Hey, it’s been a while. What have I been doing? I’ve been busy with life. Really. I moved. So that took a chunk of my time. I still have not finished unpacking because, for the most part, I am too lazy to do anything. And that is a shame on me. But how am I liking the new place? A lot better. I am not trying to romanticize my move or anything, but the moment I drove inside this gated community, I felt at home. I knew that regardless of how many places I looked at, I would end up here. And I did. It felt so homey. With the trees lining the apartments. The kids playing outside. The teenagers walking around. Yeah. It was such a nice environment that I knew that I would like to live here for a few years.

Like I am still not finished unpacking. Well, I guess the necessities are unpacked. At least the books have been unpacked. It took a whole day. Now, I just need to put them in an Excel file. This would be the first time that I would be cataloging the books in a spreadsheet. And it’s daunting. Well, I did enter some already. I just need to finish it and make sure that every book has a location and is tagged on the Excel file. I want to create a dashboard for it. What can I say? I like daunting tasks.

Speaking of books, my reading has slowed down since the move. And since I started working again really. Not complaining. I am just stating a fact. I would love to read more. But right now, I am not in the mood to pick up a novel. My interest has been hijacked by forensic psychology. For someone who never enjoyed psychology in college, this development is a surprise. I have been consuming a lot of interrogation videos lately. The past month or so I think. Enjoying it is not the best way to describe it. More like, it tickles my brain to get into the psychology of why these things happen. And yes, I started putting books on my shopping list to read. Because why not?

I’ve also been consuming a lot of documentaries about this certain group or high control groups, in general. I know I am late in the game since this happened years ago. But I have been watching what I can and even reading a book about this one specific group. And it all comes down to why and how were these people sucked in to join this group. What was it about the leader that drew them in? I am not judging. Far from it. Just curious. I mean, I saw a lot of interviews and videos of this dude and I don’t see it. But also, I am already coming into this topic with preconceived notions about this guy so I know my bias is present when consuming the information. But damn. Again, it all comes down to my curiosity as to why and how, and what the fuck.

Other than that nothing changed. I’m still a loner and I like it that way. I am still a very introverted person and would rather spend my time at home and couped up in my room. However, I have been spending some happy hour time with coworkers. Not often, unlike during the holidays. But I make sure that I do it when the invite is there. Because you know, socialization apparently is important. My social battery has been depleted quite a few times these past weeks. All the meetings (scheduled and impromptu ones), the lunches, the get-togethers. Yeah, I am tired. All of the time. But I mean, it’s fine. That is the way to make connections right?