Today I wrote a retrospective involving an absurd number of people and events, only to collide with the ancient god Moments and its deepest law. (More than 2,000 characters cannot be posted, noooo.) Give me time for a few edits; I will publish it when Sojourner’s Diary reaches one hundred!
It all started when I wanted a container to hold a logsheet for geocaching. A pressure-resistant tube caught my eye immediately: watertight, corrosion-resistant, easy to store—exactly what I needed. There was just one tiny detail I neglected to consider: the diameter… So I brought it home, only to discover that the logsheet! Would! Not! Fit! With no better option, I went downstairs to hunt for a replacement. I ended up at the toy store I used to frequent as a kid, and somehow the owner still recognized me. I explained what I was looking for, and he led me over to a shelf of bottled candy. One glance and—oh, perfect. I promptly bought two bottles, took them home, peeled off the labels, poured out the candy, and behold: two magnificent message-in-a-bottle cache containers! ...
Unpacking complete… for now. Honestly, halfway through the boxes my brain went numb. Faced with pile after pile of luggage, I had no idea where to begin. I have loved sorting things since childhood: holding old objects and remembering the stories attached to them. The result, naturally, is an enormous collection of useless stuff. Growing older also infected me with the habit of hoarding merch. (It is not that serious…) Wait. Am I actually an anime nerd? ...
It’s been a good while since my last entry. Time for a proper review of the day. Ever since I returned to Zhanjiang, life has slowed down all at once. The moment there were no more deadlines driving me forward, I lost my momentum. Looking back, I often seem to lack any drive from within, and holidays have a habit of slipping by unused. Still, now that I’ve seen the problem, I have to do something about it. ...