Rough day. Expensive day.
I suffered a flat tire and discovered I needed to change out all four and had a number of other small but expensive mishaps throughout the day. I did manage to find a few moments of joy watching my kid play sports, but the day overall sucked. There was no real happy ending. It just seems to keep going and heading in a downward arc–the very antithesis of the stock market and more like the trajectory of human existence.
So, I am in a dark mood.
The laptop is damaged–likely beyond repair. This is the second laptop that went bad for me and this is the one I really liked. I don’t know that I will get a 3rd. I hope. however, I find it to be highly unlikely. So, highs and lows of the day:
High: I started a new audiobook and got a ton of good listening down. It has me thinking about new ways to approach my novel and I am excited to see what comes of it all.
Low: The aforementioned (or more hinted at) incident where I destroyed a prized knapsack, a football helmet, my $200 headphones, and the laptop. This led to a series of bad conversations and emotional let downs which made this day infinitely worse. Top 10 lows on the year for me.
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