Rise before dawn breaks,
Moonlight lingers, eyes still wide—
Clock strikes one eleven.

Late to bed struggle to rise.

Spending a couple hours this morning organizing my Notion board and watching 6Underground.

There are great Ryan Reynolds films and equally subpar ones but he always brings that RR flair that even though you see it coming a mile away it still draws you in.

Now to go grab some breakfast and then jump headlong into prepping for this SQL exam.

Life has been crazy the last few weeks… I haven’t disappeared yet…

Quick Updates:

• Still in school… trying to knock out this UI/UX class before it knocks me out.
• Have 40 more episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation to go and then I’ll head over to Deep Space 9.
• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is very quickly overtaking the other series as my all-time favorite. The actors and especially the writers are on point with the show.
• Foundation is pretty solid so far… when this season is over with I may go back and watch Season 1 and 2 over binge style.
• I literally cried quietly at work today… nothing bad… actually really good. We had a food drive for the month of July and after thinking my team wasn’t going to show up they did at the last minute and crushed the goal (pulverized it really). A lot of individuals and families will get some help in the coming months. As someone who has been on the receiving end of charity organizations when I was young it definitely hit the spot. I’ve already set a goal for myself to set aside money from my paychecks to go to next year’s food drive (or sooner if a need pops up in the community).
• Won’t say much about my family’s health but it’s a shame how piss poor the medical system is in parts of North Carolina (specifically Eastern NC).