Today's post is going to be a lot more sentimental and abstract. I want to share with you some experiences that really affected me in a positive way, and maybe they'll do the same for you. I already know I've had a strong impact on a lot of people in my life, but this time, I was the one impacted. The theme I want you to keep in mind is "reaching out", or "expanding your world" so to speak. It all started on August 1st, earlier this year... The sticker I was out shopping, specifically for a new chair, on the belief I held that our current chair in our computer room was causing some of our arm issues (turns out I was wrong). Well, in the parking lot of the Office Depot, there was this light pole, with a bunch of stickers on it. Most were pretty uninteresting - little logos, a meme cat picture, various expressions, a gun sticker, and so on. But one stood out: a sticker with a cute furry design on it, and a QR code. I was so fascinated, I followed the QR code later that day... Sure enough

Hi again! Been a bit since my last update. As you may or may not know, dear diary, and I guess any friends who check on this site, I've been going through a tough time. This past month has been hellacious. The sound problem here at home has caused me no shortage of pain. Ever since the construction happened on my home, all sound has become so much louder. Even with my door closed I could constantly hear my brother on his loud keyboard with his door open, his terrible, creaky old chair, my mom's pianos, and any other noises like footsteps. In addition, the blackout curtains I to make the light levels in my room tolerable have made terrible scraping noises of metal on metal from the slightest change in air movement, or the A/C turning on or off. I went through battles for a few weeks, fights with my family members, with physics, with my curtains and the curtain hanger, with my doorframe, with thumbtacks... there's been a lot. I tried everything I could to mitigate the problem despite the