Sean Gillies (Posts about status)

Status

Sean Gillies — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 03:37:46 GMT

I have to go to the courthouse first thing in the morning for jury duty. It might last one day, or three, or who knows how many. I probably won't be able to do any open source stuff for a few days. I'll be running and catching up on family responsibilities outside of the courthouse until my service is over.

Busy

Sean Gillies — Sun, 14 Aug 2022 20:45:54 GMT

I'm solo parenting next week while Ruth is traveling. Between work, running, and the first week of school for the kids, I'm going to be busy. Apologies in advance for delayed replies to emails and open source project issues.

Vacation

Sean Gillies — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:44:15 GMT

I'm on vacation until Monday, August 8. I hope that you are, too. Apologies in advance for slow response to emails, DMs, and GitHub mentions.

Made it

Sean Gillies — Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:05:48 GMT

I survived two weekends and a week of Zoom calls as a solo parent! I'm organizing my backlog and will be catching up as soon as I can.

One week before the Never Summer 100k

Sean Gillies — Sat, 18 Jul 2020 23:54:35 GMT

I'm focused now on preparing for race day, the 25th of July. I'm working 9-5, but not thinking about work after 5 p.m. I'm not working on any open source projects after hours or any house projects other than gardening, cooking, and cleaning. Instead I'm sleeping in, exercising moderately, organizing my gear, and packing drop bags. Next week I probably will not be responding to any non-emergency emails.

I had a virtual appointment with my doctor on Friday to talk about my allergies and some cold-like symptoms, including an intermittent fever, which developed last week. I recorded an ear temperature of 99.8 °F on Wednesday. The high temperature concerned me because COVID-19 cases are increasing again in Larimer County, and also because the race organizers are going to check temperatures at the event and disqualify racers (and crew) who are hotter than 100.4 °F. I approve of this! But I don't want to get DQ'd if I'm not infectious. My doctor diagnosed me with a sinus infection. I've had a serious sinus infection before, in Winter though, never in Summer, and this is exactly what it felt like. What a relief. I'm taking a five day course of amoxicillin and expect to be free of symptoms before July 25.

My doctor also recommended using Nasacort® (Triamcinolone) to treat acute allergy symptoms which have been interfering with my training since the end of June. I'm using the Kroger brand of this over-the-counter steriod. On July 10, when I was still optimistic that I would eventually stop feeling crappy without any intervention, I joked on Strava about getting a "therapeutic use exemption" (TUE) and some "pro cycling strength" medication to cope with my allergies, and now, here I am. It's not a joke. Triamcinolone is, of course, the steroid which Team Sky is alleged to have been abusing at the Tour de France. Use of triamcinolone by athletes in international competition without a doctor's orders is prohibited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). I am going to be squirting it up my nose once a day, only, not injecting it into my butt or leg muscles like cyclists have done to enhance recovery and lose weight.

I feel good right now about the steps the race organizers are taking to make the race safer with respect to COVID-19. Masks are required at aid stations. There will be no self-service food or water, no communal plates or bowls, no use of the warming tent unless you're dropping out. Racers are starting in waves of 10 every five minutes. Parties before and after are cancelled. It's not risk-free, but it's outside on a one-way loop except for the six miles to Clear Lake and back and it won't be hard to keep a safe distance from others out there on the trail. I hope conditions don't change next week, but if they do, I trust the organizers and Jackson County to make the right call.

Busy, distracted, and snowed in

Sean Gillies — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 02:51:54 GMT

I used to do these status updates when Ruth was traveling and I felt like I needed to announce reduced availability for open source work. My family is home, and safe, I'm very happy to say, and I can work from home, but I'm not able to carve out any significant time to work on my open source projects except where they block my projects at work. If you email me or my project lists for help, it might be days before I can respond. Same for GitHub issues. Since Fort Collins schools will remain closed through the end of the school year, this situation will probably continue into the summer.

Stay home and stay safe if you can. To those of you who can't because of essential duties: thank you!

Vacation

Sean Gillies — Wed, 07 Aug 2019 14:56:48 GMT

My family and I are taking friends from Montpellier (France) on a Colorado and Utah road trip and I'll be away from work and open source projects until the 16th.

Busier

Sean Gillies — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 14:09:55 GMT

This week will be busier than the last! I'm writing this from the neighborhood pool where Bea is training with her swim team. It's sunny and mild and it feels great to be writing outside.

Busy

Sean Gillies — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 13:50:55 GMT

Ruth is out of town this week and the next and on top of solo parenting I am dog sitting. I'll be extra busy through the end of June. Please forgive me if I don't respond immediately to emails or tickets on GitHub.

Busy Week Upcoming

Sean Gillies — Mon, 30 Oct 2017 14:36:44 GMT

Ruth is in D.C. this week and I'm parenting solo and spinning up a new project at work. On top of this, I've got a cold. To recover and keep it all together I'm going to be eating all the Halloween candy and going to sleep earlier, which means less time online in the evenings this week. Apologies in advance for my delayed attention to emails, pull requests, &c.