Reset Tomorrow

Inspirational song: Just Another Nervous Wreck (Supertramp)

Yesterday I was such a good little student-to-be. I read four chapters in my book, and spent hours daydreaming about what I wanted from this course. Today I have avoided all responsibilities, and compulsively played computer games in my basement. I'm not proud of it, but I'm also not surprised. I am fighting off that melancholy that comes from spending weeks alone, and it makes it a little tougher to act like an adult round the clock. I have a few grown-up tasks I'm blowing off, that have only gotten worse over the four or five days they've lingered. This evening, I was procrastinating everything so badly, I couldn't even convince myself to walk thirty feet in order to eat dinner. Going to have to hope that I remember how to act my age tomorrow.

My bright spot today was getting together with my in-laws. My nieces threw their mother a wonderful retirement party. Lunch was lovely, the company was terrific, and everyone had an amazing time. They had an activity I'd never thought of before. In the same style as a wine tasting, they had a chocolate tasting. There were six plates of chocolate pieces, unidentified, and we had papers to fill out regarding the scent, texture, flavor, and finish. Then after everyone had a chance, we were told what each one was. Some were unusual, like bacon-filled, or hot pepper and pop rocks flavored. It was a lot of fun. I wish someone had suggested it to me a couple years ago when we were looking for new activities for our wives' club.

I've failed you again. I took exactly one photo in the last day, and it really wasn't something to share. I don't even have any old ones to dig out that are worth anything. I'm going to have to make it up tomorrow. I'm sure I'd rather take pictures than read anyway.