I've been messing around with ketogenic diet; just chia protein pudding at breakfast, avocado, leaves, an salmon at lunch.. that sorta thing.

Honestly, it feels amazing to have a steady flow of energy with no crash.

I'm not sure what to do for dinner..hmm

Monday would probably make a good rest day (def not making an excuse for being lazy yesterday).

Let's see if i can study for 2 hours before work tomorrow with my new system.

Still trying to get over the mental barrier/avoidance for studying, but not a bad first week regardless..!

#studystream

The last couple of days were kinda a blur for me, but I think i have plans sorted out for this weekend now ✌️

I failed a lot today

GOOD

I finally remade my resume. I found one of the templates on BCtCI's online resource to be really cute, so I went ahead and stole it..! てへぺろ

I didn't really have enough time StudyStream this morning, but I still was able to get an easy neet code problem in. ナイス、俺

otsupekodeshitaa

I made it through a few more chapters of BCtCI and listened to a bit of a mock interview segment

tbh, it was pretty nice

it kinda left me feeling like that there's still some room for kindness/empathy in the process. maybe I'd like to be on the conducting side at some point?

I ended up messaging some old highschool friends out of the blue on LinkedIn. Pretty out of character for me, but I hope they're willing to connect!

two ears = dual wielding ear training apps?

So far i’ve read through the first 20 pages or so. I can dig the writing style 👌

Man.. i started using tonedear to try and practice learning pitch, but i keep getting frustrated at it

i gotta go slower

I decided to start frequenting lemmy. I think alot of the negative news that's been populating my feed on reddit might have been bogging me down alot without me realizing it.

Lemmy.zip seems pretty chill so far

Small update on this:

I ended up landing a new job, but one that's still in Japan.
It's a good gig, with a good team, but I've started to feel like leaving the country again for good. So i think now is the right time to begin preparing in earnest.

a baby sloth laying in a cardboard box with a national geographic logo in the background ALT: a baby sloth laying in a cardboard box with a national geographic logo in the background

i bought an interview bible:
www.beyondctci.com

kinda excite to be scholar sloth again

Resume Updated ✅
Portfolio Site Updated ✅
Ice Cream Eaten ✅

ay yo congrats?!?

I just got to purple in tekken 8 last week too!
we should play sometime 🥊

My friend mentioned that it took him 13 months to a find a new job after getting laid off, and i don't want to move back without a job lined up.

So.. i expect this to be a very long year.

But..! i'll do what i can bit-by-bit and rely on whoever i can to make it.

But that's not a bad thing. I love a good fresh start and that kinda.. excites me? more than anything.

(And i want to adopt big ass dog goddam it)

Moving back would essentially mean building up my social support network from scratch.

I've kept very loose ties with my old friends from university, and we still meet when i go back, but they are busy and have their own lives

It's honestly the same for my extended family back home too.

It's not necessarily *that* important to me, but it's one of my top priorities for sure.

Close 2nd would be to see my parents more frequently.

I really only come back to the US once a year to visit them, and it doesn't feel like it's enough anymore.

But when i think about if any of these goals require me to be in a Japan.. there's really only one: Getting PR

I'm only a few months away from being able to apply for it.

Though the approval process can take up to 7-8 months for Osaka, once you have it you have it for life.

I took up alot of new hobbies.. Guitar, Game Dev, 2D Art..

I honestly love creating, and i feel like i'll be doing these on/off for a really long time.

I have soo many medium/long-term goals now and I'm really happy about that.

But i've got to move forward. It's a fact that my life (and career) has been pretty much stagnant for the last year or so.

I'm super grateful for my job in particular for letting me live free & stably enough to re-discover myself during that time

I love living here, and the friends i've made.. I grew alot both career-wise and as a human bean.

Honestly, if you are blessed enough to be somewhat okay at the language and live in Kansai. I can almost guarantee you could find a comfortable a life here.

I certainly did

After 7.5 years of living in Japan, I've finally begun to consider leaving in earnest

I know i'm serious about it since i've already been taking steps to update my resume and research every morning.

So.. i guess this will be my next move

Damn, i got hit by a sudden stomach bug. Literally the worst timing 😩