Not Alone

It seems that basically everyone is in a horrible place right now. Elmo asked people how they were doing on Twitter and it sparked an avalanche of responses. Everyone is doing awful. Things aren't good. People are scared. 

So it isn't just me. It isn't just my little bubble of hell that is acting up right now. It's everyone's. I don't exactly know how to feel about that. 

Levels of Anxiety

The car was still working today. Yay. I'm glad. I have to admit I didn't expect it to. I don't expect it to from now on, honestly, because that's just how my brain works now. I've gotten such horrible anxiety lately. Even though I have meds to help me with it, they just barely scrape the surface of all the hell that is going on inside my mind.

It leaves me so exhausted. I know I've been anxious before but this just seems so much worse. I'm so tired of it. 

Car Woes

My car has been acting up since the snow and today the battery finally died. I took it to the mechanic and they put a new one in. 

The car is working better now, but I'm nervous. I know that cold weather can drain batteries that are starting to get low anyway, but I still get nervous when I take things into the shop. Usually other trips have to be made. I hope that isn't the case here, but my nerves have been so shot I can't really calm myself down about it.

Foundation Season 2

Just finished Foundation Season 2. Overall I liked the season, even though I felt like certain plotlines were dragging through part of the season. In the end, I think things ended well. 

There were characters that I wanted to live who didn't and a few who lived that I would have rather they didn't, but for the most part, I can live with how things turned out. It was truly satisfying to see Day's fate. 

As always, the costume design was great. The scenes were beautifully done. Visually, the production was stunning. I will never fault the show on that side of things.

There is a certain backstory that they gave to a character that doesn't exactly run contrary with who this character is, but it certainly takes liberties. I can live with it, but only if the character still ends up being who they're supposed to be in the end. 

Despite some flaws and one very, very annoying character, I was more pleased than displeased with the season.

Water Issues

As if things weren't bad enough, our city is now experiencing issues with the water. Some areas of town have no water, while others have low pressure. They're asking people to conserve water, though I'm not sure how that works when everyone has to run drips to keep the pipes from freezing. If people don't have drips and their pipes freeze, we'll have a bigger water crisis on our hands, as all of that will need to be fixed.

This is just so stressful. And the worst part of it is that this is the 4th or 5th water shortage we've had in the last 12 months. It's getting old.

Snowing

The snow has arrived and brought freezing temps along with it. The kitten trilled at the snow and seemed excited about it. He's the only one pleased.

We went shopping early, hoping to miss the start of the snow. Unfortunately it started about halfway through the trip. My roommate drove us home, thankfully.

I do not like this.

No Muse

I have not been inspired to write anything for a while now. I wrote two things last month and one of them came out this month. Right now, the well is dry. I have no inspiration at all. Maybe this will change when I'm less stressed out. Right now I'm worried about the weather. 

Hopefully it will change in a week or so. I have an assignment for an event due by VD. I need to have it written soon so I can edit it and submit it.