I love traveling for work, well, not like love, love but I don't mind it. What I do mind though, is travel expenses reports. For weeks I had these two receipts, in my car, apparently and to my best knowledge, safe and secured. "I must not lose these". Well, guess what, them two receipts, I have secured them out of existence! So secured that I cannot find them.

I guess is fair to assume that most of us either woke up to very awful-bull-shitty news or went to bed last night angry, sad, and feeling powerless. Of course, I am talking about this.

As someone that has been battling depression and anxiety, and the father of two daughters, things like these really affect me. I feel so overwhelmed by all the feelings and thoughts that come pouring into my head every time I doom scroll through my Twitter feed or some news outlet. All I want to do is leave social media altogether. I don't want to read anymore, I don't want to watch any more videos, I want to be completely desensitized. But that would be like burying my head in the sand, it seems selfish and makes me feel guilty. It is almost as if it's my obligation to keep on social media, to keep doom-scrolling and reading and get angrier and sadder, otherwise, I am ignoring the issues, and, again, it makes me feel guilty. Like I am dismissing what is happening and not giving it the importance that deserves.

And yes, we have to be enraged by this, it is awful and it is wrong. But, how much can we take? How far can we allow ourselves to go down this rabbit hole before we go mentally ill of everything that is happening? Is it OK, to have a moment or just don't think or step away without feeling guilty? Especially when it is one thing after the other. 

Perhaps today would be a good day to not be around on social media...

Or perhaps just like with video games, rage quit everything.

Neal Adams, who helped reshape characters like Batman, Green Lantern, and Green Arrow, has died. He was 80 years old. Adams fought for creators rights in comics, conducted regular Q&A sessions with fans on social media, and created or co-created numerous beloved characters, including John Stewart, Ra's al Ghul, and Man-Bat.  

  Source: Legendary Comics Artist Neal Adams Dead at 80

This is very sad news!

Growing up, I knew about his work without knowing it was his. I guess I did not pay too much attention to who the creators of my favorite comic books were, at the time. Then around 2014 or so, I remember discovering Kevin Smith's Podcast called, Fatman on Batman, where he would invite and talk to comic-book creators. I very fondly, remember his first interview with Neal Adams, it was a two parts episode. That's how long his story and conversations were. Everything from him getting into comics, to making it into the business, and fighting for the creators' rights. Fighting for the creators of Superman. The way he told these stories, was very cinematic like you could see what he was narrating or telling very clearly. He was such a creator and storyteller.

I remember listening to those episodes over and over again.

Sadly those episodes are no longer in the current podcast's catalog, I would love to revisit them and revive these stories in my head. 

Thank you, Neal. May you rest in peace.

My problems with task managing apps, are not the apps themselves. Well, maybe a little. I always say things like, "I would commit a hundred percent to X app if only had a Windows app". Even when they do, I fail at them. Again, is not the app, it is a hundred percent me. I am awful at managing tasks, I forget to write down or add things to my task manager or notebook. If I do happen to add things, I forget to check and forget I have things in said system. 

It is not the app failing, I think. It is me, the problem. 

Wish I had more discipline in this regard.