So it begins.
I feel like we had been strangely fortunate with the weather so far. All we've had is rain, no snow. Even when we had that rain storm a few weeks ago or so, it was sheer luck that was rain & not snow, as it rained SO hard & caused all sorts of flooding in the area. I can't even imagine what that would've been like had it been snow.
Sadly, that luck ran out today. It's snowing a little bit outside now, but we're looking at probably around a foot of snow overnight tonight into tomorrow, so that sucks. The first snow this season, & it's going to be a good amount instead of just a few inches or so. Not much of an adjustment period to get used to seeing white everywhere.
I decided to take a bit of a gamble with my stomach/gut this weekend & bought a can of regular, not-spicy chili to try. My mom gave me a Corningware mug/cup thing that became my go-to for chili, which I used to enjoy eating at work on snowy days. I'm going to see how it pans out if I have that tomorrow, as I haven't touched that mug my mom got me in a long, long time. (I don't use the thing for anything else)
I haven't done much else lately. Just been hanging out at home. I've continued on with my Stranger Things rewatch & got back to season 4 again. I've currently got it up now, though I still get super annoyed that my monitor blocks my view of the TV so it's hard to surf around online & watch TV at the same time. I even still had some Smirnoff lemonades kicking around in the fridge, & it's amazing how sometimes a smell or taste can jolt your memory back to another time. Every sip I take, & I'm brought right back to spring/summer 2022, when I drank these like crazy & ate Baked Lays chips while watching season 4 over & over. What I'd give to relive that summer again, as it was the best one I had since 2017 & some of 2018.
I've also been surprised repeately at how fast time is flying. I'm still not sure how we're into 2024 already, when I feel like the summer wasn't that long ago. I spent so long waiting for it, even with my health issues, & then it came & went SO fast. Last year was a blur really. I thought spending so much of my time in bed & not doing anything would've made the time drag, but it didn't. I remember one time I saw a TikTok talking about a possible explanation as to why time seems to fly when you're an adult as opposed to a kid, & it was something about new life experiences. As a kid, everything is new. Everything is fresh. When you become an adult, there isn't really anything new anymore. It's just the same mundane schedule every single day. Wake up, work, eat, sleep, & rinse & repeat. Not feeling good probably made it worse because I just spent so much time at home thanks to not feeling good. If that's the case, then that really stinks I wasted a year feeling like crap.
I've been rereading some favorite fanfictions a lot lately, too. After learning how to throw them on my eReader tablet I've been reading while I'm laying down in bed, since sometimes I just don't have the energy to sit up at my computer. I need to get back on the ball with exploring more & reading some new fics, but the ones I currently have saved are just so good I can't help but re-read them. I wish I had more energy & motivation to do creative things, as I'd love to learn how to bind so I could finally turn my favorites into books I can read as opposed to a tablet or computer screen, but that's just not been something I can even consider at the moment. Even if I were feeling fine & dandy like I used to, just the money to get everything I'd need alone would be tricky, & I know I'd need wiggle room for mistakes while learning. I wish I knew someone who did binding so I could at least get some help or maybe try to have them teach me/work together on one, but sadly I don't. The closest I got was entering a giveaway for a fic on Instagram, but I didn't win unfortunately, so no luck there.
Anyway, that's about all for now. Gonna go hang out before playing Lethal Company with Doreen & Tirk later on tonight.