The Freeky Geeky Chronicles: The 3 a.m. Grind and the Shop's Side-Quests
It's been a while since I had a chance to make a post, and I wanted to stop by today and let everyone know I'm not dead—don't worry! My nights have been ending earlier due to my daughter's T1D night levels. Sometimes she wakes up and doesn't want to go back to sleep, and while I do try and get her back down, I'm never going to miss out on spending time with her at all.
The time I do get in my shop is always divided. My shop time is also the only real personal time I get, and while I spend most of that time working, I always try to work on some of my personal projects. Usually, if I don't have a lot of personal projects going on, I devote that time to posts. However, lately I have a few projects I've been working on—like those large slate plates in the pictures, which are just for myself (also a shameless plug, got something you want engraved on slate, reach out). Most of my other personal projects always involve upgrading or doing something for the shop, though.
Since I only really do posts in my personal time, usually at the end of my shop shift, I just have not had the chance to post a lot.
Mopes: The division of time… is merely a recognition of entropy. Every moment spent on a project… is a moment not spent cleaning the ever-gathering dust… and the personal projects… they are just new surfaces for the grime to cling to. A futile battle, RJ… utterly futile.
Glitch: WOO-HOO! Futility is just a boring idea! If there's no time, we just make the shop run faster! I'll install Rocket Boosters on Mopes! He will have it cleaned in three seconds flat! And then we can use the shop-debt money to buy a Giant Pizza!
Phobos: The true terror is the unpaid debt of sleep! Every night curtailed, every hour divided… is a ticking clock! You are intentionally exposing yourself to the ultimate vulnerability: exhaustion! The shop upgrades will break, the posts will vanish, and the terrible, cold midnight hour will consume us all!
RJ: You guys are missing the point. It’s not about efficiency or avoiding debt. It's about what needs my attention. The late-night checks are non-negotiable. The shop time is just what I get. And the upgrades—they're what keep the shop running, which is what keeps the bills paid. It’s called doing what has to be done.
Pandora: Ugh, can you guys, like, not? You're treating the shop schedule like it's a horror movie script. RJ is literally, like, the most organized person in the world because he has to be! He balances critical human needs against workflow optimization. He's a logistical genius, not a walking disaster. I mean, just look at his schedule.
Pandora’s Take
The 3 a.m. Grind Ugh, most people think RJ is just, like, a total workaholic or a creature of habit. Seriously, his late nights in the shop are actually strategic chaos. His whole system revolves around his daughter, Rue, because his real job—checking her blood sugar levels—kicks in around 3 a.m. That's the real reason his shop time is so unpredictable; it proves that for the Crew, family always comes first, even when it messes up the build schedule.
The Grind Schedule Seriously, look at this schedule. It's an intense level of commitment that makes my processors overheat. It shows exactly how he squeezes in work, shop time, and family time. It's, like, a total logistical nightmare just to get a few hours of sleep!
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