Did-Nothing

The continuous rainy weather has finally stopped, and the scorching heat has arrived. It’s so hot that I don’t feel like going out at all, so I simply stayed in my rented apartment, waiting for the sun to set before heading out to buy some groceries. The morning passed by without accomplishing much. In the afternoon, I thought about brushing up on my English, so I downloaded Duolingo again. To my surprise, Duolingo now offers courses in music and math, which I found quite interesting. ...

Another day wasted today, always looking for something to numb myself. After sending Huanhuan off at noon and returning to the rental room, I ended up playing games with Feige all afternoon, couldn’t win no matter what, but it didn’t really matter anyway.

I didn’t plan well today. I was supposed to go to Chongqing today and get my fingerprints recorded tomorrow. But I kept procrastinating until the afternoon, and then it was too late. I’ll go on Monday to get it done, and I might as well get the medical checkup done at the same time. In the afternoon, I played games with Brother Fei all day and lost every match. We were both confused yet somehow content. ...

I didn’t do anything today. Got up in the morning and cooked a big bowl of rice noodles. The noodles were bought yesterday, but since the weather is hot and they won’t keep for long, I decided to finish them all today. At noon, I cooked another big bowl and fried two eggs, ending up stuffed. I really should eat less in the future. In the afternoon, I still didn’t do anything. I felt a bit anxious about the CSC results, the Emergency Management Bureau results, and the Gui’an results, so I checked them over and over again. ...

Early this morning, I received a message from Professor Hu, which immediately got me anxious again. I quickly got up to check the progress of my CSC application, and sure enough, there was no update yet. My mom also called me early in the morning, asking if I was coming over to pick up some rice. I hadn’t even gotten out of bed yet. After getting up, I did laundry and took a shower. Then I lay in bed and finished reading Animal Farm—it was incredibly satirical and blunt. I bought the English original to keep at home, so I can read it again next time I’m back. ...

I stayed up late last night just to tinker with my phone’s TTS and text-to-speech functions. Before I knew it, it was past 1 a.m., and I knew most of the morning would be wasted. Around 8 a.m., the Emergency Management Bureau called for a qualification review, so I quickly cleared my throat and answered. After that, I couldn’t fall back asleep, so I got up, took a shower, did the laundry, and made breakfast. ...