Hackathon Relief Day

I finally got some time and space to finish some features with our project and eventually also sorted things out with our team's other backend guy, as they thank us for the work. It helped a bit, which I needed because I was feeling so frayed by now. Still, I was super stressed from all the days before that I wanted to just go out and chill. I asked my other backend friend if they were down to eat at somewhere nearby him and he was down, so I had that. They lived around QC and it was pretty expensive to and from there, even at this hour, but it was fine and I just booked a ride there. We went to Army Navy in QC and I recommended him some things that I personally liked, since they haven't ordered from Army Navy before. It was nice to just sit down and eat, and even open up to him about some shit that happened yesterday. It was nice of them to tell me that it was probably just a misunderstanding, and I guess it really was. I also saw a couple that came in and I just felt a little sad that I'm not living that kind of life, but whatever. We eventually finish up eating and talking and then I booked a ride home. My sleep today would absolutely be wrecked because I had to go to work on-site in the morning, but it was fine.

When I woke up, I booked a ride to the office in the morning and eventually got there okay. I also got a new seat and set everything up. Just before presentation, I worked on a crucial thing that eventually made an important AI feature work. When it was time for us to present and prepare our demos, I showed to our team's leader that I made the AI editing feature work and track AI edits on the dashboard, which they included in the presentation. I also showed our designer how this feature works and they were able to include it in their demo. When it was time to demo, it went pretty smoothly as our designer showed some stuff, and I was glad that the AI edit tracking worked as I was holding my breath for it. I was honestly glad to have everything work, which was a pretty huge relief for me. We ended our meeting after that and I finally got my long-awaited lunch break.

I had lunch alone and I ate at Ramen Nagi, and I also got Harlan + Holden coffee by myself after that since it was nearby. I went back and sat with my coworkers, talked around with them, and I showed them that new raincoat that I bought because it was the rainy season already. I also talked to Kai and she says that she was going through something, so I wasn't sure if she could make it to our thing to watch Backrooms (2026) tonight. I decided to hang out and have dinner with one other coworker since I figured Kai wasn't coming anyway, and we ate at New Bombay since we went through Salcedo and saw that the Wildflour Cafe was closed anyway. We ate there and the food was really good, it was exactly what I needed even though I kind of overate already today. I still finished that mutton curry that I ordered and ate some of the biryani with my coworker.

After that, I made the long and tiring sprint/walk back to Glorietta just to catch the start of the movie. Kai hadn't messaged me since the afternoon and I figured that they wouldn't be able to make it, but some part of me still believed that they'd eventually show up or pull some kind of prank and actually be there. But they weren't there and I watched the movie alone. I got to watch understand some parts of the film better, which was nice, but I just felt lonely because I was just here alone. After the movie showed, I walked and tried to get out of Glorietta and got lost a bit, but I liked it since the mall looked a bit liminal during this time, which was actually why I wanted to watch this so late with Kai. I made my way back to the office and went home after that. I talked to someone a bit as the night went on.