Getting to work was better than I expected, but still stupid and now I have to actually do the work.

Also my subfield is so small, that I'm beginning to develop parasocial relationships with researchers I've never met, like oh yeah of course So-and-so wrote about this, I should have known

Update: they were delicious!

I'm a little scared about the surgery and going through early menopause and the risks associated with that, but it would be really nice to not be in pain all the time. I'm also looking forward to feeling better in my clothes.

It took us an hour altogether to get through and cast our ballots!