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I've not posted on here in a while, I've been kinda spinning my wheels for a bit. But I do have some things to share
I quit weed at the start of summer, and relapsed about a month in for a couple weeks. Then I quit again and for over a month have been weed free. It doesn't feel amazing, it just feels normal. I'm sober most of the time now, I don't drink much and I'm able to think about who I want to be. My mind feels sharper - not that it feels better than average, but I felt a lot stupider when I was on weed. I had barely any capacity to control myself or make long term plans or socialize. I'm not opposed to having weed again some day, but I think if I don't get high for the rest of the year I'll be just fine.
I have to start looking for a new job, and I really, really don't want to. I finished college, but about three years in I realized I didn't want to work in the field I studied. Now I have a degree that I don't know what to do with that doesn't actually qualify me for much. I'm planning on working in a kitchen if I can, hopefully getting an apprenticeship for cooking. But my parents are expecting me to orient my entire life around building a career and becoming a middle class professional, and I can't think of anything that appeals to me less. I want my work to support my life, not the other way around. I'd like to flex my creative muscles with work too, but I haven't had any opportunities.
Speaking of flexing muscles, I started running and absolutely hated it. It made my teeth hurt for some reason. I've only done one run because I got covid the day after I started and the weather has been shit since I recovered. I want to improve my cardio and have a skinnier body shape but I hate running so much, it feels awful. I've lost about 8 kilos this summer, which is less than I was hoping but a significant amount nonetheless. Most of it came from May and June, when I was on a regular workout schedule for my core. Then I finished that schedule and haven't bought a gym membership yet so my only exercise has been walking my dog. I also have two very ingrown toenails and a sore shoulder so I haven't been able to go building, but I really want to.
Recently the biggest thing for me is that I've been reading. I've read six books this summer, the Return of the King as well as the five serialized Witcher novels. The Witcher books are overall like a 6 or 7 out of ten, if you want some fantasy genre fiction they're nice, but they're nothing mind blowing.
Oh one other thing! I finished the first act of my fantasy novel, coming in at 22,000 words. It's the most I've ever written, the most I've ever committed to a project. The first bit is very sloppy and I already want to go back and edit, but I just want to have one complete, first draft.
I don't know if I'll ever publish it, since it's ballooned in my head to a six novel series, and I've never even entered a writing program or won any contests or anything. Publishers won't look twice at me, but I don't really care. I might just post it online once it's in a condition I'm happy with