Author: rainleander
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Dear Girl Twin
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Three] Let’s talk about appropriate alarm clocks, shall we? Bringing me breakfast in bed. Bringing me chocolate in bed. Brining me English Breakfast tea with generous milk in bed. And now for inappropriate alarm clocks. Puke. Screaming from another room. Literally all other alarm clocks except for the…
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And Don’t Forget To Breathe
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty Two] Yesterday I had three interviews, today I had three interviews, tomorrow I have three interviews, two on Thursday, and two on Friday. That’s a lot of extrovertin’. But first the news: Coronavirus cases up by 24% in last week, RIVM says situation is ‘worrying’ No events until…
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Officially Official Cover Letter
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty One] Which, really, should reside over on https://rainleander.github.io/cv/ but I’ll get it going over here, eh? My bio paragraph that I typically use for conference talks and such is, “Rain is a systematic, creative, interdisciplinary community liaison with a Bachelor’s in dance and a Master’s in information technology.…
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CV and Writing Samples and Speaking Samples, Oh MY!
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Sixty] Regarding yesterday, I woke up in less pain, but more nausea. And since I didn’t actually throw up, nor did my temperature spike, and I was actually able to press on the painful spot without screaming, I still haven’t called the emergency line back. If there’s anything going…
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Cancelled Due To Pain
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Nine] Tonight I was supposed to do live stream Escape Room: UNLOCK! Around the World in 80 Minutes, but it’s $TITLE Would you like to know more? Last night I woke up to a stabbing in my gut. I breathed through the pain, adjusted positions a bit and…
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The Whole Glorious Story
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Eight] In January, DevRel switched focus from product to partners and didn’t assign any work to the product team except for documentation. It was utterly demoralising to some of us. We were never told why the focus switched. Nor what we were expected to do in the interim.…
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You Know How You Want To Say Something
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Six] But you can’t? It got even worse. But first the news: Coronavirus cases and IC patients up, virus declining in nursing homes Netherlands falls to 11th in EU Covid vaccinations; Pfizer to increase deliveries Dutch government wants mandatory coronavirus test for drivers from risk areas
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Thx, Twins
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Five] Last night’s complete lack of sleep is thanks to Girl Twin using the “I feel sick” as her only weapon, she spent the night in our bed while P attempted to sleep in other places around the house but totally failing and I finally got her back…
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And Then It Got Worse
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Four] Yesterday I had a migraine. Today I did not. But it was super shitty in other ways. But it’s not my story to tell. Yet. But first the news: Ministers are working on ‘coronavirus passport’, based on negative test results Acute care leader: “Race against time” in…
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Ah, Sweet Migraine, Oh, How I’ve Missed You
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Three] Ow. OW OW OW. But first the news: 1,300 revellers dance the afternoon away at Ziggo Dome test event Netherlands extending travel alerts to April 15; Child swim lessons to restart soon Infections down 2 percent for the calendar week; hospitalizations stay the same I have not…
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YouTube.com/RainLeander
[Dutch Lock Down Day Three Hundred Fifty Two] As of more than a few days ago, I finally got above 100 subscribers (THANK YOU SO MUCH!! !) and have been checking DAILY on Customize YouTube Channel –> Basic Info –> Channel URL waiting for “Custom URL” to show up and tonight after streaming UNLOCK! Adventurers…