Pneity

So this weekend didn't feel much like a weekend. I was sick. Dad hurts all the time, mom hurts all the time, and I caught a cold on Friday. Parents did get me some COVID tests that I took Saturday and Sunday, negative all around. It progressed like an old fashioned cold. Voice got all gravely on Monday. It managed to come back around Tuesday. Lucky me. So due to how bad I felt all weekend, I didn't rest. Despite doing nothing but resting.

Mom and dad got me a cake the day I got most sick. We celebrated in our own small way. I got to cancel big plans all day Saturday. I was supposed to go out for lunch with my parents, go to bowling with some local friends, then go to karaoke in the night. Canceled everything. Despite doing nothing but resting, I do not feel rested.

So I worked again today. It was not as hellish as any day last week was but I still stayed busy. More of a "hurry up and wait, answer lots of dumb questions from coworkers who don't like reading case notes" sort of day. Please don't ask me questions that are answered in my extremely detailed, yet to the point case notes.

I pondered the Madden bot all weekend but had no energy to work on it. Tonight, after work, I built up the energy to lay down some code. I laid down a lot of code and have some basic functioning logic to "launch" the whole thing. Let's hope that it picks up from here as I build out the actual game logic. It has to make more sense this time. I'll update this thing when I know more. Might have to start a devlog for that thing separately because there's so much I don't know and it's not particularly relevant here.

T-minus twenty two days, my watch reminds me. In 21 days, I will be working through a very straightforward work day wherein I will finish up and begin packing. Packing should not take long so I will try to take a nap. I will welcome my cousin Wade then allow him to rest up. That twenty third day is going to be very grueling.

I'm not sure if it is nerves or if I ate something bad recently but the work day has not been treating me well. I keep having to interrupt my work and handle my own business. Not feeling great but I've felt worse with no other symptoms before. I feel like it's just nerves. I have some kind of work-associated trauma or maybe I'm just too excited for the now-near future.

In twenty two days, I fly. I get to travel with dear friends to Japan once again. Nineteen days in my own paradise. Maybe it won't be a wonderful time as it has been in the past. But I'm gonna do all I can to make sure it's a great time for everyone. I can't explain exactly what it is that makes these trips so perfect. The air, the city, the feelings are just wonderful.

I just can't wait to feel better.