Had a really nice conversation with a Brit in between hearing some AMAZING jazz musicians. I know I have a long way to go as far as being informed on geopolitics goes, but it was really nice to feel like I was able to hold my own while both of us were able to talk a bit about various countries we knew bits about.
Having a great time in New Orleans. Every time I visit a place, I gauge it on whether or not it's a place I could live, and based on my time here so far I could definitely live here.
We have this in my city, so it's literally just driving the truck https://youtu.be/QxhHkoz99D8?si=QWjJCJAZcqdXIXIo (I haven't watched the full video, but it appears to just be 18 full minutes of our garbage trucks.)
Echoing the other comments here. It was right about when I hit 30 that I really started trying to live the life that I want for myself. I still have mental health issues to work through, and sometimes it's been two steps forward, one step back, but at 37 I can honestly say it's been an overall positive trajectory.
An otherwise good week made tough by the fact that I'm fighting a cold. My students did a great job performing at a school event tonight, and the choir I sing with is performing Sunday. Grateful for the day off Monday since I think I'll be running on fumes by then.
Playing DND for the first time in months so I'm in an excellent mood. I wish it wasn't so hard getting people together, and I know I'm definitely part of the difficulty in making that happen.
It was ridiculously windy here today too! Getting back into the swing of things at work after some time off and trying to remind myself that I can only do so much at a time and the rest will have to wait.
Yeah, it's this weird mixed bag thing. In the US, I've found myself being able to pull people who were originally registered Republican fairly far left. People who bought a lot of the conservative propaganda but couldn't stomach Trump are now starting to wake up a bit, at least in my personal experience. But the ones who are still in the party are full of nothing but hate, and there are still plenty of them there.
Had a really nice conversation with a Brit in between hearing some AMAZING jazz musicians. I know I have a long way to go as far as being informed on geopolitics goes, but it was really nice to feel like I was able to hold my own while both of us were able to talk a bit about various countries we knew bits about.