7:03 PM
Hey,
I know you're taking all the time and space you need. I get that. I just need some indication, some hint that you're still there, listening.
I spent most of this day reading, writing, and revising my paper, in the hopes that it would fill the silence. A distraction. In a way, it did make things a bit bearable. Well, somehow. Things were okay until I found myself having a writer's block. Does it happen to you often? It's ironic how it's possible to be overwhelmed about what to say and not be able to produce a single word to express those thoughts.
I had several flashbacks of our research date at Blue Turtle last year, when we were both cramming our papers while drowning ourselves in macchiato and flat white. If my memory serves me right, it was the night before the research deadline. I could almost hear you teaching me the correct way of analyzing and writing the discussion. I know how you don't approve of parroting or merely echoing the words from other articles. How do I best describe that night -- stressful? educational? fun? I don't know.
I did find myself smiling during those flashbacks, though.
Oh, I did stay up until 3:30 in the morning earlier writing a "COVID-19 prevention protocol" for our household. I wrote it in Filipino so that everyone could understand. I bet reading it will give you a good laugh.
Anyway, I'm about to have dinner now. I hope your meals today were good. I hope you're adjusting well in Pedia. I hope you learned a lot from the grand rounds on Miyoshi myopathy earlier. I hope you're okay.
Love,
N
