Life Highlights: Almost There

A "meme-able" moment at lunch today when Alan said a pretty fire roast and: *slurps ramen*

This has been one of the craziest weeks since June.  July was a weird month where I had too many days off and not enough plans to fill them (although they were sporadic at best, since Disney doesn't really do your schedule ahead of time).  Ike and I talked today about how it's better to keep busy - your mental health seems to be a lot better when you're productive than when you're lethargic - which I generally agree with.  This past month has definitely been better on the mental health front than July.  Although also knowing when to rest is important too - June had no breaks and it was a pretty rough month too.

Luckily by Sunday afternoon, I'll finally have a day off.  I was offered two different shifts at Disney, and I wouldn't mind another $75 to fund my trip, but honestly, I think I need those days off after two straight weeks of either work at the office or work at home.  I also miss having the opportunity to write a longer piece on here (of which I have several ideas rattling around) and continuing to develop/write my script (which I haven't had time to sit down and do).  I feel like this week has been a lot of neglecting good things in the face of overwhelming work work WORK and I definitely want to have space and time to do everything I want to next week.

Which, speaking of, I think I need time to spiritually delve into some sort of rest.  Today I had a great lunch with Alan, even though I had to wait around for him to arrive after traffic.  We talked about his future plans, his post-graduation life, and, of course, debated and discussed art (because when do we not do that).  We ended up hanging out for around three solid hours at the Anaheim Packing District, where I ordered some great Chicken Tikka Masala.

In comparison, this evening I had dinner with Ike for around two hours and I felt drained.  I felt like at points during our dinner I was lively and engaged, but towards the end I was fighting to stay awake and involved.  I also felt as if Ike's interests and mine were like two ships in the night - we used to be on the same page for everything, and tonight I felt oddly disconnected.  That's not to say our friendship is suffering, or that I feel distant and angsty and misunderstood.  More like I just felt the weight of the past week hit me like a freight train and I was struggling to engage - which was frustrating to me because I had been looking forward to seeing him all week.  We even went to a great diner in Whittier called Jack's where I got french fries and a really good chocolate milkshake.  So I'm really looking forward to hopefully just having a day trip blocked out with Ike next week.  Especially because I really missed seeing him last week - even though we were both busy.  This is particularly heightened due to the fact that since the 4th of July we've both been good about seeing each other at least once a week for a meal or to do something together.

But other than just being bone-dead exhausted and stressed with moving, I'm still excited about going and have a bunch of ideas to write about.  It's just these next few weeks will definitely be a scramble, and I felt the weight of it tonight.  Hopefully a good night's rest and a mini-break next week will help me push on through.  I'm also looking forward to going back home to Oregon in nine (!) days to see friends and family, and to watch the solar eclipse (yet another reason I feel guilty for not working these extra two days, since I'll be gone to Oregon next weekend but oh well life is short).

Only twenty-two more days until I leave California!