weeknotes

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+date: 2023-10-22
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+Three people onboarded into or adjacent to my team this week into roles that are very important to my objectives. It's been tiring to prep for them but I am confident we will see new kinds of progress quickly.
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+Shannon was on a panel for [Ladies that UX](https://ladiesthatux.com) which highlighted how accomplished she's been, professionally. Meanwhile, she's been continuing to make art and has committed to learning some new tools so she can finally create some interactive digital work that's long been in her head. Her capacity for learning and drive to create are inspiring as always, and I remain flattered she would choose to spend life with me.

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+date: 2023-10-29
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+I spent too much of this week feeling reactive, after the upcoming sprints I'll need to think about what I can do to prevent more escalations.
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+I've managed to repair some ceramics work that had been damaged at the old public studio, and finally see all the bunnies I've built as a collection.
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+Our "home bar" is losing their manager, so we visited for a farewell on Saturday. This was ill-advised, because today on Sunday I had to wake up early to fly to Riga for the sprints. The location seems nice; I have a great room and the old city center is quite charming.

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+date: 2023-11-06
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+Whew. The first week of sprint was nonstop, my only real downtime was eating dinner alone on Wednesday. It was good to present Design to our new hires and to get back into the groove of being in front of crowds during the Ubuntu Summit. And Summit turned out to be more interesting than I'd hoped, with a lot of design-related activity and new connections.
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+But, exhausting. So I'm writing this on Monday morning before getting back onto the sprint train for another week.

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+date: 2023-11-12
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+The second sprint week was less pressure but still very busy. The week ended with a number of 1:1 catch-ups with my team which were quite positive and a great way to wrap up. Even better, I was able to change my flight home to be an earlier direct, so I had dinner at home instead of in a layover airport.
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+Besides a visit to the atelier, the weekend has been spent at home with Shannon and the cats and I couldn't be happier about that.