Yodeller

My freezer was once again starting to melt. The same thing that happened last summer. This time it lasted less than a year and I don't know how long it would last if I'd still have given it another try as it might have still worked for a while. So I decided to order new one.

Those things aren't cheap. Especially if you want to invest a bit in quality. In the end I chose a brand well known for their high quality and longevity, but which was still on the reasonable price range.

Incidentally I happened to notice I have been a loyal subscriber for Netflix for ten years (no sign of gratitude from their side for such loyalty 😒). Anyway, I calculated that I have paid them around the same amount of money over these ten years as I paid for my new freezer!

As such home appliances are something I would expect to last at least then years then in comparison the freezer really wasn't that expensive, or the streaming service is. After all a freezer is probably more essential in today's homes than a service that allows you to "waste" your time.

Hearing weird noises around the house can be scary. Especially at night when you are alone. There is usually a natural explanation to all those noises, but it can still make your imagination run wild.

Living with cats for over two decades have gotten me used to hearing such noises all the time. I bet there could be anything happening outside my bedroom door and I wouldn't even bat an eye for those sounds, accounting them for the cats. They are often having zoomies during the night, tipping over stuff and dropping things from the shelves etc.

Last bight my wife dropped our youngest one to my place at the middle of the night. I was already sleeping and while I did register them entering the house at some level through my sleep I didn't even fully wake up to those sounds. Not until they started to talk. Even though they were keeping their voice low it was still something unexpected and did wake me up fully, but as I did recognize their voices it didn't get me startled. I was only wondering why they were here all the sudden.

This wasn't in any way a hard day, or week. Yet still I'm feeling really tired. I didn't even sleep badly last night although I woke up what some people might consider early - at six o'clock.

Yet I've just veen staying up. It's only half past ten, felt too early to go to sleep any earlier on a Friday evening. But I don't really have a schedule, at least bow during the weekend. I could go to sleep early, wake up early.

Even though I usually sleep well and am accustomed to wake up early weekend is still the time to rest. It's not just being physically tired from which I need rest. In a sense staying up later is part of that. I don't need to worry waking up early enough (even if I do, despite how log I stay up) as there is not obligations waiting foe me in the morning.

I would like to stay awake a while longer, but the tiredness disagrees. There is plenty of time in the morning to enjoy this resting time instead of forcefully staying up now to maximize it.

Our current DnD campaign has been going on for just a bit over 5 years now. There has been several occasions when it was already supposed to end. Yet here we are, still playing the same campaign.

This time it's different. We are actually going ro get a closure for the story and move on to the next campaign soon. The last session was supposed to be already this week, but we didn't manage to complete the final battle in time so we still need to continue that for yet another session. That should be the real end.

...or at least the end of our adventure. Our GM has planned one more session after that to have a recap of our adventure and give us an epilogue for the story. What things we missed, what could have happened, and most importantly what will happen after our final battle and the end of our adventure.

It will not be only the ending for these 5 years, but also function as a bridge to our next campaign he has been planning. Set 200 years after the events of the current campaign where our actions might have some long lasting effects that have changed the fate of the world during those centuries.

It's quite different going through an interview with a colleague I have worked for years than somebody completely new. There is no need for introductions or telling about the company. In many cases I also know very well how capable they would bee in the new role

We have new positions open within the company, positions where these new people would take some of my current responsibilities as it has been quite challenging being a direct manager for nearly 70 people. It's an old role where we have had 4 people (on the technical side) working in that position already for years. But with the added responsibilities we still consider all roles as new and will not automatically continue with the old ones. There is also one additional position offered at this time.

For those looking at the role as new position it's still easier to interview them compared to those who seek to continue in that position. At least there is something to tell them about the position. The old ones just want to know what changes.

This is also a new situation for me. Even though I have done some internal "recruitment" in the past building various teams they have usually been more direct with preselected candidates rather than having an open application available for everyone. So this time I have to also make the choice between the applicants rather than just hear whether they are interested in the role and willing to accept it.