@ -18,4 +18,4 @@ In any case - I try to avoid using shady manipulative engagement-boosting "Call
[^2]: [This tweet](https://twitter.com/jonrog1/status/1532202848879923200) helped me reach a measure of peace with the first two, and, y'know, _hopefully_ I'll be dead before the third one really affect me.
[^3]: My emigration from England to the USA was prompted in large part by waking up one day and realizing that my romantic relationship was..._fine_. Satisfactory, bumbling pleasantly along, but not something that enthused or motivated me. Lest you think I uprooted my life as an excuse to get out of a relationship, that line of thinking then led me to recognize that my then-job was similarly fine, and to start thinking about how I'd never lived in any other country (and how that would only get harder as I accumulated commitments and dependents), and, well, one thing led to another[^4]...
[^4]: For the avoidance of doubt, my current primary romantic partnership is spectacular, wondrous, life-affirming, and by quite some measure the best thing to ever happen to me.
[^5]: I have nothing but respect for my coworkers, many of whom are doing great work (and I'm not just saying that because this is public and they might read it ;) ). Rather, the culture of the organization is one that does not align with many things I consider important. I gave significant feedback about this to my manager in the hopes that it will be escalated, and will do so again at the end of the three months LOAD no matter what the outcome.
[^5]: I have nothing but respect for my coworkers, many of whom are doing great work (and I'm not just saying that because this is public and they might read it!). Rather, the culture of the organization is one that does not align with many things I consider important. I gave significant feedback about this to my manager in the hopes that it will be escalated, and will do so again at the end of the three months LOAD no matter what the outcome.
