Nov 9

Another day staying in. I’m almost afraid to look back at my blog entries and see how much of a hermit I’ve become.

Piercing is healing. No immense swelling like yesterday. My throat hurt the last few times I went out, even when not drinking. I hope my hermitting is helping my body heal as quickly as possible so I can go out and play again!

Was supposed to go on a date with a lesbian but she abruptly stopped texting me when I set the time and place. Maybe I shouldn’t have asked her to come to Queens.

Even though I haven’t gone out the past few days, I still enjoy a schedule of waking up at noon, eating lunch, taking a nap, waking up again, and starting my day. Usually this is necessary to prep myself for staying out until 4 am but now I’m just used to the schedule.

Also it’s boring in the house before 4 pm, everybody’s either working or out running errands.

Today I’ve been reading Focus, by the guy who blogs at zenhabits.net. I cleared out a lot of distractions and just sat and read. It’s been a while.

I’ve neglected yoga for a while. Today I did a full Ashtanga primary series. My right shoulder aches, possibly from the bass.

I meditated for 45 minutes. At a certain point in my meditation I usually decide, “enough” and cannot continue. I wonder if I will always be like this. My goal is to eventually meditate for an hour at a time, like I did back in Seattle.

Tomorrow W arrives. Next Monday Martyr arrives. I have a jam session this weekend as well as a conference with old friends. I won’t be able to stay a hermit even if I wanted to!