Excessive

I had an accidental vacation; Accidental in that I had three days off at the end of last week (Thur, Fri, Sat) and then I requested Sunday and Tuesday off (suggested, not requested) and Monday was a holiday, so I ended up with Thursday to Tuesday off, and I go back tomorrow. The time off has been a mix of ups and downs, the main negative being a sort of hyper-active mania, where I become unabled to make choices, and my mind races, I can't keep my attention fixed on anything for any amount of time, so instead of relaxing, sitting on the couch and playing a game or two for a few hours, I'll play five minutes of a game, not be able to concentrate or feel relaxed, switch it for some other game that may or may not have popped into my head, and repeat that all day, feeling restless and unsatisfied, feeling insane.

For the most part though, I think I enjoyed the time off more than anything, and used the time to play a lot of games, and watch a lot of TV, and as everyone knows, I love that shit. I watched a lot of the West Wing, Star Trek: DS9 and Voyager when I was alone at home, and a lot of Community and Parks and Rec when Bekki was home with me. I restarted Persona 3 after starting and not finishing the game multiple times since 2007 or whenever I got it, started Nocturne, and played a bunch of games that I've had on the go for awhile now.

I'm not super anxious about going back to work, but I'm worried it may be difficult to adjust to the lack of free time again, but maybe it'll be fine. I'm looking forward to continuing to play Persona 3, and watching my favorite shows when I have the time.

I went hiking today, and got bitten, and started off in a really bad mood (probably cause I had only been up for a few minutes and hadn't had any coffee) but ended up having a good time, and took a bunch of pictures. Hiking usually just reminds me how fucked up my body is already, I could barely keep standing when climbing down sleep hills, and by the end of the hike my hip was really in a lot of pain, and the back of my knee hurt. It kind of sucks some of the enjoyment away, but for the most part it's okay.

I've taken a sleeping pill and it's impacting my ability to think, and I had intended to come up here and write a bit before I got sleepy, but got caught up watching Parks and Rec. I wanted to write about my thoughts on Persona, but... too late now. Gonna lay down and try to fall asleep. I work tomorrow at 8am, and I have a feeling it'll be a fine day.

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