I took a couple of very cute selfies in a new outfit and had a difficult but fruitful conversation with my girlfriend about some insecurities that I was having in the relationship.

And thank you for the question! I include this opportunity to share my joy as a good thing that is going on with my weekend.

What good things are going on with your weekend?

Friday marked 5 years of sobriety from alcohol for me, which was nice. Then on Saturday I went to my city's pride parade. I asked a friend to come with me, and another friend if they wanted to play a round of disc golf afterwards, but both cancelled. This usually means I wallow in self-pity, but instead I got geared up in my gayest outfit, and enjoyed the festival anyway! it was like 100 degrees, but I was proud to see so many happy people having a great time in one of the most welcoming, accepting environments ever.

I have been trying since January to get a teaching job in Portland (I live in Dallas) for the next academic year, and this week I was offered positions by two different school districts. This weekend, I have been working out which job to go with, I think I'mma go with the one that pays a little more, might be able to offer funds to offset relocation costs, and has less trafficky access to downtown and Vancouver (I have friends in North Portland and Vancouver.

So yeah...got that figured out; tomorrow I'll be looking for an apartment, taking my kids to Terry Black's for some world-class barbecue before Texas is forever in my rear-view mirror, doing some packing, and playing some THPS 1+2.

I made the equivalent of 1 week wage in like two hours today.. money can't buy happiness but I feel good about it anyway.

I finally got a looper guitar pedal I've been wanting and after a couple 12 hour shifts finally got to mess around with it this evening!

The heat hasn't killed me yet

Visiting my grandma for her birthday.

You won't believe it, I got up and went for a run! Yay!

Testing out my meshtastic setup and seeing friends.

Elden Ring's DLC

Got to spend some time with my son and he got to meet his newborn sister .

swimming

It’s a close family-friend’s birthday. We’re going to visit a local Oddities Expo event tomorrow, so that should be a fun little adventure.

I love rainstorms and got a doozy yesterday, that was pleasant

cooked fluffy rice with no burnt ends!

Helping the in-law hang some lights in their new place.

My internet went out but my phone has a data plan so I'm good.

The bad part is I'm gonna teach dad how to use his phone data plan to get more ebooks for him and mom to read. That will suck.

Update: The internet was back on this morning. Tech support told dad last night the modem was toast and they are shipping out a new one. Idiots didn't even know they had an outage.

The rain held off long enough for me to get a good start on building a new back deck. Just a small 3x4 foot one.

I redesigned a mechanism for an automata I've been working on for over a year for the fourth time, and now it's like half the size and way more reliable then the previous prototype.

Redoing the spark plug wires on my old truck and pulled off the valve covers and cleaned the rust off and painted them.

They’re looking real pretty now. Excited to get everything put all back together.

Water park!

Got a session of Pathfinder in with my group who seems plagued by the scheduling monster. Always glad to get a session in when we can.

A few rounds of discgolf!

Swimming! The summer heat is here (it was 98F/36C today) and the neighborhood pool is open, so there is no better place to be in the afternoons.

Nearly finished with some gift art!

I finally saw beardyman live yesterday! It was an absolute blast.

I hit the balmer-peak twice today

I've been celebrating the Midsummer Day with my family. Here in Finland, the whole country basically closes down for the weekend and almost everyone heads to the countryside. Fire officials had banned bonfires this year, so no 'kokko'. Lots of good food and even greater company, plenty of swimming and enjoying the sauna!

I got a good deal on a projector that I used to set up a home theater in the basement complete with ambient lighting, couches, and even a mini fridge. Now, I'm just waiting for the weekday to start so I can go to the store to pick up the cords I need for the sound system. Been playing my PS5 on it and it looks amazing!

Finally got web workers to work in WASM

My son caught his first fish! A 3 inch bluegill, we have an incredibly adorable photo!

Also, to quote another poster in this thread...

And thank you for the question! I include this opportunity to share my joy as a good thing that is going on with my weekend.

I'll tell you when any happen.