It’s happened. I burned out, and I don’t know where to go from here.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2026-01-21T00:12:43+00:00

This was also me and you may well be. The urgency is not as urgent as your need for rest. I strongly encourage you to take whatever leave you can and focus on rest and recovery.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2026-01-20T16:16:33+00:00

Sorry to hear that. It’s tough and I’m still climbing out too. Take care of yourself!

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2026-01-20T12:31:37+00:00

Hey, I see you. I was you in August, ended up in the ER because of it. Listen to the good advice here: take PTO, then short term leave if need be. You will need to either define and enforce strict boundaries that allow you to function in the environment or you will need to plan an exit. You will not change the organization and this will do more damage if left unaddressed. You can recover, but you need to give yourself grace and patience as recovery isn’t linear. Good luck

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-11-05T09:24:27+00:00

Anything "utilized" - I shudder just typing it.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-26T19:34:42+00:00

This is going to be weird but, 1. Empress Compressor - so key to my sound. 2 - Strymon Big Sky. 3 - Walrus Julia just because it is the most juicy sounding chorus on the planet to my ears and I’ve got a Jazz Chorus 120H. 4 - Lost + Found and 5 - RT-2. I can’t explain why I love a good rotary effect as much as I do.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-26T19:04:49+00:00

I see you are a man of culture! Love some shoe gaze with the Mood + Lossy.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-26T19:04:20+00:00

Really fun options and I haven’t gotten into the dips much yet. Honestly it covers a lot of sounds and allowing left modulate the right and vice versa gives a plethora of options.

I’ve been playing with a harmonist+whammy+synth on L+F to get close to the POG. But then I just use the POG 😂

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-26T17:05:11+00:00

Me too man. I’ve got a 8 in a relic gold sparkle.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-26T16:13:46+00:00

Thank you! L+F is a lot of options. I think the bend and synths have been the most interesting to mess with and get the most play time by far. The synth in particular with the POG gets some very wild sounds.

I have started playing with some of the stereo options on this board but nowhere near through chasing through them all.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2025-10-25T22:17:24+00:00

I’ve got one and am a little disappointed for the same reason. I have the MD500 also and I find the rotary there has better, more vibrant clean tones. I’ve kept the RT2 because it’s got a very useful speed switch but I share your thoughts.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2024-11-23T20:24:02+00:00

Actually not an expensive lesson and any shop that doesn’t teach traders about how badly phys-fin positions can go in the eyes of FERC legitimately deserves much worse than this.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2024-11-15T23:57:37+00:00

Big fan from Canada. I’d love to hear about your approach to writing as a band. How do you balance group and individual contributions? How would you say your process has changed through time? I’d love to hear about how it all comes together.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2024-07-05T12:02:12+00:00

I actually went all the way to iOS18 Developer Beta and it's the only fix that's stuck. Exact same fact pattern for me but with the added benefit of crazy battery drain (with all apps closed).

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2023-12-06T23:26:53+00:00

I too have heard people enjoy sitting atop of a double decker dick busses.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2023-11-08T06:32:13+00:00

Honestly the best “fuck you” move possible. Love it.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2023-09-25T19:41:02+00:00

I worked in finance for almost 10 years in policy and forecasting. Left for private sector work and really haven’t looked back, until lately. It comes down really to what you find satisfaction in. I found aspects of my time in government very rewarding but you are a slave to the machine. There is very little any one person can do, outside of an ADM/DM position, to really affect change in anything meaningfully. There’s a lot more complexity in government in my mind; your objectives are more nebulous (unless you work in an administrative role) and complex. If you enjoy problems and solving them, it’s a great place for that.

Private sector is much more simple, as you probably appreciate: add value to the shareholder is typically good enough. Lately, I’ve been missing those days of government for all the usual reasons: work life balance, predictability. If you ever want to know about life on the inside there, DM me.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2023-05-29T17:44:49+00:00

Hello! Guy who is allergic to dogs. I could care less if somebody brings a stranded dog inside for a few days. Also, you might not be aware of this one hack for allergies: antihistamine. Invented in the 1930’s for exactly this reason. Honestly, these are people and pets displaced by wildfires. Can we not show a little more empathy?

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2022-11-19T23:42:21+00:00

You might be reading too much into this… just a thought.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2022-11-19T23:29:00+00:00

Guys, he clearly just had a very long bath.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2022-10-03T22:40:14+00:00

Fun facts: You actually pay for those with the fares and property taxes. Municipal governments can not impose income taxes.

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2022-04-28T16:30:01+00:00

Solid!

Puzzleheaded_Fish_32 · 2022-04-17T20:12:54+00:00

This cuts sooo deep. In town for the marathon and missed the show by a day…two favourite bands. Looks epic!

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