Good Timing, Good Physics, and Everything in Between
It’s been a while since I could say this, but everything’s actually… good. Friday’s physics class? Good. The printer? Still running smoothly. School? Well, as good as school can be. It’s strange to have a week where nothing is going horribly wrong, but I’m not about to complain.
On the project front, I’ve been refining my PCB designs, making sure everything is perfectly routed and ready for manufacturing. There’s something oddly satisfying about watching a board come together, piece by piece, until it’s exactly how I imagined it. I’ve always enjoyed the process—solving problems, tweaking layouts, optimizing things to be just that little bit better. Maybe it’s just another form of what I’ve always done: making things work, whether it’s circuits, code, or anything else I get my hands on.
And speaking of things that don’t work—timing, again. Funny how it always comes back to that. Some people rush into things, forcing them to happen, and then wonder why they fall apart. Take some of the Model UN crowd, for example. We all saw that new relationship coming from a mile away (auckland model un drama for anyone curious), but let’s be honest, when one person’s already on their third boyfriend in a year, it’s not exactly well-timed. It’s like throwing together a circuit without checking your connections—sure, it might power on for a bit, but you’re just waiting for something to short out.
Meanwhile, I’ve learned to let things take their own course. To move when the timing is right. And, as it turns out, the timing is right.
She’d probably say something about that if she were reading this (which she definitely is). Somehow, she always makes things feel like they’re happening just as they should—like everything is falling into place at exactly the right moment. It’s not about chasing after something or trying too hard. It just is. And honestly? That’s what makes it so good. As Journey once said, “Oh, the wheel in the sky keeps on turnin’.” And for once, I’m perfectly fine with where it’s taking me.
73,
Daniel