So, yes. We're moving. Again.

Fortunately, I have a haven called school

So unless my time takes a drastic turn for the worst, things will be normal enough -- at least on Aelyria

Not so fortunate for RL

Straylor Leonard

So, this was how my day went:

6:21 am - wake up.
6:45 am - drive dad to south central LA
7:58 am - waiting in traffic on the 110 north
8:23 am - still waiting in traffic on the 110 N.
9:31 am - get to school. No more free parking
10:11am - finally finds parking spot
11:38am - finishes some random studying
12:10pm - goes back online
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6:37 pm - finally goes off Facebook
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Straylor Leonard

So,

I was left to snipe for parking spots this morning. I wandered around THREE parking structures (5 stories each) and found NO PARKING on my campus.

WHY, PASADENA!??!?!? WHY!?!??!?!?!!!!??

I eventually had to randomly pop up (in my car) behind unsuspecting students walking back to their cars.

Our conversations went something like this:

Me: Hey, are you leaving?

Random Student: *sort of freaked out by the mysterious...

Straylor Leonard

Just kidding. I'm not even old enough. I think you'd have to be Lauren's age to say that (POW!) just kidding, love.

But seriously.

Here are some ways I deal with burnout, stuckage (being stuck IC), and moderation.

1. Self moderate.

It's still storytelling, but better. Because it's your own PC. And you get to finish faster Sometimes self modearting can be boring and that's fine. That's why you can always take a pause and return when you've...

Straylor Leonard

By the Fray

Step one you say we need to talk
He walks you say sit down it's just a talk
He smiles politely back at you
You stare politely right on through
Some sort of window to your right
As he goes left and you stay right
Between the lines of fear and blame
You begin to wonder why you came

CHORUS:
Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend
Somewhere along in the bitterness
And I would have stayed up with you all...

Straylor Leonard