Days 194-199

Day 194: Didn't have that tea the night before. Instead, ended up falling asleep before I knew it. Stay indoooors. Work on a couple of my projects a bit, but spend a lot of the day watching let's play videos on YouTube. (What I usually watch. Who needs to buy video games when you can … Continue reading Days 194-199 →

Days 181-193

Day 181: A welcome day of not stepping outside. Day 182: Do laundry (for the first time here) super early before my day starts and to avoid people. The machines are small and say not to overload because they're not responsible for damage to your clothing, but it's not like my clothes are expensive and … Continue reading Days 181-193 →

Day 180

It can seem so difficult to get certain errands done around here. I ended up driving on a freeway (an infamous one) not realizing how far the place I wanted to go was and to no avail because I don't think it was open (I had to drive there to confirm because calling the number … Continue reading Day 180 →

Days 177-179

Day 177: A work from home day. Feel as if my life isn't that fundamentally different. A similar life in a different location. Day 178: Early morning walk to work as I'll likely do from now on. First full 8 hours on site, which wasn't so bad. Still in the phase where I don't have … Continue reading Days 177-179 →

Days 173-176

Day 173: Put some things away and do some cleaning around the place. After lounging about, feel like I want to get out so let my phone navigate me to a hiking trail. Feel surprised at my ability to balance and descend mountains. Like how did I manage not to go hurtling off the side … Continue reading Days 173-176 →

Day 172

Feel delighted when I finally find where to take my trash and laundry! Now I just need a key that actually opens my mailbox. Accept the same person's invitation for lunch (day 168), but decide to take the hour-long walk instead of the ten-minute drive this time. Think about how much exercise I can get … Continue reading Day 172 →

Days 166-171

Day 166: Wake up depressed but manage to get myself outside. An hour long walk to see what it would be like to walk to work because driving here isn't the most fun thing in the world. On the hour long walk back, feel more than ready to get home. Feel like I don't want … Continue reading Days 166-171 →

Day 165

Workplace preview. Feel grateful that people are helpful and supportive. When driving, feel like I want to leave ("Why do I live here!?") even though I just got here. Make it back home (to my relief) and return to the closet that I've been treating as a bedroom. (Look, it's too bright and open in … Continue reading Day 165 →

Days 161-164

Day 161: Hit the road. The expedition begins. Oscillation between depression and enjoyment. Day 162: Day 2 of achy butt cheeks. Confused by time zone changes. Less depression but more emotionality in thinking about my parents. Day 163: More time zone confusion. Apparently one state can have a different time zone depending on the season??? … Continue reading Days 161-164 →

Days 153-160

Day 153: Oscillate between good and depressed and good and depressed and... Feel that I'm tired of trying and want to give up and not care but then get a potentially promising call about the thing I submitted just yesterday. Feel that this is similar to the days up to and including day 31 with … Continue reading Days 153-160 →