Weeknote 12/2026

Work has been tedious these days due to technical issues that have kept us at a standstill for half a week and counting. We had things to do to fill the time at first, such as cleaning up the work areas and assisting a different department next door. However, there wasn't much work to be done because both departments relied on each other. As a result, I took some extra time off here and there because I felt I could be more productive at home rather than hanging around at work or working at a slow pace. I always want to be productive and keep myself busy at work; otherwise, I'd rather be somewhere else.

I also took advantage of the extra spare time I had following the breakup to reflect on myself. Linda, to my surprise, called me days after the breakup to have a good talk about the relationship that had ended. We decided to give it another try. Everything went well except for one thing: communication via texting. This is what we're hoping to solve. I admit that it wasn't only her fault but also mine.

Meanwhile, my long-time friend Kimmy paid me a visit. It has been a long time since we last met, for various reasons, the majority of which are mine. We enjoyed each other's company while wandering around Utrecht's center and along the city canals, and we decided to crash at a cafe inside a massive city library for a while before taking the train back home. We didn't talk much, just enjoying the day with the occasional chit-chat, and I tend to fall asleep on trains. Which didn't bother us because we're both introverts.

Since I removed region blocking, I received a China scam email informing me that they were registering my name as yeechie.com.cn, yeechie.org.cn, etc., and asking if I was bothered by it. According to online articles, they most likely wanted me to pay up so they wouldn't register my name as a brand. Which made me think that domain names in popular TLDs aren't all that expensive these days. So I decided to register several domains with my name in them: yeechie.com, yeechie.net, yeechie.org, and yeechie.eu. To protect my name?

I'm excited about the upcoming spring anime season! There is some amazing anime coming out of which I have been waiting for years to come