Potential

I wish the English language had a more encompassing vocabulary for being tired because I'm exhausted.

I'm not physically tired, I'm mentally tired.

The new schedule and social demands are taxing.

 This week, I've been sleeping A LOT. Before falling into this pattern, I just kept slowing down more and more. Now I give up, I'm going to sleep more.

On a positive note, the long hours of sleep might be a sign that I'm truly changing, and the extra sleep might help me adapt.

Wouldn't be awesome if I could become more socially intelligent and responsive?

Overall, I've been very happy. The top two pictures are mountain peaks that I've hiked. I climbed McClellan's Butte (not McClellan's Butt), and last week, I summit-ed Mt. Ellinor. 

On Mt. Ellinor, it was still snowy, and I was caught unprepared. I didn't know that at 6,000 feet, we still have snow this late in the season. I was enthralled to see snow. The last few years, the PNW mountains have been dry, and it has been quite disturbing.

I met this woman above, and she invited me to go hiking with the woman's pacific northwest adventure club. I still can't find the club, but I'll do a more aggressive search later. 

Yesterday, I went to the Nisqually Estuary with Dirt Corps, and due to an I-5 closure, it was mostly traffic. However I did a lot of thinking. I think the reformed prison population is ideal for restoration work and providing work opportunities. I bet nobody will appreciate nature more than those who have been locked away...but that's only a guess.