Diary

This noon, Huanhuan, her dad, and I went to a beef restaurant to buy some beef to bring home. The beef was 50 yuan per pound, which is a decent price in Hongguo. Along the way, Huanhuan bought some roasted corn and roasted potatoes. The roasted corn was quite tasty. When we passed by a pharmacy, Huanhuan wanted to buy melatonin for me, but the price was over 100 yuan—way too expensive. I had checked the price on Meituan before, and it was only around 30-40 yuan. So Huanhuan just placed an order online instead. By the time we got home, the delivery person had already arrived. ...

Since Huanhuan’s family was heading back to their hometown in Yingwu, we got up very early today. By eight o’clock, we had finished breakfast, packed up, and set off. Dad also came with us, as we were giving him a ride to the coal mine where he works along the way. The road conditions were quite good, and there was no traffic congestion at all. Today’s driving was steadier than yesterday’s, but because I hadn’t slept well, my eyes were very uncomfortable, and I felt exhausted the whole time. ...

07:48 Didn’t Sleep Well Again Last Night Woke up before six this morning, feeling pretty rough. It’s my first time renting a car, and without an experienced driver by my side, I’m a little nervous. Spent quite a while learning online, now ready to get up. Driving Home At 9 a.m., Huanhuan and I went to pick up the car—a Chevrolet Cruze. This car rolls back a bit, which is slightly scary. ...

09:30 Waking Up Lately, my sleep schedule has been irregular, making it hard to fall asleep. When I lie awake and observe my thoughts, I realize that on the surface, I don’t seem stressed, but my mind is flooded with all sorts of distracting and annoying thoughts. Where do I need to go tomorrow? What do I need to do? And the day after? This is the most fragmented and complicated question. How’s my CSC application going? Why hasn’t it been processed yet? How should I respond to different possible outcomes? I might not finish all the food I bought—what should I cook tomorrow, or what should I do with it? Suddenly remembered an idea for fixing an unresolved bug on my website—feels like I should jump up and work on it right away. What other optimizations can I make? I haven’t read a book in a long time, and my mind feels empty. I really dislike short-form videos; I should treat them like enemies. What happens if I stay awake for too long? Will it affect important tasks tomorrow or the day after? Gotta take a photo of little Huanhuan. Oh, I should also shower tomorrow. What might my friends and family be up to these days… Suddenly feel like buying something, but I don’t have much money left—maybe look for alternatives. Then I remind myself not to buy non-essentials. And then I think, having a stable monthly income would be nice. I remember going a long time without insomnia—what’s going on lately? Need to reflect on what’s different about my current state and make sure I don’t slip into depression. …… 10:43 Spent Some Time Organizing My Blog Realized my old blog was a mess—lots of tiny, trivial posts that didn’t deserve standalone entries. Also, categorizing articles is an important issue—it needs to be logical. Ideally, it should be based on the file directory structure, with additional fine-tuning via frontmatter tags. ...

09:36 Getting Ready to Get Up The sky is already bright, and I haven’t slept enough. So annoying. 12:30 Actually Getting Up Now Made a simple lunch of ham and shredded pork noodles—delicious! Then I started thinking about how many of the articles on my blog lack depth. Exposing shallow thoughts isn’t necessarily a good thing, and it also makes the blog structure messy. So I restructured the blog’s categorization logic: removed diary entries from the homepage and archive page, created a separate menu button for them, and organized them by year. ...

10:06 Stayed up late again Electric blankets may affect sleep quality. This is just a speculation, but thinking back to times when I slept well, it was usually when the ambient temperature was lower than the blanket’s temperature, and the blanket’s warmth was evenly distributed. Electric blankets might create excessive heat or uneven heating, which could disrupt sleep. 12:02 Integrating Conventional Commits Implemented Conventional Commits into the submission workflow. Since it’s a blog repository, I added the main article types. Later, I can analyze my commit history to track how I spend my time. ...

Today is the last day of March. Last night, I accidentally stayed up coding until almost 2 a.m. again—another late night. Regret… The weather is unusually cold, making it feel like we’re still in the depths of winter. This morning, I checked the progress of my CSC application and saw that it was still stuck at “received by the handling unit.” Feeling a bit anxious, I called the exchange office of the Yunnan Provincial Department of Education. I tried twice in the morning but couldn’t get through, so I called again in the afternoon. They reassured me not to worry and said the teacher would handle it. That eased my mind a little. ...