Feb 23–Mar 1, 2026
I had a bad dream recently and woke up in the early hours of the morning. The misery from the dream felt so intense that the tears kept coming even after I opened my eyes. It was the first time I’d cried in a while — since crying from the pain after my injury. It was the first time I’d really felt what “misery” was like as an emotion. I think I’ve been accumulating a lot of stress without even realizing it. I wonder when I’ll be able to get out of this situation. For now, it feels like I just have to hold on.
I had my regular checkup and manual therapy session this week. Starting now, I’ll be going in for checkups every three weeks instead of every two, and the next session will probably be my last round of manual therapy. Aside from some very minor details, my recovery seems to be at a point where daily life is mostly unaffected. Going forward, I can manage by getting manual therapy when something feels off. The bone fragment below the fracture site has also started to slowly reattach — it hasn’t fully fused yet, but the changes are beginning to show up on X-rays.
The App Store review for my contract project’s minor update took nearly five days. After the initial rejection, I revised the metadata and resubmitted, only for it to sit in the review queue for over three days. Eventually I cancelled and resubmitted, and this time the review started within two days. I don’t think a review has ever taken this long before. Next time, depending on the situation, it might be better to just cancel and resubmit right away.
I still haven’t been able to update my Mac because of another minor update I need to prepare. I need the Mac update to use the latest Xcode and new APIs, but it keeps getting pushed back. I’m eager for things to stabilize so I can finally update. I also want to wrap up my personal project, but it keeps slipping further away — which is frustrating.
Lately I’ve been trying Codex alongside Claude Code, and it does seem to handle complex codebases better. It takes a bit longer, but it produces more reliable results. I still have a way to go before I’m fully comfortable with it, but I’ll keep experimenting and calibrate as I go.
All the family events in February are finally over. From December last year through February, there was something every month, and it’s been exhausting. March looks free of family events, so I’m hoping for a more relaxed pace — though I realize there are other commitments on the horizon too. I’ll need to carve out as much personal time as I can in between.