this wellness assessment and screening out and at 7 PM it's finally at 30 mins. It wasn't any good at 6:30 though. I guess I can leave the office 2 hours before peak traffic or 2 hours after, but anything inside that window is rough.

I wrapped up and left by 7:15, but I was shocked to see someone else waiting for an elevator leaving at the same time. He said he usually leaves at 7, which blew my mind.
We even saw someone else in the way out. This really embodies my "bad bitches only" mindset.

I had another "collapse on the bed and sleep for a bit with the lights on" moment, but I swear I'll be productive tomorrow. There are a lot of small tasks to do, but I need the spark.