May 15, 2026
1. A story! And one that may be absolutely perfect for this moment? “Surviving in Captivity” by Premee Mohamed (Room 49.2 Science Sneak Peek)
We’re all doing our best to cope with all the everything. Anxiety, depression, dread, (minor blips of relief from me), more anxiety. We’re all struggling to figure out next steps for ourselves, for our families.
I still haven’t told most people in my offline life. I don’t want to. I don’t want to think more about who I am without this job. I just want to be for a bit before I have to think about that.
Doesn’t mean I haven’t been hunting, I have. Sometimes for me, sometimes for the team, sometimes to just get the words I need to polish my resume some more.
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May 8, 2026
1. Sorry, I’m hard-pressed to think of anything good this week TBH. I guess it’s a small comfort that the team is sticking together like glue to navigate the bullshit that came down a few weeks ago?
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May 1, 2026
1. I have been searching for the AAA poppy in the Westways magazine for years and found it for the first time in the March issue which was a big deal. I think that broke my losing streak because I just found it in the May issue on my first pass.
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April 24, 2026
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Challenges this week:
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April 17, 2026
1. Despite the very bumpy road to get here with all kinds of drama caused by classmates, JB has performed in their first talent show. I’ve never been a fan of talent shows generally but managed to contain my own anxieties so they didn’t splash over and they seemed to have a good time.
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April 10, 2026
1. I’m sure something good happened? But I don’t remember.
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April 3, 2026
1. It’s been such a week I’m just grateful to still be upright. Ish.
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