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Had my favorite breakfast/brunch (Eggs Benedict and Guinness) for the first time in seven years and it was delicious. Thanks, H.E.R.B.I.E., for making it at least somewhat more possible to have that again without 50 injections and multiple deductibles.
kinesis freestyle 2 blue
After becoming fascinated with the one Susan Zalkind was using in Hulu’s THE MURDERS BEFORE THE MARATHON (really worth a watch, BTW), I finally picked up a split keyboard, a Kinesis Freestyle 2 Blue (that it holds the same name as my pre-H.E.R.B.I.E. CGM is rife with delicious irony). Results of first morning with it: I really like it – but I did order the tenting/pad addition because I like to have my keys at an angle, especially since it’s on the Uplift standing desk converter; at least after this first morning, I prefer using using the keyboard while standing to sitting, but either way, it’s far better than previous ergonomic efforts.
Reached an acceptance - though probably closer to a resignation - that my "career" as a writer will (most likely) go nowhere. Unlike previous resignations to this, I'm good with it. Doesn't mean I'm giving up or quitting writing – to not write would be akin to not breathing for me – but rather that I'm going to keep doing what I do: show up each morning and write what feels right in the moment, release it, and let the chips fall where they may. Whatever happens happens; I'm going to focus on what I can control – namely, doing work that holds meaning for me and striving to always be moving forward with my craft. Beyond that, fuck it.
Henceforth my insulin pump shall be known as H.E.R.B.I.E.
