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I'm still camping and loving it for the most part. I'm gonna try sticking it out for an entire month. So far I'm taking the slow and steady contemplative path with my book. I'm happy just coming up with a couple strong paragraphs per day. The rest of my day is just enjoying the wilderness lifestyle. Plenty of exercise and also plenty of sweating during the peak daytime hours. The sky is glowing orange right now, I love this time of day! Finally stopped sweating too. Tomorrow afternoon I'm definitely going for a swim in the creek to stay cool.
Nice man! yeah, being in nature extendedly (or at all) is so inspiring. I never feel as in the flow as when I'm camping, especially if it's on or near a creek/river. There are a few great places around here I go for that. Afterwards I'm always so inspired to play creative music.
My ball python gives me panic attacks all too often. Every time I find a scale that's pulled up, every time she decides to fast, every time she isn't out exploring her tank at night, I think she's sick or hurt... God, now I know what it is to be a parent (sorta) hahah.
I just love her so much. I'm gonna be in my fifties by the time she passes on... Damn. That'll probably be one of the worst days of my life. She's so gentle and just sits oh so contentedly on my lap when I'm watching movies with her in the living room. She doesn't even scare my dog, and my dog is a pansy... Oh Sunflower, how I love thee! Thou art the kindest, cutest, and most gentle serpent soul of them all.
Yeah man, pets are amazing. I love my cats an amazing amount. I get so nervous when my boy cat acts weird... he's blocked 4 times (where he can't pee and will die in as quickly as 24 hours if he doesn't get hospitalized). It's been a couple of years now and he seems good (longest he's gone without it happening since the first time). But I used to worry constantly. I think about it less now but it's always there. I got health insurance for both of my cats and it costs me $96/month, but it makes me feel better. I've had to hospitalize him 5 times in his life and the cost each time ranged from $750-$1600. With the insurance I pay the first $100 and they pay 90% of the rest if something happens so it will make it so much easier for me when those "surprises" pop up. They're 10/11 years old now so the time is closer to when they'll start to have more health problems (though they seem very young to me still, lots of energy and strength).