Came in “late” and felt like I was getting away with something. It is terrifically difficult to feel rebellious at Recurse Center, so I suppose that it’s fortunate I don’t tend to go for rebellion. I mean, how are you supposed to rebel against “do whatever feels worthwhile and meaningful and enjoyable for you”? Do something you hate? Ha!

Fridays are optional at RC, which means I hadn’t yet been to one. I had every intention of coming in last Friday, until I got news of Nóirín’s death, and then it turns out that I didn’t feel like doing much of anything for a while. But this Friday? This felt like something doable, especially since it could be whatever I wanted to make it.

Forgot that there was a job fair in the evening, so decided to carpe diem and stick around. Turns out a friend on the Etsy data team had mentioned me to her coworker, who found me and introduced himself (!), which made me feel that feeling that is Other People Probably Think I Am Smarter Than I Do. Ann insisted on introducing me to Stripe people, too (read: Jack), because Stripe also seems to have this serious mutual-fanclub thing going on (Jack: “Ann is awesome!” Ann: “Jack is awesome!”), and it’s really encouraging to see.

Didn’t get very much “done” (at least not that I can remember now, on Monday), but had a really emotionally rad day, so cheers to that.