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I'm not going to sugarcoat it; I'm struggling.
So, after arriving home, I was struck with an episode of inactivity. I struggled to study and do the things I needed to do over break. They still got done but at a super slow pace. I think I suffer from a sort of post-college depression. It's just so much better here, everything is made for people. Thanksgiving was also fine; I was looking forward to it but of course, it wasn't what I wanted. On Friday I fell sick(?) and I'm still dealing with symptoms now; I have no idea what caused them though.
Whatever this ailment is, it's left me in a lot of pain. My neck is sore, my head hurts really bad and yesterday I had severe bouts of abdominal pain. It does seem to be getting better, but I want it to go away completely. This is the worst time for something like this to happen.
On Wednesday I went to Chick-fil-A with an old friend. It was quite refreshing to see him again and be in his car. He seemed to be doing well. He did bring up the murkiness of the meeting as a friend asked him if what we were doing was a date, but he didn't pressure me to answer. It was so nice to see him doing well on his own; he's not letting the idea of me get in the way of his happiness. I am so grateful that I can feel happy for him without an ounce of jealousy in my heart.
On Saturday I went to the game with my dad. It was quite an entertaining game. My team was leading after the second quarter, but my dad's team scored a point with less than a minute left! Bummer! My team was so close! I will admit that seeing the look of shock on my dad's face was priceless. Also, some of the fans we were seated with were quite rude; it's just a game, you know? Chill out!
Though the game put a little dent in my drive, that does not compare to what happened during Thanksgiving. The morning of, I was watching a video on my iPad when it suddenly went dead. I tried to get it to restart, but nothing worked. On Saturday my mom took it to the Apple store, and they were unable to do anything. Now, this wouldn't be such an issue if the iPad wasn't so old and if I was aware of backing up files regularly. You see, I got this iPad when I was twelve. It has nearly six years of artwork on it. Six. Years. I know, unbelievable. Since I got it when I was twelve, I didn't know about data backup. There is iCloud backup, but it's not for apps, it's for settings, photos, and a few other things. I used Procreate to draw on my iPad, and it does not have a convenient file backup system. So, unfortunately for me, roughly six years' worth of my artistic progress is gone. Gone! I can't get it back! The only works I have are those I was willing to export to keep or to post. That's it. Now, Procreate isn't to blame, I could've set Procreate to backup, but there should be an easier way to backup art files on mobile devices. I'm not the only Procreate user who has struggled with this issue. Thankfully I still have my skills, my fonts, and some of my brushes which I will be able to transfer onto a new, smaller iPad. I would go on about mourning the death of my data, but there's little time; I have to deal with finals now.
On a lighter note, my Tally Hall Youtooz have shipped! I'm super excited, they're currently still in China. If I had known before that they were made in China, I may not have ordered them. Anyway, I hope they get here before Christmas, they'll make a nice early Christmas present.
We're in the home stretch of the semester now; I have two weeks left! I need to study hard and relax even harder. However, it feels as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel for me. What am I doing this for? Will this be worth it? I hope so.
Boa noite,
AstraGenesis ┈━═☆
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