Does anyone think Apple must be stopped? My products have included: the shuffle and it was the shit; the classic player with the spinny thing (I kicked it once while running in the rain and it continued to work fine); the progressive phones up to my current (the six); and the laptop I bought for $700 my first year at college. But is anyone else gonna point out how stupid their products have gotten with each passing year? Sure their cameras are great for selfies and, I don’t know, the resolution of their screens are amazing or something… but I really have no idea what the actual perks of their products are anymore. Current laptops don’t have CD drives? What’s the point of being light as hell if it’s basically a tablet with a keyboard built in? And why are headphones being plugged into where the charging dock is at? And who needs to unlock their phones with their face? Where is this brainstorming happening so I can bust in and tell everyone to stop?
I worked a double shift today and I think double shifts are necessary to remind myself that single shifts are not bad. My energy has been weird this week despite having a pretty good few days and I think it’s because of my brother. I’ve been sleeping more than usual and not knowing why because I wasn’t sad or tired or depressed, but I’d lay in bed and doze off throughout the day, before and after work, and I’d still choose to sleep early, wake up late. Then today I got an email from his teacher and she told me she was concerned because Jayden’s been “extremely tired in class” and “couldn’t keep his eyes open.” I called my mom and asked her about it and she got a little defensive, telling me it was because of the holidays and how she knows and she knows I’m always right. I don’t know why I bother wasting my breath with that woman. I must secretly love her more than I let on because a little part of me gives her chance after chance after chance to get things right for once.
When I lose focus or drive or determination I think about Jayden and how I want our lives to be. I’ll have to call tomorrow and talk to him. Unfortunately I trust a 6-year-old to listen to me more than I do a 45-year-old.
It’s almost December. Isn’t that wild?
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