Life and Times of a Nerd
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Inspiration Strikes At Weird Times
I went to bed on Thursday night like any other night (perhaps a little later than normal after getting home kind of late from a local astronomical society meeting), but it was definitely not a normal night of sleep. I slept great until about 2:30am when I had my usual mid-night wakeup to pee. However,…
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Week 8: Quiet Progress, Holding Steady, and Learning to Be Okay with “Enough”
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week didn’t feel dramatic.There were no huge breakthroughs or sweeping changes. Instead, it felt quiet — sometimes heavy, sometimes steady — and full of the kind of progress that’s easy to overlook if you’re only measuring productivity by output. And…
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Finally Finished The Witcher 3 & DLCs
Last night I finally got around to finishing the last of the Witcher 3 Blood and Wine DLC and while I originally wasn’t huge on the game in my first attempt at a playthrough, after giving it a more honest attempt, it is easily one of my all time favorite games now! I’ll admit, I…
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Week 7: In Between What Was and What’s Next — and Shipping Something Real
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This week didn’t come with a clean sense of momentum or a big emotional breakthrough. Instead, it lived in the middle — between what my life used to look like and what it’s slowly becoming. Some days felt heavy and unmoored. Others…
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Week 6: Quiet Momentum, Returning Curiosity, and Trusting the Pace
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week didn’t come with any dramatic turning points or emotional breakthroughs — and that’s actually what made it meaningful. Instead of big swings, it was a week of steadiness. Of routines holding. Of curiosity returning. Of confidence rebuilding quietly, without…
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I still need more Android testers for my mobile app!
For those that may not have seen my last post, over the last few days, I created a new .NET MAUI mobile application and the Android version of it is officially ready for testing! I’ve made it easier to join the testers (I need 20 testers to install and use the app for at least…
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Volunteers Needed To Test My New Android App!
If you’ve ever caught yourself asking, “Wait… did I do that already?” — this post is for you. Over the last several days, I’ve been working on a new mobile app called Did I Do That?, and it’s finally reached the point where I need real people using it in the real world. Before I…
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Week 5: Heavy Days, Hard Decisions, and Holding the Line
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This week didn’t move in a straight line — emotionally or practically. There were moments of momentum, moments of excitement, moments of deep fatigue, and moments where life simply demanded attention all at once. But if there’s one thing this week reinforced,…
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Week 4: Progress Isn’t Linear — But It Is Real
A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. This past week reminded me of something I already knew intellectually, but am still learning emotionally: Recovery doesn’t move in a straight line. Some days felt focused and productive. Others were heavy, quiet, or emotionally draining. And yet, when I step back…
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Week 3: Finding Stability in Small Steps: Two Weeks Into My Journey
The Journey Begins: Rebuilding, Recovering, and Moving Forward A candid weekly look at navigating burnout, rebuilding, and finding my next role. It’s been a little over two weeks since my role at FanDuel Sports Network came to an end. In that time, I’ve experienced a mixture of emotional highs, quiet challenges, moments of clarity, and…
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