Third semester/Fall Semester starts tomorrow, and sure enough I’m staying online which I suspect means I’ll also be online in the spring.
On the one hand: cool, this is the only way that picking out clothes can get even simpler than wearing a uniform.
On the other hand: no human interaction.
That has definitely been the hardest part as time’s gone on. Over the course of the week, I just don’t interact with many people and sometimes “not many people” is “one person” or even (though rarely) “no one” for days at a time. I’ve been lucky enough to cultivate a few good online friendships — a few people from the Ice and a few long-term penpals/online gaming buddies so it’s not a total social wasteland, but it’s definitely not how “real life” would be prepandemic.
I’ll be alone here come October and I’m not entirely sure how that’s going to look. In my head I’m expecting time to kind of blur together and to go for runs at weird times of the day and eat small absent-minded meals when I remember it’s time to eat. In my head, things are undisciplined, productive, and comfortable. I’m trying to focus on that rather than that I’m afraid the house will be echoingly empty.
Even if it is, I’m looking forward to the quiet approach of winter. If I do end up staying here longer-term, I know the coming season change will be an enjoyable one: morning coffee sitting on the front steps during a break in classes, watching leaves fall.
* Overcooked 2 being one of the online games I’ve been playing with a college friend out in MO, as well as the general state of mind after looking at the new syllabi.
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