{"id":2150,"date":"2021-05-02T14:51:07","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=2150"},"modified":"2021-05-02T14:51:07","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T21:51:07","slug":"a-week-in-the-life-may-2-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digitalmanticore.com\/?p=2150","title":{"rendered":"A Week in the Life: May 2, 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last week I reported on my trip to the doctor and her recommendation that I take allergy medication. I am happy to say it seems to be helping. My hearing is a little better and the pressure in my head is much reduced and. Fun fact: I did not know I had pressure in my head. I also didn’t realize it was abnormal to have watery eyes or to frequently blow my nose, but here I am. It seems I’ve joined everyone else in Sacramento<\/a> now by developing allergies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In non-medical news, my supervisor is retiring this week. I’m happy for her but I’m not looking forward to the chaos of being understaffed and under-supervised (I am, however, looking forward to being under-supervised). My reaction to this news was to update my resume. I don’t really want a new job but I am open to a new job. You just don’t know what will happen with a new boss. Will they be nice but ineffectual? A micromanager? Or perhaps a genuinely good boss? We shall see what happens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consuming<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are some things I’ve recently read, watched, or bought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Books and Other Words<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Bright and Breaking Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

This week I read The Bright and Breaking<\/a> Sea by Chloe Neill. It’s an alternate history set around an alternate-universe Napoleonic War. The main character is Kit Brightling, a 24-year-old captain in the Queen’s navy who is also “aligned” with the magic of the sea. This was a fun read, however, I thought, for some reason, this was going to be a lesbian seafaring magic book but it was actually a heterosexual seafaring magic book. I’m not mad at it, but if you are looking for a lesbian romance and seafaring magic tale, this isn’t the one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, on the internet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n