Jer Lance @jer_@wandering.shop

The Seraph and the Pyro narrowly wiped the Fallen Barbarian! #dicethroneadventures #xp

Completely uncontroversial take: @KDA_MUSIC's "Pop/Stars" is easily the best song on Beat Saber. "Revelations" by HVDES is the best on Pistol Whip.

Also, I've started VR gaming again and I'm back to fully terrible! #xp

Me throwing a frozen-solid water bottle into the back of the Jeep: that's not great
@aglance_: yeah, but it would be perfect if we had a rabbit
Me: ...

Me hearing the water bottle roll around: I'll probably regret that
Ger: yeah, we don't have a rabbit #xp

Information you need...iCarly is on Netflix. You're welcome. #xp

The last item is obviously the most important.

But seriously, none of these are monumental, but I am genuinely grateful for each of them and infinitely more that I didn't list.

What are the things that you appreciate about your life today?
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🔸I was able to call out some misogyny on social media and none of my followers defended it
🔸I'm surrounded by a team at work that constantly strives to make every day better than the last
🔸The folks closest to me are hilarious and make me laugh constantly
🔸I'm able to live in a state of constant learning and it's cool that I don't know everything (out even very much)
🔸I have a tiny white dog who loves nothing more than to bite my nose to get me to fight him
2/

I gripe about a lot of shit because rants amuse me, but I have a ton to appreciate. So, I thought, why not share just a handful of the good stuff.
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Holy shit, our ad took the top two spots on the USA Today Ad Meter! #xp https://admeter.usatoday.com/2021/02/08/the-top-10-super-bowl-2021-commercials/

It pains me to say this...but MS Teams did something very right compared to Slack: threads. Slack's threads are an oubliette into which conversations can be dropped to die quietly. Teams makes threads a valuable part of IM dialog.

Get it together @SlackHQ! Inline threads! #xp

Fired up D3 for the first time in...I'm going to say years?...and was reminded of the meta game I played when last I was active. #xp

I finally decided to put together something I wished I'd had when I was starting out in leadership...a New Leader's Bookshelf...a dozen books I recommend to new leaders: https://jerlance.com/2021/01/the_new_leaders_bookshelf/
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This might be too controversial...but after using it for about a week...I might like Hexclad pans better than my most seasoned cast iron... I'm curious how they hold up to long-term abuse, but the one I grabbed is pretty amazing... #xp

The smart money isn't on IF there will be blood. The smart money is on HOW MUCH blood there will be! #xp

If you, like me, are struggling with the bonus stress of last week's coup attempt, @Gaileyfrey has put together a great guide to self care during these trying times: https://sarahgailey.substack.com/p/coup-self-care

It's a great read (and when you're done, go unwind over "Magic for Liars"!!) #xp

I've put together a comically long-winded post about my home office setup. If you wanted to read some 2000+ words on an incredibly dry topic--I got you! https://jerlance.com/2021/01/my-diminished-universe/ #xp

This week's mood: https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=VYOjWnS4cMY&feature=share #xp

QL is doing their Super Bowl squares thing again this year! Last year one of my friends won some money, iirc. (I didn't...but...I'm not holding that against them!) If you want to play along this year (and earn me a bonus square!): https://rocketmortgagesquares.com/?ruid=a6692b00-255a-4ce1-97b3-9233041fd6f5 #xp

I still have to do a bunch of cable management AGAIN, but my home setup is finally pretty much "done" how I want it. There's a blog post coming describing my setup...ultimately...but don't like, hold your breath or anything... #xp

Apparently MF DOOM/Zen Love X died at the end of October. I loved KMD, and DangerDoom got me back into rap after some time away. We've lost an amazing writer, not even 50 years old :( #RIPMFDOOM #xp