Posts by Carl Rivera43

Well, we'll see about that... maybe even 7 PM if we're lucky.

Grand Central Terminal?

Does Sunday at 5 PM work for you guys?

That works perfectly for me

Friday, Saturday, Sunday... what's the move?

Awesome, just awesome!

Lately, I’ve been getting these weird little flashes of memory hitting me out of nowhere... you know, like those bizarre radio ads from ten years ago, or that exact spot where I blew out my bike tire back in the day {which, by the way, was my PhD thesis topic}. If I could just memorize the exact millisecond intervals in physics formulas and skiing runs, I’d basically be unstoppable.

Something might be happening pretty soon

So, I’ve spent a massive amount of time dealing with being on my own—both solo and just feeling kind of lonely—and all the stuff that comes with it. Because of all that experience, I tend to see things from a slightly different perspective than most people.

I’ve gotta be honest, I think I’ve been my own worst enemy lately. It feels like I spend way too much time trying to force this "laid-back" lifestyle on myself, and in all that confusing guesswork, I’ve just ended up tangling myself in knots. I somehow managed to lose sight of what actually makes me happy far too quickly, and now I'm stuck living a life that just doesn't fit who I am.

I really wish I could just feel more warmth in my heart. You know? I want to be someone people can actually reach, instead of feeling like I'm constantly being pushed away.

I don’t know, I feel like I’m hitting a wall way too fast lately. It’s like I reach this point of total burnout or saturation before I even realize it's happening. Even the stuff that used to get me hyped up? Suddenly, it just feels... empty. Like the spark is gone and nothing seems to hold my interest for very long anymore.

I’ve definitely been in that state of total brain fog before, so I ended up just taking a wild guess, unfortunately.

Zappa hit the nail on the head.

See, here’s my thing. I really want to step up and take action, you know? But I just struggle to find my footing when the pressure starts mounting. It’s even harder when I look around and realize there's just way too much going on that I can't control. How do you even deal with that?

I guess I’m just one of those people who takes a little longer to settle into a new environment. That makes the weight feel so much heavier sometimes. Especially when it feels like I'm just two steps away from making it happen, only to have it slip right through my fingers.

Honestly, things at home aren't even really weighing on me anymore since I barely talk much lately... I’m just trying my best to chill out, but man, it's harder than it looks. And as for my love life? Well, let's just say I tend to go way too hard, too fast.

I’m not living on my own right now. I work as a small business owner, and honestly, I try to stay out of the house as much as possible because being home just makes me feel low

I've been thinking. Maybe find a better job so I can move somewhere new? It’s all a bit confusing, though... I seem to spend way too much time being lovesick and miserable over people

I’m 27 years old, and honestly, I feel pretty lonely more often than I’d like to admit—even though I’ve actually become way more social than I used to be. The real kicker is that it seems like my intentions and my actions constantly get totally misinterpreted by everyone else.

So, how does one actually find a more liberated way of living? How do I build up enough grit to face life head-on?

If I wasn't totally wiped out from work, I'd definitely swing by. Honestly, I'd probably show up more often on Saturdays than Sundays!

Maybe we could whip up a little mix this Sunday afternoon

Hey, Jose Ward4, let's make this third part of the entry our guiding principle for the day and for life itself.

It was absolutely brutal, man. Just brutal. And it took forever for her to finally figure out what was actually going on