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WHEW, gosh. So work has been a lot. Mostly good, although one of the vets is incredibly impatient and blunt and prone to anger and it's been a while since I've had to deal with someone like that ahaha. On my drive home Friday she called and apologized and said she knows she can be an ass sometimes and she just wants me to learn and know how to do all the things correctly and blah and blah. Frankly, I don't care for her reasoning and I don't think helping me is an excuse for losing control of her emotions like that.

However. This job is too good for me to get all in my feels about something that's ultimately as minor as this. So I'm just gonna suck it up and keep my head down when she's raging and do my best.

Starting in the new year, I'll have a week of paid vacation. I'm planning on going on vacation by myself! Which is very exciting and nerve-wracking. And like, hm. I have friends who would probably like to go with me. I have friends who have tried to force themselves into this vacation. I often complain about loneliness but I do have friends within hugging distances. But different schedules and different interests mean we don't really spend all that much time together, which is probably pretty normal for adults. So I've been looking into articles and stuff about being happy being alone or being happy doing things on your own!

The Fine Art of Being By Yourself is a great article about this, as is 10 Daily Habits of Single Women (which focuses more on being romantically single, although the advice seems like it also works well if you don't have a consistent, local friend group).

I, in general, do not like being alone! But if I want to do things, I'm going to have to get used to it. And so begins my journey, or something like that! I'm going to start with small things, like reading at the local coffee shop or going to see a movie, and then go from there.

I'm a capable adult! I can do things alone! And taking baby steps to embrace my solitude as I navigate the world seems like the best way to go!

ANYWAYS in terms of entertainment, Oofuri continues to be an absolute blessing (we only have two episodes left?! Unacceptable! I'm gonna have to start reading the manga). The Magnus Archives continues to be enjoyable and somewhat stressful (I'm so worried for everyone!). I have not watched Avengers: Endgame yet but from the spoilers, I'm not particularly hyped to do so. And I miiiight go see Detective Pikachu next weekend, I'm way more hyped about that than anything else coming out haha.