Down Time

I've been so out of it lately. I haven't been reading as much as normal, or just plain doing anything worth anything. I've been in a funk that I basically can't stand but also can't escape. I actually can't wait for school to start again just to get back into being forced to do something.

I couldn't find a job this summer and then a list of things stopped me from looking for a time (i.e. my car broke down and I live in a part of town that neither gets public transportation and is too far from most places of business). Did I mention my car broke down? Hard to go out, and then having no money to do so on top of it...? I've been a real homebody.

I got sick a few days ago. Major sick, as in high fever sick. I was taking ibuprofen at a rate of 2 every 2 hours and still battling 101. Probably should've went to the hospital but didn't. My parents have never much believed in taking me there, although my sister loves the place and my father loves taking her. I'm not bitter at all.

Now it's back to school time. I bought textbooks, which is always depressing to me. Happily this year, after buying online, I managed to save about $250 off of all-used bookstore prices (this was after needing to buy some things new because used just wasn't an option--it was either a new edition that came out too soon to have used copies floating around or it was the same price, after shipping, to buy used and it just didn't make sense) and I know that I never would've been able to find all used at the bookstore.

One way or another I need to get back up on the horse. I'm going to start by reading some old favorites that always get me back to reading and crocheting my friend a surprise hat. I only need the cream color to lighten it up up a bit (I'm going to use dark grey, cream and dark purple and the purple can really blend into the grey) and that, thankfully, doesn't cost too much. Not much does, she's that good of a friend.

Wish me luck, I'll need it.