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No worries :) Like I said earlier I get it, it's like a weird mental thing where it kinda sits there and evne tho it's a social media thing we do for fun, it still feels like 'work' in a weird way.

I'm alright - getting work figured out was a huge hassle. My work contract got voided due to a licensing issue - I was able to find a way to get it processed, but it was a rough day or two and I kinda had a few existential crises, heheh...

It feels like a lot of people in our generation very much have that concern with finding a 'permanent' occupation or career. Like, it was definitely easier some 30 years ago when that boomer advice of 'walking into a place and asking for a job' strategy worked. Nowadays I feel like we're valued less in working positions, and most people are intelligent enough to see their position to companies that grow larger and larger and see them as a more and more insignificant piece of their puzzle, so they feel less like committing. That, or maybe it's like a, "How much do I want to spend the rest of my life doing this?" sorta thing. Maybe I'm just rambling, IDK, LOL. Careers are weird. But I understand wanting to get out of the parents' house! There's a sort of psychological drag that accompanies living with the family past a certain age, and I often wonder if that's another cultural thing that can be learned/unlearned. But also I get lots of people don't see eye-to-eye with their family... I have an uneasy understanding with my parents, too, that I do me and they do them, and it kind of hurts to have that divide sometimes. Again, maybe I'm just rambling again. Sorry!

Those wake-up calls are rough, I feel ya there too. I've wondered if I'm somewhat of a man-child, given my life situation and what I honestly do in my day-to-day. Not to say that's you, of course, but I mean I also think of ways in which I could improve as a functioning human being in society. It gets better the more I interact with others, but so many times I'll catch myself in the middle of awkard moments or gaffes and think, "a normal person wouldn't do this, right?". Always hard to say. Though, on the flip side, I've found it's really helpful for empathizing with others! Being in strange, asocial situations helps you understand others who might act like that when you interact with them as well.

(P.S. My apologies if this response makes little sense. I am a little inebriated right now, I had to drive four hours today for what accounted to nothing and wanted to blow off some steam.)

Aside from all the mumbo-jumbo I already filled you in on, haven't been up to much! Lots of prep to hopefully still head over to Virginia, going to be in the Shenandoah Valley area and am VERY excited for that. Between the nature, the history of the area, and the coast being some 150 miles away I am ecstatic. Leaving the family is always a bittersweet goodbye, since I wont' see them or anyone I know for some 3-6 months again, but it's just part of the job. You get used to it, and the Internet/cell phones are a blessing. <3. Otherwise life is okay - annoying, but I can't really complain too much. I'm alive and my immediate needs are met for the foreseeable future, and I do what I can to maintain higher-level needs too. :) So much effort to take care of ourselves... what a web we weave! And hey, life happens, I know people get busy so no rush on replying! How was spring break?

Hi there, thanks for accepting my friend request, nice to meet you too : )

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thank you for accepting my friend request.

It's okay, I don't remember what I wrote either, LOL.

I'll have to write it down in my little notebook of places to visit! I probably won't make it back out to that area again for many moons, but I'll keep it in mind. I love multi-day hikes where I can relax and unwind, being literally unreachable by people trying to bother me about things. It might be a little strange, but in the past few years I've been very happy being 'unimportant', if that makes sense. Like having tons of responsibility often felt like it wasn't worth it in the end, so being able to sink into the metaphorical mist is something I'm always craving. IDK, it's probably from like overloading myself in college or something!

I talked with a few tour guides and other people in the forest service and from what I heard, those sort of temp jobs are really a good foot in the door if that's the route you wish to eventually take later in life. You'll need something else for the off-seasons, of course, but being willing to do those temp jobs does wonders for being selected for something higher up. Do you have any aspirations to stay in the forest service long-term?

And it's okay - I'm a socially awkward person as well, which it why I have literally no idea why I decided to go into the field I did where I have to talk to strangers all day (and strangers with significant authority, at that. Doctors still scare me). But hey, gotta pay the bills now so I can enjoy life while I'm not at work. I'm just about to secure another work contract a bit closer to home, somewhere around MN or WI. I'd like to stay closer to home and honestly, there's a girl I've been reconnecting with and I'm kinda holding out that it'll go somewhere.

Hey bro, if you like historical and Girls with guns. You gotta watch Girls und Panzer. Very much fits what you like

We tend to grow pretty basic seasonal garden stuff that grows nicely in the soil anywhere, including here (South Dakota), so like corn, squashes, tomatoes, etc. Our family hasn't really grown stuff in a good couple years unfortunately, but I hope that might chang this year. Since I've living somewhere else due to work the past few years I hope that I can spearhead a garden this year. They get too preoccupied with the family business otherwise. With gardening with suboptimal soil I think it's always worth a look at types of fertilizers - I'm partial to more natural ways to enrich to soil (e.g. bone meal), but whatever works!

I feel the cabin fever 100% - toward the end of my time there in Washington (East Washington, around Spokane) I just ponied up and went out for a hike despite the weather, even when it was freezing at times. On a positive note I had the trails and campsites all to myself! Hahahah. You mentioned you like to go camping, do you have any really great spots? I never got around to the west side of the state but I've lived in the PNW before (around Eugene), so I've camped there a time or two and loved every second of it.

I was surprised when I saw CLANNAD on sale, that time - I bet you bought it at the same time, 'cause I feel like it never goes on sale! And preferring VNs is understandable LOL, I suck at them too; anymore I appreciate when a game's "normal" difficulty is polite for saying anyone can do it if they just stare at the screen long enough.

Mentioning your classes, thinking about college almost makes me miss it - though I think it's really just missing something pushing me to learn; learning as a passtime feels paradoxical since I want to so badly but can never bring myself to do it. What sort of degree are you doing for?

Hi! And no worries, I saw you in the forums a few days ago and was glad. You're in a plant phys class, that sounds so cool! I love gardening and such, so that would be like a dream come true.

My travel contract completed a while back, so I've moved back home from Washington. Currently on the job hunt for something closer to family/friends, but Welcome to the NHK was probably a huge factor into getting myself back into gear; I haven't worked in some month or two and it's like, yeeaaah I should probably get to it again! But aside from that I really like the show, ngl I set my phone ringtone to the one from the show because it's just a bop.

Other than that, playing some video games and watching Clannad, having played the VN. Having a grand ol time.

How are things over there?

And thanks for accepting the friend request :) I'm in Washington for travel work so it's only temporary, but it's so pretty thus far; I love to go hiking!

And I just finished volume 11 of the Watamote manga - I'm definitely noticing a shift that I've heard about, more toward some sort of 'yuri harem' vibe. It's not too off-putting but it's definitely a change, and it's nice to see her get some solid character development. I'll have to see where it goes. But I agree - Kuroki is the 'literally me' character I never wanted :P

What a coincidence. Yesterday I was talking to a friend about how I had no idea Sanosuke was 19 even though I've known the character over 20 years. I mentioned Saito too.

Thank u for accepting my friend request ,nice to meet you too buddy

You're welcome! :)

Happy birthday! :D