Swamped

Wow, I have not posted a thing for near a month!

Obviously, I've been swamped with work (and speaking of "swamped", why do the floodwaters insist on converging on my doorstep when there's a perfectly serviceable river not a hundred meters or so away? But I digress.) The development release I was working on for the past 3 months is finally done (technically, it was finished a month ago, but there's a sort of 1-month warranty clause). Now I'm back in the production support team, relearning the steps (though it doesn't quite feel the same as getting back on a bike). I'm transitioning to a new role as well, which is exciting even as it brings with it different kinds of stress. Though that's to be expected. Plus, I have not had a free night or a complete weekend to myself for almost a month now, too, due to the extracurricular project I committed to help bring to fruition. We're still not finished, so that's another holiday (supposedly an extra rest day, *sigh*) consigned to the dust. I'm not complaining much since I have companions in this insanity... wait, I take that back. I am complaining, for all of us sharing this misery. This is supposed to be a 2-project team activity, damn it, where the hell are the rest of the 100?!?! And what the f--

*boinks evil psychotic self on the head, wrests control back over body*

Well, I did not intend this to turn out as a rant, but I'm not taking it back.

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And if you're wondering, yes, I intended the double meanings. Don't ask.

The mask is almost finished being tied firmly in place. - Anonymous