Ira Heinichen's Blog, page 212
March 18, 2020
Day 2,332: Tsunami
COVID-19 is like a tsunami right now.
The water is pulling out away from the shore. And were watching it happen, knowing that this is not normal, and that something is coming, the wave is on the horizon, its definitely going to hitbut were still not sure how bad the wave is going to be. Thats a moment of dread. Certainty and uncertainty, all mixed together.
I worked today. I wrote, though not particularly well. I hung out with Liz and the pups. I talked to my mom, dad, and Scott. It was a...
Day 2,331: I Love Writing
I love writing.
Likereclined, fingers on the keyboard, headphones on with music playing, diving into my imaginationI love it. So much.
I dont know if Ive really forgotten that, but getting into bed tonight, putting the music on and setting up to write this entry really just made me feel that love. Its one of the great joys of my life. Thats why it was so painful when I felt like Id lost it . . . But even that I think of less and less these days.
Im not on a particularly good writing streak at...
March 17, 2020
Day 2,330: Knives Out
We watched the whodunit Knives Out tonight. It was delightfully old school. Well written; not overly twisty, just a dead-center master detective crime story. So satisfying. Well acted. Directed. All of it. Delightful.
Work was busy. Jeepers Ive been busy lately. Hopefully a little less so tomorrow, but well see.
Calling it tonight since its bed time. More tomorrow 
March 16, 2020
Day 2,329:
Started with my new company today, which is weird to say, because I still have all my same coworkers, even over on the Netflix side of things, and Im doing the exact same work 
March 15, 2020
Day 2,328: Still Adjusting
Still adjusting to the time change. I should be asleep right now, but instead, it feels like time to get ready for bed. Aaaallll because of the time change
Day 2,327: The King Returns
We podcasted tonight. Might be the last one we do for a little while given how concerning the outbreak continues to be. But, we wrapped up the Lord of the Rings trilogy tonight.
Its definitely too late to write much, but we had such a good time.
Tomorrowrest.
March 13, 2020
Day 2,326: Shut Down
America is shutting down.
Everyone is retreating to their homes. Large gatherings are all cancelled. Workplaces are shuttering. The only busy places that remain are the grocery storeswhich arent really that bad, all things considered.
Heres why: the trains are still on time. We still have power, water, the trucks are still running. Unlike a natural disaster like a major earthquake, all our infrastructure is still working. So, in that regard, I feel grateful. Life may not be normal, thats for...
March 12, 2020
Day 2,325: Last Day
It was my last day for a while in the Netflix offices today, and it just so happens to have coincided with the first confirmed Coronavirus case for an employees spouse who works in the other building on campus, the big building. So . . . Its all in lockdown over there starting tomorrow.
Crazy timing.
Work was good. Solid. Got my shit done. Had two great writing sessions today to FINISH this particular draft of the book, which is momentous in the sense that I finished this PART of the story ....
March 11, 2020
Day 2,324: Modern Bed
The three month struggle to get our new bed is finally over. Im lying in it right now.
West Elm has really cool stuff. Love it. But if its not something they say they can ship immediately, be prepared to wait for it way, waaaaay longer than they say it will take. When we bought the bed, they said two weeks. It took 12.
The new mattress seems to be really nice, too, I think. Its squishy, way squishier than our last mattress, but I dig it. Ive always liked my mattresses to be nice and soft....
March 10, 2020
Day 2,323: New Old Job
Looks like I’ll be starting a new job on Monday. Except it’s also my old job.
The group of people I work with are being outsourced to a new company, and that includes me. I’ve always been a contractor anyway, so this really isn’t all that unexpected. But it is a shift. My position won’t be working AT Netflix any more. It’s fully shifting to a new company.
They’re called Haus, and I’m really excited to start working for them on Monday. I’ll be doing the same work I’ve been doing, I think. I...
