Just got back from my first vacation in years. I was at an EDM festival so it wasn't exactly restful but I did get to relax/change pace quite a bit. I got a lot of reading done which I really needed. (Oh and I met one stacker there which I wasn't expecting - they gave me earplugs.)

It was also my first extended stay back in California. The climate and biome is so nice it feels fake (in certain regions at least). I thought I had appreciated it while I was there but I'm pretty sure I took it for granted.

Being around normal, non-bitcoiners was also a nice wake up call. They aren't exactly living in an alternate reality, but they do have an alternate frame/narrative to explain our shared reality.

Excited to be back to Bitcoin World (aka Austin) and code. I feel best when I'm useful even if it isn't "joyful."