Spent a lot of the day napping today. The cough suppressants finally started kicking in, but apparently the side effect of that is sedation. I managed to get my stuff together and get over to the Science Research symposium. The nostalgia was interesting, but I finally realized that my time there is over. I also got to play pool later on which was pretty exciting.

On the way home, I wound up discovering that even though one of my close friends from elementary school and I had drifted, we still connect more than I had realized. We had a really nice chat about relationships and life in general, and it was really great to see that someone knew where I was coming from and could relate similar feelings and experiences.

The conversation really brought the fact that I’m done being depressed to the foreground. I’m sick of moping around or being sad about what’s in the past. It’s done and over with, and I’m ready for another chapter of my life to start unfolding. I’m ready to look on the bright side of things, and accept the fact that I’m currently living for the small things in life, be it sunshine, ice cream, and the people that I’m still close with. Even if it’s not something grand or epic, I’m not going to downplay that I am fortunate to be where I am in the world right now, and I live with no regret as to how I’ve lived my life in the past.

I’m starting work on the Commonsense AI project tomorrow during the day (hopefully the morning if I wake up in time). I’ll need to learn more about Python’s method for Input/Output, but I’m pretty excited about getting everything off the ground. I hope to finish reading The Golden Compass by the weekend. Then I might take a break and read a book that Carey let me borrow called The End of Faith. It’s about how organized religion causes humans to do things that we wouldn’t otherwise. It should be an interesting read. Maggie out.