Back then, I was giving
That last part hasn't changed much, especially lately when multiple folks that I thought enjoyed my company have not replied (or only with repeated pings) to invites or suggestions on my part. Or when I seem to be already not-shiny and backshelved, 4 months into a given new relationship. A couple of them, actually. I feel sometimes lately like I've grown horns or something, over the summer.
And I'm still trying to push drilling automation for planetary exploration forward... hopefully we are now somewhat closer to a mission, now, as a result.
In that realm, after starting to date
Still, even if some things have come full circle, others have improved. And I met one LDR partner (
Overall... probably a positive impact for me. And the negative aspects are mostly due to my own baggage, hence slow to evolve or change anyway. And I managed to actually keep writing this long... 3,408 entries. :-)