Summer is here
Finally, it seems summer is starting here in Finland. It's the first truly warm day, a pleasant 25 C (78 F). I'm enjoying a relaxing Sunday sitting by the grill. Sausages and chicken wings sizzle on the fire, their delicious aroma wafting my way.
The kids are running around on the lawn, spraying water at each other and belting out songs from Frozen. (Yeah that's still a thing.) They are getting increasingly impatient for the sausages.
Two more weeks of work remain before vacation. I doubt I'll be much in the mood for working. This close to July, motivation tends to plummet.
I haven't programmed much during the spring months, with the little productivity I've had invested into the day job. Weeks turning into months, I haven't even missed it that much. I find that surprising. Instead, I've been busy tending to the kids, playing piano, and reading a bunch of easy-to-digest books. It feels nice activating different parts of my brain for a change.
I've always found it easy to get back to programming after a break, though. It has a certain addictive quality, working towards a larger goal in a series of small steps, exploring a problem space. The only hurdle is finding an interesting goal to aim for.
Jun 15 · 3 weeks ago · 👍 stack, freezr, sheep, luddite, pista, nightliife, Homer, bluesman · ❤ 1
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It was the warmest day of the year!
How’s the daylight? I just got back from mining and had such a hard time adjusting to 11 pm sunset and 5 am sunrise.
🏕️ skyjake [OP...] · Jun 18 at 08:44:
@pista Pretty much 11 pm – 4 am, decently dark at night, but I'm certainly waking up annoyingly early every morning due to the brightness.
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