2021, another day
People always set high expectations for a new year. There’s new year’s resolutions, the artificial feeling of a lifestyle restart, and this time there’s a high hope that 2020 remains at the top the “worst year” list forever. It was a brutal year and there’s still a lot to do and keep doing to make sure 2021 makes room to turn things around and get things around the world back to normal. As just a short recap for the holiday time, it was pretty uneventful. Lots of dog walks and exploring the local area, trying to heal constant back problems, and I even had a random 2-week period of vertigo right before Christmas. If you’ve never experience vertigo before, good. It’s awful. The brain, the senses, and the body all become disjointed from each other and there’s nausea and I was unable to see straight or move for days. There’s no relief, it’s like being spun around at a 100 mph for hours on end. Anyways, I’m just glad that it’s over and still wondering what triggered it.
Moving on.
On a positive note, I made a purchase for a used bike: a gravel bike, while taking the time off work over the holiday to sell off items carried over from boat life and to make space but also to get some money to validate a purchase. I’ll make a post about the bike separately.
I took a day trip with mask covering and Finn to San Luis Obispo for Christmas, it felt good to see some people and knowing that we were outside, masked, and distanced. It rained heavy for a day here and it exposed that the roof leak we paid people to repair last year still leaks, so we’re forced to invest in major roof work. I’m really excited that I received a couple of good household items (shop vac, miter saw) that will enable me to do more stuff myself.
That’s it!
A park just a few minutes away from the house offers wide open space (for LA standards) and sweeping views from downtown LA to Dana Point to Catalina Island… when the smog clears.
Fun fact: the houses at the bottom of the picture and the buildings at the top are the same city, but it could take 2 hours to get from one to the other because LA is LA.
