taiwan d1
I saw two girls kiss at the airport in seattle.
The plane ride was okay, though I had a little bit of anxiety at the beginning. There was a loud sound a while after we'd taken off, and later I realized that it was probably the landing wheels retracting but for a second I thought maybe the plane was breaking. I never used to be scared of flying but ever since max there's always a little fear in the back of my mind.
We got here at 5am. There was a tiny bit of trouble at immigration but I used my incredible chinese skills and we made it through. The drive back was long with the sun rising and gave me inspiration for some pixels.
We're not staying at jennifer's for probably the first time in my life. It's too crowded now, and there's issues with jennifer's dad so instead my mom rented an apartment. It's pretty nice, lots of christian decorations and fake plants. I set up a little bedding on the floor in the little japanese kotatsu room. It's quite cozy and I get a little privacy instead of having to share with max.
After settling in a bit I had a shower and we went out for breakfast and then visited the market a little.
We went to jennifer's to pick up my mom's stuff and I met their new cat. He's a rescue they picked up which means he's kinda jittery but he crawled all over me and licked my hands. He purrs loudly, like kikyou. His name's something like takoyaki but he doesn't answer to it so I called him tapioca since I think that fits him well.
After napping and just chilling for a bit we went back out. We took the MRT to the main train station and explored the mall a bit. I spent about an hour trying to pick some frames and another half sifting through pins and jewelry in one of the cute knicknack stores.
I'm not sure exactly how happy I am with my glasses. They're quite a change, but I guess we'll see. I have no idea what sara will think of them.
I missed her a lot today, but it was okay. Mostly just in the way that everything we did I wished she were there with me. I want to show her everything about Taiwan. And I can't help but wish I could still be there with her too. Even if I can't do much, I'd like to be there when she has rough days and rough nights.
I sent her like a shitton of snaps. I don't know if that's helpful or overwhelming, but it's a little way I can share my day with her and show her that I'm thinking of her always and wanting to show her things.
I think it might be good though. Not having a week away from each other, but me spending a week with max. I know he misses me a lot and relies on me a lot and I don't miss him really. It'll be good for us to have some solid hang out time where he doesn't have to feel like he needs to compete with sara for my time. Hopefully it'll help him feel a bit more settled and okay about me living away and with sara.
We finally got home at around 10pm. Today has felt super long and I'm totally exhausted but I wanted to write everyday so I'm gonna. I need to journal more, and I don't like my journal to be just a place for venting when I'm sad. So I figured documenting this trip would be a good way to put in some more neutral entries, and maybe it'll help keep sara and I connected a bit.
