Today Was Pretty Weird

I can't believe I somehow got through 38 hours of no sleep. That's a day and a half of no sleep, no rest. And, by the end, I wasn't exhausted or anything. I was just buzzed for some reason. I think yesterday's coffee broke my body clock pretty bad, because these days I've stopped my caffeine intake and I was still buzzed come morning. Usually, when I stay up for more than 24 hours, I'm very sleepy the next day but I just recall being buzzed.

Breakfast was still a thing to worry about so I thought about either ordering outside, but since I expected today would be another costly day (and that my food expenses from yesterday were so bad), I just decided to cook myself. I cooked the last packet of Buldak cheese that I had along with some eggs, so that made for a very filling (and spicy) breakfast. After eating, I had a lot of things to do for work and it was especially a lot. I basically jumped from project to project. My main event for today was going outside to co-work with someone at a Starbucks, and I was supposed to leave by noon. I even shifted a few things for the afternoon to the morning because I wanted to just be smooth sailing for later. It was already 12 and I was stuck in a meeting, fixing things, but I managed to troubleshoot a good junk of the thing I'm fixing and eventually leave by 12:25 for SM Sucat.

It was a long commute but I finally got there. I actually felt a bit weireded out because I had never been to SM Sucat before. I've been south of my area before, but this just felt so foreign to me. I eventually got to Starbucks and even almost tapped a girl on her shoulder. I thought it was someone but, and I just watched them get up from their seat and go outside to wait for someone else. It eventually turns out that the girl was a complete stranger and I eventually saw someone go into Starbucks and I greeted them. I also tell them that I've been having a weird day so far.

So we get seated, initially we shared a table. And as I was talking, I drop my phone and the back glass shatters. I honestly couldn't believe it! I had dropped this phone (and many others) so many times and not once had I ever cracked a piece of the phone before. But I just picked my phone up and told someone (again) that I've been having a pretty weird day. We started work and eventually got to talking about things and started work on our laptops. It was pretty routine, with me feeling a bit uncomfortable about my wooden seat, but it was okay as I just waited for the couple beside us to leave and then I sat at the seat next to someone.

And we just do work and talk to each other on the side, just as we always do and have been doing for years. I had a lot of things to do on my plate and, since we were outside, I tried to stream something scary for us to watch in the background. It was around this time where I got drinks for the both of us. She got a regular-sized java chip drink and I got myself a tall matcha latte. I wanted to avoid anything caffeine since I had a speculation that my insomnia was caused by it, so I went with matcha, an old favorite. I also got us food and she said that I should get the pizza one, but I found it funny because she calls it pizza and I just know it as the sausage and bacon flatbread. So I got that for us as our merienda and continued watching. Time flew by pretty quickly, and she slept for some part of it, but she was wide awake by the time we had to leave. It was around mid-4 and our time to leave SM Sucat and do other things. She paid the parking while I offered to get her pet food for the cats. She said that she didn't know any pet stores in the mall so we just decided to buy from a local pet store nearby.

She got into her car and then drove outside of the parking lot to come pick me up. I was really surprised and mildly embarrased by being a passenger prince for today. I thought it would be something that I'd be used to since I've been in friends' cars before, but it still felt mildly embarrassing. It was fine, though, as they drove and we moved on to talking about the road, cars, how driving is in general and the bad driving practices of the people around us. I even identified a few cars for them like Mini Cooper that was a convertible and the roof was down, which we then joked about the drivers getting mugged or something. They also had a good playlist in the background and it had a few songs from Sing Street, which was funny because I was the person that introduced them to it. We drove past Paranaque City Hall and get to the pet store we were talking about. Only it looked pretty small and it didn't even look well-stocked, so I just planned for us to go to the pet store I usually buy cat food from, Doodies Pet Shop.

We were supposed to go to Doodies Pet Shop which was just a few hundred meters away, but when we inputted the location in Waze, the distance turned to be around 6-7 kilometers away. It was pretty weird to me because Google Maps noted that it was only a few hundred meters away. Somehow, it didn't register in my brain that we had already passed it when we passed by Paranaque City Hall earlier and we only got to turn around after quite a bit on the road. But it was fine, we just joked about various things while on the way there. I even preemptively noticed that the side mirror was gonna hit a pedestrian and I just gasped but did nothing else. We then joked about the various streets and how they're named after countries. It wasn't long until we got to the pet shop and I got cat food, then we were back on the road.

While figuring out where to drop me off, she randomly decided that they'll let me see the kittens and that I would be dropped off nearby their house. I've always wanted to see the kittens in person, so I was pretty excited. We eventually got to her house and I got to see the cute kittens. Susan's eye condition was pretty bad but I was glad I got to see her, and I eventually picked up Thomas and Koala. I eventually picked up Kit girl as well and she was very cute. It's been too long since I last saw her and all my memories of getting her for someone back then came back into my head. It was quick but I eventually had to go home after meeting the kittens, I eventually had to go home. She walked me out of the village and I booked a ride home from there. It took a while, but I eventually got home.

When I got home, she said that she had to talk to me about something and it involved an encounter with a dog owner. My mind instantly went to her meeting another guy and I spent a good chunk of the afternoon overthinking. We eventually had free time and got into VHH, we played Left 4 Dead 2 and then finished the final stage of the No Mercy map. While we were playing, she told me about her encounter with the tattooed dog owner who teased her. I had to admit that I felt insecure for a bit, but I eventually just kept reminding myself that I have to send her off so that my new life can start, and that the one I currently have is doomed to die someday. But we had fun while playing, we even progressed to a new map, and pretty soon it was around 8 and her time to sleep. We left VHH and I was left alone for the rest of the evening.

I was supposed to call Meryll and Max tonight, but it was already 9 when Max messaged us and I had already fallen asleep. I was awake for a grand total of 38 hours. I honestly hope I can recoup my sleep really, really soon but I had a really weird and fun day.