There are a jumble of things I want to say.
Thanksgiving morning was pleasant. Last year, our friends trekked to our abode in Cincinnati from all over, and then we cooked together. I would say last year's feast inspired our initiative this year to make everything from scratch, despite that it would only be me and Cliff (a part of me thinks that this is why it turned out amazing. So much, in fact, that I fell comatose in the history of never-before).
Meanwhile, I am effortlessly trying to be conscious of routine, as I've been spending much of my time at home alone. Here are a couple things I've heard from others, now aware of my unemployment, that not only annoy me, but also annoy others who are, or have been, in the same predicament: "You must have so much time now, what do you do all day?" and "I would be soooo bored."
Even though I am made up of 80% cynicism, I know enough that about 90% of people who say things like that don't actually mean it maliciously. They're just not the type to think before they speak. I'll even hike it up to 95%, given that my situation was a choice to leave my job, and that I have the security of school in the following month. Still, being the prideful person that I am, I hate hearing those words. I can't tell if I feel awful for hearing them, or if I feel awful for not actually feeling the way they think I should feel. Or, if I'm altogether lying to myself. I've always dreamt of this time between experiencing work-life and not working at all. I admit that personally, it's a tastier dream when you simply dream it and not actually live it, but I had a relatively psychologically taxing 10 months. So this time is kind of like a therapeutic vacation for me. I've been going back to the gym, experimenting with creative writing (though they will be in the vault), reading The New Yorker or books I might not have time to read when I'm in school, and thinking about my career wants.
In news...
For the past seven years, I've looked at being Asian American as an advantage. But in consideration of many of us not speaking out against many black/white issues such as Ferguson, this blog post gives a decent explanation of why this might be.
And the most hopeful news of the day: Mayor deBlasio has an ambitious comprehensive city criminal justice and mental health plan (overview here). Although the comments section is almost always more interesting to read when it comes to journalism.
