Sometimes, I write fic.

...mostly not gonna be today. Just some minor life/world/etc updates because I'm restless tonight.

1. Frustrated at local politics, both state-level and town-level. Extra angry at cop with mask around neck outside funeral home, gabbing with people not wearing masks in/around funeral home, and not doing anything about people who came from out of state to not wear masks and attend a funeral. So fucking angry.

2. Restless about living in a place with no outdoor greenspace, which has become increasingly important (weirdly enough). We've kind of shaken up our life plan and are looking at buying a fixer-upper out west so we can have things like a yard and a tree and stuff (previous plan was to adopt and then look into moving/buying a house). We're probably going to try to find something & move by the end of this year/early next year. (because moving in the winter is great! but I hear sometimes houses get cheaper toward the end of the year, because something something they want to sell during tax year??? who knows).

3. Grad school loans have much lower interest rates this year, so I don't feel as stressed about trying to do grad school full time (which requires many more loans).

4. Leia is shedding so damn much that I have to sweep/swiffer/roll up balls of hair multiple times a week. x_x I understand it's shedding season, but omg.

5. Last 3 days of internship, kind of freaking out that I'm not going to get the code finished by EOD Friday, but they knew the scope was kind of large, and the scripts ballooned in size/quantity, so it makes sense that it's taking extra long. But still, stress and bad and ugh. Have my final review with the recruiter people tomorrow, expect it to go well. Final review with my boss Thursday, same as above. They've all been so thrilled with me and I've made so many awesome connections, I really hope I can get a job there after graduation. Luckily, it seems like many people want me to come back, so that's good.

6. Dishes.... ugh.

7. Greg panicking about terrible job. He's taking next week off for his first vacation in a year-- he was working weekends, and they always had things going on holidays where schools were closed, so he hasn't gotten more than 3 days off in a row (and that was only once, for New Years, IIRC) in a year. Hopefully going to work on job apps during week off, but also blarg and I feel bad for him because his company is bullshit and the founder is bullshit and the CEO doesn't know what he's doing enough to intervene with the founder and sd;asdfas.

8. On the plus side, I've finally started doing PT more regularly again (likely spurred by the sprained ankle, which meant regular PT appointments, which means accountability). Amazing how much less terrible I feel when I do PT. sigh.

9. We've started driving down the street to a weird industrial park/actual park area in the mornings, so that we start our day with some greenspace time. It's been lovely, and so helpful in terms of mental health, but also it's kind of twisted the knife a bit about our lack of greenspace at present. At least the landlord is out for 5 weeks (don't even get me started on who knows where/how safely/etc) so we get to sit on the porch without them sitting there sans masks. The number of people in this neighborhood who seem to think that masks are suggestions is infuriating.

10. ...I feel like I need a 10th thing. Uh. I finally figured out that some of my plants just need to live in water permanently, because I let them grow in water for too long before trying to put them in dirt, so they never figured out how to grow in dirt. Put several plants in this category back into water, and they're growing enormously. Beautiful and happy!