My last feels was kind of a downer, but I'm feeling better now. The
folks I know are safe and sound and life is alright, all things
considered.

My next semester starts in about a week. I'm looking forward to
it. For now, I'm just trying my best to relax. I'm working part-time
in the mornings and it's a nice bit of consistency. The other student
worker left at the end of December, so now I'm the only one, and after
Friday, this entire department will be just 3 people (including me). I
kinda enjoy how chill it is. This week I wrote a script to automate
some stuff and it was cool, because I don't do Actual Code very often
in my position. Just a simple php thing, but my boss said it worked
well and I'm glad that I did something. I enjoy writing lil scripts to
automate repetitive, highly specific tasks. It feels like I *did*
something, I guess.

I started therapy a few weeks ago, and it's been interesting. I know
mental health isn't something you can speedrun, for lack of a better
word, but ... I guess I wasn't sure what I was expecting? It feels
promising, though. It's nice to just... talk. And have someone point
out when the negative self-talk takes over.