Day Five

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Today was a bit of a wreck as far as getting stuff done. Realized my car had a flat just as I was headed out for the day, so I turned around, parked it out front, and there it will sit until tomorrow. Hopefully, by then, it'll have stopped pissing rain. Also, my camera's decided to tap out as well, so please excuse the awful phone-grade quality of the photographs I've uploaded.

Show two people how much they mean to me

(1). Shared some of my rainbow cookie ice-cream (hands down, best stuff ever) with the lovely Christine as a thanks for offering to come get me when she found out I was stranded. 

(2). Helped the lovely Yna brainstorm some new ideas for writing-purposes. 

• Help out a stranger

Nada. Barely came into contact with anyone I didn't know. 

• Live instead of sleeping

Had Nick give me a wake-up call around ten, so I got up and meditated for about twenty minutes. I'd be lying if I said I didn't pass out again directly afterwards. 

• Do something good for myself, by myself

Put on some pink sheep pajama pants, cuddled up with my laptop and a cup of tea, and just straight-up freewrote. It's been forever since I've done that, although I've got no idea why, because it's one of the only things that makes me entirely forget that time's one of those things that kinda matters. 

• Write here and write elsewhere

See here. See above.  

• Make a conscious decision to leave my comfort zone

None of this today. I'll just have to act extra batshit tomorrow. 

• Take three pictures of three beautiful things.

(1). This guy. 

Found this sucker tucked into the pages of my eighth grade year book. Upon looking at it, the commentary of my fourteen-year-old-self resurfaced: "This is so badass. I'm saving this for my first car." Low and behold. First car, meet Teen Girl Squad bumper sticker.  So glad my interests haven't matured in the slightest. 

(2.) This guy. 

I think it's been about twelve years since I got a dress specifically for my birthday. It also happened to be on its own, wandering amongst a rack of tee-shirts, and--as far as I know--the only one of its size. First dress I tried on, and it fit like a glove. Best birthday present ever, granted shopping usually makes me want to punt everything in sight.

(3.) This guy. 

As ass-backwards as it seems, I've decided that this--after a bit of contemplation, anyway--is beautiful to me. I've had this car for about six months, and I've already started to take it for granted. I've gotten so used to grabbing my keys and heading wherever I need to get, and long forgotten were the days (more like years; twenty, to be exact) of losering around on my bike. After I get this taken care of tomorrow, I'll be insanely grateful to have it again. 

Meditate

Twenty minutes in the morning and twenty in the afternoon. 

• Look up at the sky 

Rain, rain, go away. 

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