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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 20h

I have been to the comic con. I met work friend and her bf, making a total of 3 of us from the 10 invited.

I bought nothing except lunch and water, enjoyed wandering about, and now it's home time.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 1d

Dawn from the train station platform.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 1d

Opportunity for the "bed hopping" that they warned us against.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely fair. From mine, it's one train to Farringdon, onto the Elizabeth line, there. Simples!

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, it's not bad to get to. The event has its own food trucks, so the venue nastiness will be at a minimum.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, so last night I slept properly, today I didn't overdo it, and to make myself feel better I'm going out to the nerd convention at the Excel tomorrow.

Anyone who sees me, you may either say hi or pretend you don't know me, as appropriate. I will be cosplaying as a civilian, as normal.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 2d

All day meeting at a customer yesterday, all day review meeting today.

No sign of it letting up next week/month.

Burnout crash is imminent.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

Not found one yet that doesn't involve winning lottery tickets.

Get the house paid off, then decide if I can slow down. 8 years.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

This isn't on call, this is customer site visit at 9.

There is no on call, but we're all salaried so everyone is sort of on call. As the technical grown up, I'm who they call.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

On the train after a 5.30am alarm.

Another 20 years of this isn't sustainable.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

Somewhere off to the left of the chart, in a hand drawn circle marked gremlin.

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 4d

BBC London is doing a whole show on phone-snatching, and if you watched this you'd think that the Met is wholly and entirely dedicated to catching the little scrotes. The Met press office must be absolutely delighted at the unquestioning coverage this is giving them.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

Slight tangent on related topic- using fingerprint unlock on your right hand only makes it very unlikely you'll use that phone whilst driving, and very visible if you do.

Good deterrent in its own right, and very useful when anyone accuses you of phone use while driving.

Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 4d

and yes, I know this makes doing stuff on your phone a bit more of a pain, but there's a real trade-off between friction and security. Up to you to make the decision on that trade-off, but I think it's worth it.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 4d

Indeed. In my case, it's less "channelling Shania Twain or Annie Lennox" and more "tripping over it" or "asking where the poles and guy ropes are."

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 5d

Then you're wiser than me. Three nights out last week, two of them with work (a.k.a free booze) meant a three day hangover. I have clearly learned NOTHING.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 5d

Whilst she does sound like she's... Her own kind of fun, I reckon this is your sign to go out and get slightly wrecked whilst going to something loud.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 7d

Hic hic hurrah!

Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 7d

Edible alchemy time. This one won't be ready until tomorrow.

A kitchen table with an open recipe book, and a mélange of spices being prepared.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 7d

Today's trip to the sea had unexpected wildlife. A sandpiper, first I've seen, and a seal.

A person in a hooded raincoat watching a seal.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 8d

Friday turns out to be the day I feel burned out.

Pulling something in my back wrangling a server into a cardboard box (on my day off no less) turned out to be what tipped it.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 9d

I'll have to put it on the list for places I can go when she's not coming.

I'm off to Vienna for work next month, so definitely going to be looking out of the windows as we cross the mountains.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 9d

City is Right Out for her, it's got to be natural beauty but not forests as they are too closed in.

Scotland maybe, or Alps somewhere?

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 9d

All of the above rejected. Herself turned 50 in March and didn't want to do anything because we were homeless.

Now this is a joint 50th she wants to go to see mountains.

Scotland?

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 9d

I spoke to Herself about 50th options of tattoo or city break.

She's vetoed both and wants to go on a short break to somewhere you can see a mountain.

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Nick @ptfeperson.bsky.social · 9d

Sometimes, work pulls it out of the hat.

Excellent dinner.

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