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rjw  ·  2878 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: May 11, 2016

EDIT: Who wants to meet up in London?

So, I'm settling into London. Work is going pretty well, the two most senior people in our team have been made to do some other project so the amount of responsibility I have (even as the most junior employee) has suddenly increased a fair bit - which I am excited about! I'm trying to increase the amount of initiative I show - not just solve the problem that is assigned to me, but seek out new problems to solve, prioritise the other ones, etcetera.

I cycled to/from work for the first time, today. There's a lot of traffic but it's possible to avoid most of it by going on quiet roads and bicycle paths. If a junction is too hairy I can always pick my bike up and walk it along the pavement for a bit. I've been cooking my own food for dinner and I'm going to start preparing my own lunch as well - the choices near my office are good but it's better to save money. I've also signed up to a badminton group so hopefully I should meet new people through that and get some more exercise. I played a little bit at university but my friends ended up being more into tennis (some of them still meet up to play it, but I see them around anyway).

I've been trying to make music, but the software on my computer is a fucking hassle and a half. I might lug my MIDI keyboard back here with me next time I visit my parents (I have more desk space in my room than I expected). It's a fucking hassle to find audio production software for Linux that doesn't constantly crash. At least we have a piano though! I should practice more (in fact, I'm going to do that after writing this comment).

So yeah!! I've got most of the things sorted out that adults have to sort out, right? Well. The solitary things that relate to the self. Hobbies, etc. If only I had someone else to share it all with...





rezzeJ  ·  2878 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    It's a fucking hassle to find audio production software for Linux that doesn't constantly crash.

Have you had a look at Bitwig? I've just moved to it after 7 years of Logic and I am loving it.

rjw  ·  2877 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Ooh I'll check it out! It looks good.