MSG
1. figuring out the bug ticket i had been putting off for a while because i thought i had a solution before the code freeze for the company retreat and then the code reviewer had a long and thoughtful review indicating that the solution wasn't enough, was just papering over an underlying problem rather than fixing it, and then i didn't want to dig into the complexity of the underlying problem (which seemed very complicated) and so pretended it wasn't there and threw myself into my other sprint work, but then yesterday afternoon, running out of procrastination options, i forced myself back into it and it turns out (as far as i can tell so far, i've been wrong before, but i think i'm right this time) it's a really simple fix.
2. that d, who has had terrible sniffles this week, can take sudafed, a drug that is better than any other at clearing the sinuses but also for me kicks off the worst endless panic attacks. i'm thankful that i could pick it up for her on my run at lunch yesterday and thankful that i could go on my run outside because my allergies have been fine so far this summer, maybe because whatever i was very allergic to in bloomington doesn't grow in portland or maybe because my allergies hit later in the spring (can't remember the timeline) or maybe because i started taking zyrtec and flonase way early this year or maybe my body shifting over time idk but whatever, i don't care too much about the specific root cause for something good just thankful for it!
3. MSG and learning years ago that i could buy it in large bags from the korean grocery store and put it on/in basically everything and it makes the thing better without adding calories or much additional sodium and honestly smdh that we don't use this magic substance more widely because of racism and memes! thankful to shower the delicate crystalline flakes over the slices of too-early-in-the-season tomatoes for our BLTs (with salt and pepper too, of course) and instantly turning them into more appetizing version of themselves.
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