It’s been about a month of workouts and running almost 5–6 days a week - I feel great, and maybe even a little proud, since consistency is not exactly my strongest trait. There's been some progress with pull-ups. I’ve been doing a lot of negative pull-ups to improve my technique, and it seems to be working - I'm doing regular ones more cleanly now. Also, I think this is the first time in my life (apart from a few periods at the gym) where leg exercises take up more than half of the whole workout. Honestly, I really enjoy full-body workouts even though they’re less “efficient” than split routines - it just feels so good when your whole body works evenly. Yesterday, I tried using resistance bands, and it’s another new thing I’ll consider using more often. Maybe I’ll be able to cover some isolation exercises I could previously only do at the gym - shoulders, biceps, that kind of stuff.
Work, on the other hand, is driving me crazy again. It’s just the same cycle over and over - you find a job, work for a few months, and then the workload drops off. Maybe it’s a freelance thing, or something specific to the media industry, but I’m just desperate at this point. What frustrates me the most is that I know I’m a good fit for this kind of work - I always meet deadlines, pay attention to detail, and often go beyond what’s required just because I enjoy it. But still, it doesn’t seem to matter when you can’t plan anything financially more than two weeks ahead. Is a bit of consistency and a more or less adequate team too much to ask...? Whatever. It just really pisses me off. Sorry for the rant.
Oh, by the way - the new DaVinci Resolve release is fire! Keyframes in the Edit view, finally - what a treat! A lot of neat new features. I literally spent the last few days just trying everything out. Not a fan of the AI slop, but whatever - it seems like companies think they won’t sell anything without it nowadays. I really hope Blackmagic improves the motion graphics workflow in the future instead of focusing on AI voice changers and other such bullshit, because keyframes in Fusion still suck ass - and that's a core feature. Other than that, DaVinci is still the best editing software. Love it!
The Hedera cuttings I took three weeks ago have unfurled a bunch of new leaves, and a few of them have already started growing roots! It’s so cool to see they’re not just slowly dying. I’m looking forward to planting them in a few weeks. I also potted some Epipremnum cuttings last week - they seem to be doing fine. I’ll upload some pics later.