Surprisingly, I’m actually writing this in the morning instead of Friday night.  That might be a warning about how things didn’t go well.  To be fair, I was at a friend’s BBQ and fireworks show last night.  I got home with enough time to write this post, but I just didn’t have it in me.  Bunch of conversations about a situation I’m still in had me thinking and not in a positive light.

I can’t go into details, but some people might be able to glean a bit from this paragraph being written just to get stuff out of the way.  So, I thought that I had reached a point where actions could be taken to change my situation.  I found out that all the people who said I could were wrong and that I’m stuck for a few years.  It also became clear that one of the other people in this situation is allowed to take these actions, act with pettiness, and be an all around asshat without consequences.  Meanwhile, I can get my world further wrecked by uttering a single swear word in anger.  This led to me complaining a lot about biased systems, which claim to not be biased.  Now, I feel even more trapped than ever, especially since that other person is showing signs they’re about to let their pettiness and vengeful nature take over.  I’m hoping to find ways to either prevent that or change something next week, but it’s not looking good.  Worst part is there is someone even more helpless than me trapped in the middle and they’re not doing well with the situation, but nothing can be done.

In happier news, my son and I had some fun at the Pokemon Go-Fest last weekend.  It was hot and I got burnt a bit, but we brought enough waters each day.  He had much better luck than me in catching special Pokemon.  Reached the point where he started catching what I needed and trading with me, which felt a little insulting.  Not by him, but the game since we were playing for 8 hours each day.  I mean, I paid money for an increased chance to get what are called ‘shinies’ and had terrible luck.  At least my son had a blast to celebrate the end of a really rough school year.  He passed all of his classes and Regents test with one being a ‘skin of the teeth’ situation.  I didn’t get upset because I told him that he just needed to pass Geometry and put it behind us.  Even math teachers were telling me that it’s the hardest of the required high school math classes.

Movies and television shows were watched as well last week.  We went with friends to see the live-action ‘How to Train Your Dragon’, which I enjoyed.  I was preparing myself for a big change of story and characters like you see with Disney, but it was a 95% retelling with a handful of changes.  Those changes were explained as well, so you didn’t feel like it was shoehorned in without thought.  I would recommend this movie for anyone who loved the original, but I know some people don’t want their favorites touched.  My son and I also watched ‘The Great Outdoors’ with John Candy and Dan Aykroyd as well as the first season of ‘Wednesday’.  I surprised my son demanded ‘Wednesday’ and followed the story even with the twists.  No questions, confusion, or boredom like usual.  Wish I knew what it was about this show that triggered his comprehension skills.

Once my son went to his mom’s, I ended up getting stuff done around the house.  I can’t quite remember a lot of the mundane.  With summer school starting on Monday, I had a list of chores and errands.  Trying to think of a healthy sandwich to bring and I’m on a pita with tahini sauce and chopped up strawberries.  Interesting taste combo with no protein, but it should work if I also bring a yogurt and zero sugar muscle milk.  Can’t really think of anything else since I won’t have time to heat food and we tend to eat with the kids, which means needing to stay on our toes.  So much adulting needed to be done, so I’m surprised I accomplished anything else.

Well, I got 3 chapters of edits for Darwin & the Beast Collector typed in by the writing of this post.  I’m hoping to get 2 more done, but I’ll be happy with 1.  Family is coming over today and there’s a Pokemon Go event from 2-5 both days.  With it being a rainy week, I should get my walking and fresh air in when I can.  I am learning that typing in part of a chapter at night is helping, but I’m not that consistent.  Can’t do this when my son is here because we watch anime until 9/9:30 and I call it a night around 10.  On non-son days, I really just need the 7-8 time to do it.  Otherwise, I feel like I should be relaxing and letting my stress leave.  My desk area also has bad lighting with no space to put a lamp, so reading my chicken scratch is made worse by shadows.  I’m definitely not going to be able to do this when I begin writing a new book . . . Still getting scared when I think about getting back into that, which is definitely looking like an August thing.  Fingers crossed that my mojo returns, especially given what the second paragraph of this post was about.

Goals of the week?

1. Help students get into the summer school groove.
2. Type in more Darwin & the Beast Collector edits.
3. Spend time when son when he’s not at camp.
4. Curse the rain that won’t leave us alone.
5. Get tickets to the zoo for next weekend.
6. Play Pokemon Go when weather and time permits.
7. Keep fiddling with lunch ideas that don’t involve cold cuts, microwaves, or droopy salads.
8. Figure out what to do about the ‘situation’.
9. Try not to lose hope.
10. Get pizza for lunch tomorrow.