2023-04-14                         from the editor of ~insom
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   Things continue. It's spring. For real, this time. That
   seems to make everything better, and I'm feeling pretty
   good. I've spent more time outside, including in the garage
   -- now that I don't need a heater on just to be out there.

   I finished Norco, which was okay. Well made for a tiny team
   but I am not sure that I really liked it. It was short
   though and didn't outstay its welcome. Now I'm playing the
   "Excavation of Hob's Barrow" on recommendation of a friend.

   I am all in on solar panels and battery backup, having
   picked up two more ~300Wh packs which can be solar charged.
   It felt excessive last time I bought batteries (after the
   derecho) but then we had the ice storm and used all of the
   power up and were glad of the backups -- so maybe I just
   need to wait for Ottawa's weather to punish us again and
   these batteries will feel like a great investment.

   My relationship to my hobbies and work and home life are all
   more balanced at the moment. It feels good! And it doesn't
   feel random -- it feels like the result of work I put in and
   putting things from therapy into practice. It's not that I
   never think I'm going to feel down again but I feel like I
   have some better tools to manage my mood and intend to keep
   up good habits.