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Life is short, week 28 of 52
Status report: Daily hive eruptions, sometimes needing more than one antihistamine. Caffeine taken care of a daily mini coke + cold brew. Moments from last week: Just one. We lost 16% of the company to a reduction in force last Friday. It was a heartbreaking day, and we’re still reeling.
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Life is short, week 27 of 52
Our Chibi breathed her last breath in my arms this last Friday. Chester and I are lost.
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Chibi bingka June 10, 2016-July 15, 2022
Chester and I lost our girl late Friday night to a bad bout of GI stasis. We were able to say goodbye and hold her close while she left this existence. We are both broken.
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Life is short, week 26 of 52
Status update: Migraines and insomnia. Advil close to running out, and Tylenol has stopped working for headaches. Is the insomnia causing the migraines or are the migraines causing the insomnia? Life is short moments of the week: 1. Chipped teeth getting fixed. Teeth are expensive, and now even more so. I broke two front teeth and was semi-hillbilly like for a day. It was nice seeing the dentist I’ve seen since I was in the single digits. Couple decades later and we’ve seen her get married, have two kids, and now have one graduate college. 2. Routine checkups turning into health scares. Mom is great about regular checkups, dad not…
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Life is short, week 25 of 52
Status update: Two almost caffeine migraines, and antihistamine sleep aids with some random af nightmares. Life is short moments of note: 1. Learning to make a childhood favorite. I have an aunt that makes the most amazing food. She has always been skilled in the kitchen. Anything that she makes is the best version of it (but definitely the least healthy). My favorite is a squash vegetable mix that she makes with okra, eggplant, fresh shrimp shells, and apparently, the fat from frying pork. I made it this week with the shrimp shells i stuck in the freezer, but no pork fat oil. It was great, but missing squash blossoms…