What are you currently excited for?

Very lame of me, but I'm really looking forward to the Conservatives losing the next British General Election.

My wife is next to me, holding me in her arms while she sleeps. I am excited for her to wake up naturally and then we will go get bagels from our favorite bagel place.

I've been working every day since January. Every weekday, every weekend day, every day. But finally on June 15th I'll be down to one remote job and can go sailing for a few weeks straight. I've finally sort of got my finances in reasonable shape, I've paid off my car, and have a little breathing room.

A consultation this week to start hormone therapy

I bought a steam deck and have been checking every day waiting for it to arrive... Or even be shipped! They finally packaged the damn thing!

New hydro power in Ethiopia - it's nowhere near me, but nice to see how optimistic the young people are there.

Hmm. I just realized I haven’t been excited about anything in a long time.

That sucks.

A new fursuit. Current one is almost 15 years old, has been to dozens of conventions with hours and hours of running around like an idiot.

Fursuiting for me is a hugely important form of self expression and escapism, I absolutely love it.

Nothing. Dinner if I must say.

Going home. I’m at some weekend festival to support a hobby my husband has become very passionate about. I’m incredibly happy for him and love that he’s found this but it’s just not my thing and I want to go home. Also some asshole at a party last night said something stupid to me to make me feel unnecessarily unwelcome and I really shouldn’t be letting it affect me. Anywho

ETA I also really miss my dogs!

ultrasound basin. you know those small things with water and vibration you dip your jewelry to wash all the gunk off?

now maybe it's big enough to dunk jeans and shirts.

I'm a teacher. I'm looking forward to summer vacation starting June 29th where I get to have 66 days off to be with my 3 kids. They're now at a really fun age and I can't wait

nothing. literally nothing.

The DnD Campaign I lead has a midboss next week, and I am very excited for it

Having just washed my clothes, as a night owl I'm going to reward myself with a nice dinner, when most people are having breakfast.
Here's the plan:

There's a coffee shop/deli in my town that has the best tomato soup, plus they make their own croutons, the best I've ever had for soup, as they are hard and don't get soggy. I'm going to order two soups for takeout, pour olive oil on it, as well as cracked pepper and cubed avocado. Also, I'm going to air fry some asparagus with garlic butter, on the side.

Then there's sharp cheddar in the fridge, I'm going to make a bunch of squares, place each square on a tortilla chip and bake at a low temp for a short time, just enough to make the cheese ooze without it thinning. On top of each chip, a teaspoon of green onion dip and a slice of fresh serrano chilies. That's the original, old school nachos recipe from Ciudad Juarez back in the 1930s or 40s, I believe.

Not to toot my own horn, but I think this all sounds pretty damn good!

Playing a show this weekend with my band, who are like family to me.

I’m gonna go camping. Not sure where or where yet, but I’m gonna drive up into the mountains and spend a couple nights in the tent.

I'm going to get a fucking deep fried turkey leg today!!

Shadow of the Erdtree.

Moving back to a city!

I feel bad it's so materialistic but I'm stoked that the new model of the Dirtywave M8 music tracker is shipping this week or next. In the past couple years that single device has improved my music output immensely, and the user community on its Discord is ridiculously friendly and helpful.

The new model isn't a radical update, but the new quality of life features plus the confidence that I will use it constantly really has me excited to continue my journey. For me it's like a toy that's always fun to play with, surprisingly deep, and after I play for a while I've accidentally created something. It's cut down on my doom scrolling and social media consumption as well. For me, that's money well spent.

I'm building a new PC soon and today I'm trying some psychedelic mushrooms for the first time.

The kiddo is over at the grand parents this weekend, so I got that house clean which is pretty exciting.

A long weekend to rest. I had a hysterectomy on the 1st and went back to work last week and by last night I was so sore. I'm feeling a lot better overall but sitting up for 8 hours a day was a lot harder than I expected. Having 3 days where I can lay down when I need to is really nice. Plus, it's supposed to be really nice out, so maybe I'll do some of the resting in my hammock.

Strawberries in my garden are ripening. I love taking my kids to our patch every day to see how many we can harvest :)

Got debt down from $18K to 6K in 8 months. Would be 1K if Colorado would ever approve our electric car rebate for 5K. Slow bastards.

By Q1 2025, I should have a full implant-supported denture, replacing my top teeth. I've had a partial for almost a year now, as I fussed around, trying to decide how to proceed. I'll be very glad to be done with this phase.

Then we'll deal with the bottom ones...

Yeaha, I am looking for death. Feel so excited.

If you wonder if I am seeking death, no I am not.

My life is a game. I would try my best, survive as long as possible, earn as much as achievement.

Then after that, I will look at my scoreboard.

I hope next run, I have enough score to unlock more comfortable birthright.

The inevitable end of capitalism

Pay day, I've been working on a new project at work, and the time I've put in for it gets paid at a higher rate - I'll end up with a little more than double my usual paycheck!

Summer full of concerts:

• Roger Daltrey @ Tanglewood

• Pearl Jam @ Fenway

• Sting @ MGM(Boston)

• Metallica @ Gillette Stadium

The singularity. Just to say hi to Roko's Basilisk.

Found out yesterday that a manager that hates me is extremely demoralized, currently job hunting, and already tried to quit.

Earlier this month, I found out that a different manager, who in the past tried to get me fired, themselves tried to resign at the beginning of the year. That manager's contract is up in August and their department is failing on just about every metric imaginable so, they're likely going to quit or be asked to resign at that point.

Finally, a coworker who was working with that second manager to try and get me fired was themselves fired by corporate for a multitude of reasons. These reasons include but are not limited to: credible accusations of drunk driving company vehicles, harassing and bullying others, offering cocaine to both coworkers and clients, and allegedly attempting to extort someone else out of their job... which is a felony (we're currently encouraging their victim to go to authorities, but it involves leaked nudes and they are understandably embarrassed about the whole thing... which is their decision, no one can force them). This fired coworker once told a whole room of people "well if [TrueStoryBob] and I both walk into the GM's office, who do you think is gonna walk out with a job." Well, we can now definitively say it was them who would walk out of that office unemployed. They had to be forced off company property; like physically escorted onto the sidewalk by the GM and the Business Manager.

All of this has legitimately put a pep in my step. Overall, I like my job, however I was already putting my CV out there just in case. Now, I can stop the job search and not worry about potentially having to move as I also like where I live. By the way, my manager is an absolute dream who's been watching these other two departments burn to the ground with unadulterated glee as both of these managers walk ass backwards into their own demise.

Playing hockey. I still need to buy gear, but i joined a team and will be hitting the ice next week. I haven't played hockey competitively since i was a kid, and i am looking forward to it. I will need to work on my cardio and getting my stamina back after 15 years off, drinking and smoking.

And i have $100 that says the Oilers take the cup this year!

Cheers

Realistic: Getting a faster motorcycle and going on longer touring rides and track days with it. I currently have a Suzuki GZ250 but it struggles on the highway, and the acceleration of even a "middleweight" bike like the Trident 660 is exhilarating.

Unrealistic: Getting a girlfriend...

Taking my car to the track for the first time. My son is going to track it with me, should be a blast!

Getting the rear brakes and track oil (based on what Chevy recommends for track use) next week and then I'll schedule it!

I just got a new immersion blender.

Milkshakes and vindaloo :)

getting my offer letter. compensation is fair enough for my skills, so i am just playing some games waiting for the offer letter.

Going to Australia in a week, get immersed in their culture for two weeks, and getting to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef during my time there! All with my wife and 10 yo son. It’s going to be so great!

I'm currently excited for the batch of ice cream setting up in my freezer. gonna be tasty.

Watching studio 666 with friends, then some board gaming after.

Selling my current motorcycle, getting a new one, and finally getting to go and see some places I've wanted to ride through for years

BIL got the Slay the Spire board game the other day. We played Act 1, hoping to beat Act 2 at some point this weekend. Pretty enjoyable playing the game in a cooperative fashion.

Only thing I'm looking forward to at the moment is getting a new car. I don't know when I'll get one or even which one I'll get but I'm saving

The day I finally move to Belgium.

Unfortunately that day is still pretty far away from today. At least 5 years far away.

Going to see NOFX next month, during their final tour. I can't wait to sing My Vagina out loud with a big crowd.

Excited might be going a bit far but hopefully getting a referral to General Medicine and a little closer to understanding what's wrong with me all the time.

Beyond that some D&D I plan to run when I'm better. Planning and plotting as we speak 😎

Catching some time to sleep.

Electromagnetic field (festival/hacker camp) next weekend!

In a few days I'll be moving to a new state to be closer with my long distance girlfriend of a year. I've been feeling pretty directionless and stuck for a long time now, so I'm looking forward to being able to start a new chapter of my life.

Deadpool + Wolverine

Starship IFT-4 and WWDC.

Yes, I’m a huge nerd. How did you know?

Destiny 2's final raid drops in 13 days. It's the culmination of the entire franchise's storyline and my raiding team has been practicing for weeks to prep for the day 1 raid race.

We won't get first place or anything but we hope to finish in the 99th percentile.

It's beginning to look like Anthropic's recent interpretability research didn't just uncover a "golden gate feature" in their production model, but some kind of "sensations related to the golden gate" feature.

I'm excited to see what more generative exploration of the model variation with that feature vector maximized ends up showing.

I have a suspicion that it's the kind of thing that's going to blow minds as it becomes clearer.

My kid will go to summer camp soon and I'll have a little bit of time again. Looking forward to it.

Project Hail Mary the movie. It's going to be fun.

Also whatever the new Bobbyverse book is called.

I went clothes shopping in the US today and the Memorial Day sales and coupons meant I really cleaned up. I am looking through my piles of clothes and shoes like a rapper rolling around on a bed of cash or something.

Sleeping tonight and napping tomorrow.

Honest to God, Toree Saturn

I have a lot of things I'm excited for but I really can't wait for Toree Saturn

Je peux parler français (encore)

I can speak french (again)

New Yoko Taro "normal" videogame.

I think a lot of the worst people on earth are getting pretty old and grey, so it'll be fun to watch the world turn as they fall off.

Our TTRPG group just wrapped up a campaign, we'll be starting a new one soon with new players. There was some campaign fatigue, so I'm stoked for a fresh start (and I know some others are, too), with new players, too!

Still waiting for GNU Taler to become a thing in the EU.

I'm currently at solshine rêverie (formerly summer camp) in Illinois, enjoying the vibes and being way too baked to function in normal society, but here it's considered good etiquette

Looking forward to dying. Seems nice.

Dinner!! 😃

I've got tomorrow off, which is neat.

The weather was pretty good today.

I wish I knew...

Monday is a holiday in the US, and I am going to make one of my fav dips for it.....I am gonna eat so much fucking dip. I can't wait lol. Its the small things, ya know?

The colour ereader I just got is pretty cool. It draws much faster than anticipated and looks pretty good. The pen (mpp type) from my laptop works with it so I don't have to pay even more to scribble dicks in my books like its 2009. It's actually repairable unlike the previous ones too. I'm still bitter about the screen of my previous one getting permanent stripes down the left side and across the top and repair not being an option at all, not even by sending it out.

Bcachefs, it's the filesystem of the future now.

that I'm no longer considered young and that I may soon die and leave the misery of poverty, loneliness, nonstop working slavery wages in life

Plenty new tech I'm curious about seeing evolving; self-driving cars, EVs, articifical-intelligence, VR/AR .. Advances in medicine overall but especially due to Crispr. My new job as a self-employed contractor is both exciting and also stressful. It's the start of the summer here which is also exciting to me.