Random thought: directing stdout to /dev/null is the programming equivalent of screaming into the void.

Not mine, but absolutely essential rant:

https://gizmodo.com/programming-suc...

One portion:

"You start by meeting Mary, project leader for a bridge in a major metropolitan area. Mary introduces you to Fred, after you get through the fifteen security checks installed by Dave because Dave had his sweater stolen off his desk once and Never Again. Fred only works with wood, so you ask why he's involved because this bridge is supposed to allow rush-hour traffic full of cars full of mortal humans to cross a 200-foot drop over rapids. Don't worry, says Mary, Fred's going to handle the walkways. What walkways? Well Fred made a good case for walkways and they're going to add to the bridge's appeal. Of course, they'll have to be built without railings, because there's a strict no railings rule enforced by Phil, who's not an engineer. Nobody's sure what Phil does, but it's definitely full of synergy and has to do with upper management, whom none of the engineers want to deal with so they just let Phil do what he wants. Sara, meanwhile, has found several hemorrhaging-edge paving techniques, and worked them all into the bridge design, so you'll have to build around each one as the bridge progresses, since each one means different underlying support and safety concerns. Tom and Harry have been working together for years, but have an ongoing feud over whether to use metric or imperial measurements, and it's become a case of "whoever got to that part of the design first." This has been such a headache for the people actually screwing things together, they've given up and just forced, hammered, or welded their way through the day with whatever parts were handy."

So for anyone that is following my drama regarding my recent break up I figured I would provide an update:

Hopefully we have turned the corner. After two weeks of alternating being kind of normal and being totally not okay, we hung out tonight and watched Tag (which is a pretty awesome movie btw) and actually talked about how this break up thing is going to work and it was fine. I mean, it was actually a pretty fun night. Being stuck living in the same apartment has sucked A LOT, so its kind of a big deal to be able to talk about planning how the relationship ending is going to work and still laugh and watch a movie together. So yeah that's good.

It's been rough on me, even though I was the one that did the breaking up. It fucking kills to see your best friend be in pain because of course you want to do whatever you can to make them feel better, but then it was me that put her in pain so what the fuck can I do? The answer, of course, is torture myself wondering whether I made the right decision or not haha. Yeah hopefully that will start being less of a thing soon.

I hope you enjoyed my emotional word vomit.

I am going to watch The Rocky Horror Picture Show now. Is it wayyy too early, or are ALL times good times to watch it?

Please choose only 1.0000000000000001 options.

So as some of you may know from my previous rants I am recently single, and it occured to me that that means I can move, like, anywhere. And I think I might just do that. I'm currently in in Utah, USA, living about 50 miles from where I was raised, and I'm kinda sick of it.

Sooooo... Suggestions? I have been thinking about maybe the UK or Germany, or if I stay in the US maybe San Diego, Denver, or New York City, but I am open to many possibilities. What do you guys think?

So for anyone interested in or following my drama regarding my breakup first ranted about at

https://devrant.com/rants/1651305/...

I figured I would provide an update. Things have been going surprisingly well. Yesterday after some initial avoidance and silence and anger we just kind of went back sort of to normal, just being friends instead of lovers. She went and picked up two cats from the shelter and we talked about logistics of how this whole broken up thing is going to work, then watched some tv and ate dinner and stuff. So not too bad.

Today is still not too bad, but as you would expect emotions are still a thing. We talked a bit in the morning but basically just about necessities. She then took her laptop into the bedroom to be alone. So basically just sad emotions all around today, which sucks but it could suck a lot worse. On the bright side, it is looking like we can keep the friendship intact after all our emotions settle down.

Thanks for all the comments and ++s on my previous post. It really helps to vent a bit and have other people care how you are doing.

So hey this is the first time I'm actually posting here... huh ... also

!rant

just sad.

So I broke up with my girlfriend a few hours ago. We had been together for 7.5 years, still have three months left on our lease. Not for any satisfying reason I could feel good about, just that what we want to do with our lives just doesn't seem compatible. She was my best friend, and I hope that I can keep at least some degree of that friendship eventually. I love her dearly, I just stopped loving her the way a lover should, if that makes sense. I feel kind of shitty but I know I will feel way worse tomorrow. Hopefully I won't be too hungover. Sorry for the downer. Okay that is all.