Xariphon

Goddammit... I've watched enough Bake-Off, I should've known that.

... wtf else do you call candy?

Damn, I knew she was full of hot air, but...

I've often thought that I am.

I find that I understand most of the things when I sit down and do a lesson or exercise, but the problem I have is that I don't stick with it. The gulf between where I am and what constitutes useful programming feels insurmountable, and it drains the motivation right out of me until I wander off and forget all about it.

I say this as someone who opposes him utterly: Trump used to actually be a decent orator. It's... kinda sad, and kinda scary, in a way. I watched an interview he did from... sometime in the 80s, I want to say. I didn't agree with everything he said, but he seemed well composed and he made his points coherently.

Compare that to how he is nowadays and it's like it's not even the same man. Not just the raging psychopathy and egomania, but how he wanders off mid sentence and such. The cognitive decline is painfully obvious. When you figure this is a guy who had access to the best possible modern medicine his entire life, it's scary to see.

I mean, Episode 2 was some peak Mannequin Skywalker, but the guy was doing his best with the writing and direction he got, too. The character being unlikable and terribly handled isn't really his fault.

Is it just me or has he become a better actor nowadays?

Again.

Parroted Hitler again.

Boop.

Looks like Luchador Bowser to me.

Don't take it too seriously. Remember that you owe your employer not one goddamn thing more than what you're being paid for, and they will not pay you one goddamn cent more than they absolutely must. Their bullshit stops being your problem the second you clock out; leave the stress behind, too.

They do not value you as a person, so you should not value them as anything more than a means to an end. There's no such thing as a single-company career anymore. They can and will fire you without notice or consideration, so feel no guilt about leaving them the instant a better job comes along.

To the surprise of no one who's been paying attention ever...