the last day before work

today is one of the first labor days ever, in the 4 years of working ive done, that ive had off. it feels nice, but its odd to not be standing behind the host stand of the restaurant being yelled at by 50 year old white men.

last night (or technically earlier in the morning?) i called my bestie around ~1 AM and we talked for a few hours. so today, i ended up waking up at around ~2 PM. ive been slowly chipping away at the stack of dishes in the sink. i didn't do much in the first few hours of being awake, which was my plan in order to celebrate labor day. but around 8 PM i got the itch to finally try this 2-ingredient gnocchi recipe i've had for months now. in total it took me 2 hours, i think baking the potatos took a little less than half that time. but it was good !!! i don't think i cooked the potatos long enough so if i make it again ill definitely do it better. but it was so nice to cook something that wasn't in a microwave.

the girl who trained me at my new job left for college a few days after my last training day with her, so i feel like it's gonna be awkward around my other coworkers without that buffer. i've been talking to one person there a bit. they're a visibly queer femme person and they're super goofy and fun to be around. they work tomorrow, but they come in after me so i wont see them for a minute. i've been trying not to care about work outside of work in order for it to not overtake my free time, but i've caught myself worrying about. like. what my coworkers think of me, and how i'm gonna memorize all the recipes. but enough talk about work, i'm gonna probably code a bit more. might make a mug cake and then go to bed. night night.