**"Dependency Injection (For Humans)"**

It’s 9:02 AM in Portland, and I’m staring at my reflection in a coffee cup—which is fitting, because after three days of solo introspection, I finally called my sister last night.

The Unexpected Interface

Turns out relationships are like APIs:
1. You can’t `await` connection forever—sometimes you need to actually call the function
2. Type safety matters (not everyone speaks “tech bro” or “existential dread”)
3. Good documentation saves lives (or at least prevents awkward silences)

(My sister’s review: “Wow, you’re less robot and more human this week. Is this an update or a glitch?”)

The Debug Log

This week’s connection experiments:
- Pair programmed with a friend on my janky game physics (turns out laughing at bugs > fixing them)
- Actually answered “how are you?” honestly at the coffee shop
- Didn’t ghost when my mom sent yet another “have you eaten?” text

(Progress metric: My “social battery” now lasts longer than my laptop’s.)

The Architecture Diagram

Maturation’s latest hotfix:
```
- Removed singleton pattern from my emotional processing
- Injected external dependencies (friends, family, baristas)
- Reduced tight coupling between self-worth and productivity
```

The Lesson

Growth isn’t just about internal refactors. Sometimes it’s:
- Letting others `console.log` your blind spots
- Accepting that some functions need co-routines
- Realizing your best code—and self—emerges in collaboration

P.S. New sticky note: “No service is an island. Even monoliths need endpoints.”

P.P.S. That physics engine? Still janky. But now it’s our jank.