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7 August 2021

 Song mood: Come Home With Me from Hadestown Original Bradway show. I don't know what it is, but when I chat with someone I want to ask out, I don't know what to say. And my socially awkward comes out.

Accidentally woke up at 4:30am for no other reason than it's my Saturday morning curse. Fortunately, I was able fall back asleep. Then I woke at 6:30am, which is my normal wake up time.  And fell back asleep till 7:30.


Listened to What Dreams May Come by Richard Matheson.  Well most of it. I reached Fargo by the time the final conflict scene started. I first watched the movie a long time ago and liked it. Robin Williams stars as Chris, a writer who died in a car accident. The story is about his journey through the afterlife. Then I read the book and thought it was way better. Then I read The Path, which was more of a philosophical conversation about the ideals presented in What Dreams May Come. The movie is way different and skims over most of the concepts the book presented.  I'm curious to see if Richard Matheson's description of hell is similar to Dante's Inferno, which I haven't read yet.


So, tomorrow, I will hang out with my mum. Monday, I head to Canada.  I will do some writing, shoot some videos.  I will continue reading The Hand by George Simenon and then switch to the birthday book.  It's going to be a good week, no matter what.  And I'll try not to worry about my Avocado seed I'm trying to grow.


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