Planet Hoth

We have been hit with a bit of snow here on the island which has made it very difficult to motivate myself to venture in to town out of fear of frost bite or getting lost and freezing to death. Obviously, I am being dramatic because I live less than a mile from town and it was only a little bit of snow. Either way, I don't have a pet Tauntaun that I can ride to town and crawl inside of in case of an emergency and am using that fact as an excuse to be lazy and avoid putting on pants.

Anyways, the free time has spun me down a rabbit hole of self evaluation and reflection. Which at first started badly because I started thinking about all the big plans I had for this winter:

1. Paint
2. Read
3. Write
4.Go to the gym
5. Eat healthy
6. Save money
7. A general task of getting my shit together

Then I started to cross reference the "To Do" list with the list of things I have actually done this winter:

1. Spend a couple hundred dollars on painting supplies
2. Not use the new painting supplies
3. Spend hundreds on a bookshelf of new books
4. Read three out of the 30+ books I bought
5. Write only text messages while drunk
5. Eat everything

6. Spend everything
7. What the fuck is a gym?!

Activate shame spiral of palm sweating, self hating and pants splitting proportions.

Well the more I thought about it the more I realized that I may not have done ANYTHING on my winter task list but all the time to myself has really allowed me to (go-go gadget hippie jargon) learn a lot about myself and what I want out of life. Not to mention that if the circus ever switched out their lions for 24 year old hot blonde chicks that were 1 part nicotine and 2 parts vodka I could easily get a job taming them.

With all that being said, I have made the decision to stay put here in Michigan and finish up school. I will be closer to some friends who kick ass and a few key members of my family. I spent a while toying with the idea of moving back to Seattle but the more I researched and thought it over I realized it is far more realistic for me personally to manage my life as a student here in Michigan (rent costs, tuition costs, the heartbreaking sense of homesickness while in Seattle, etc).

We all know how I often I change my mind and plans though. I have the attention span of a goldfish on speed. So if anyone hears or reads about me talking of other plans, please do call bullshit. A simple punch in the face will suffice.